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From: Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 12:57 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Mac Anti-Malware 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 <http://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 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 <http://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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