If you are using McAfee ePO, you can manage Mac clients as well as PCs. The latest version we have finally allows for a push install the Mac cients too. It is a welcome improvement over manual install of the virusscan software.
Good luck Andrew On 6/5/09, Jon Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > I will most likely go the McAfee route the University has a site license, I > just hate that stuff but then if I hear one more time that Mac's don't get > Malware I will put Symantec on his system and really trash it. > > Jon > > On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 4:50 AM, Oliver Marshall < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Yeah, I’m pretty sure its scheduled only, at least it is in windows. >> >> >> >> For commercial apps you can look at Sophos. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> G2 Support >> >> Network Support : Online Backups : Server Management >> >> >> >> Web: www.g2support.com >> >> Twitter: g2support <http://twitter.com/home?stat...@g2support> >> >> Newsletter: www.g2support.com/newsletter >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Jon Harris [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* 05 June 2009 09:48 >> >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* Re: Mac Anti-Malware >> >> >> >> 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/> ~ -- Sent from my mobile device ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
