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
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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”) 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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> --
> Sherry Abercrombie
>
> "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
> Arthur C. Clarke
> Sent from Haslet, TX, United States
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