Our Mac guru here recommends ClamAV, or actually for the Mac version I think it's ClamXAV. Free, open source, certainly worth looking into. It's what he uses at home on his personal Macs.
On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Jon Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > Well the user in question has repeatly stated that he does not need AV but > the Univeristy just said make it so (cutting out his argument that he does > not need any). That said we will not install anything from Symantec after > the last time we used their stuff and had it NOT find viruses. McAfee may > be an option but not one I was hoping to see. > > Jon > > On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 12:36 PM, John Aldrich < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> That’s a good question. The most common answer you’re going to find is >> “we don’t need antivirus/anti-malware.” For the most part that is true, as >> OS X is based on Unix (BSD to be exact, I think.) That being said, there has >> been some recently publicized (in this list even, I think J) activity >> that warrants looking for anti-malware on the Mac. >> >> My suggestion would be to check the “usual suspects”: McAfee, AVG, >> Symantec (YUCK!), etc. >> >> I just did a little bit of looking (not much, mind) and the ONLY thing I >> found was Avast! has a Mac version. Trend Micro (maker of PC-Cillin and host >> of the free on-line virus scanner “antivirus.com”) makes a Mac version of >> their stuff, so it’s available. You just have to look a lot harder to find >> it than with Windows anti-malware. J >> >> >> >> [image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-Tools] >> >> >> >> *From:* Jon Harris [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Thursday, June 04, 2009 12:21 PM >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* Mac Anti-Malware >> >> >> >> What is a good Mac OS X(?) Anti-Malware software? I have zero experience >> with Mac's and was just instructed to begin looking for some software for >> one. Anyone got a good recommendation they will offer up? >> >> >> >> Thanks and I am off to see what is out there. >> >> >> >> Jon Harris >> >> >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.53/2154 - Release Date: 06/04/09 >> 05:53:00 >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > -- Sherry Abercrombie "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke Sent from Haslet, TX, United States ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
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