Does it do On-access scans and can it be setup to do scheduled scans. I thought Clam was only a on-demand scanner.
Jon On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Mayo, Bill <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 > > ------------------------------ > *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”) 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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