I like that analogy Chistopher. I've been running Sophos for a couple days now and it's stayed out of my way for the most part. Even if I decide to turn it off, I'll keep it installed for one-off scans.
Thanks all. On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 8:59 AM, Christopher Croad <[email protected]> wrote: > I have mixed feelings. I figure AV is at best 30% effective, and I know I > can keep my Mac pretty secure without it. Still, I run Sophos on my Mac > and it doesn't get in the way. If it did, I would have no issue in > shutting it down. AV is like seatbelts on an airplane. They provide a > little security during bumpy flights, but a lap belt isn't going to do > much when the plane is rocking and rolling ( or crashing). > > Chris Croad > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Josh More > Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 11:23 PM > To: PaulDotCom Security Weekly Mailing List > Subject: Re: [Pauldotcom] AV for OSX > > I agree with Ryan's view. > > Also, as a counterpoint to Michael's, it is surprisingly difficult to > not do anything stupid under OSX. The only way I've found to be > reasonably secure is to not run as admin (not hard, actually), use > Little Snitch and Glimmer Proxy (annoying) AND replace Safari > completely with a hardened Firefox (noscript, HTTPS Everywhere, > Request Policy, WOT, Adblock+, Certificate Patrol, etc)... which > pretty much completely kills a large part of the OSX experience. > > When you add to this, the tendency of Apple to release patches as > frequently as cicadas, I don't think that adding an additional layer > of defense, imperfect as it is, is a bad idea. > > I use Sophos on mine. > > -Josh More > > > > On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 4:43 PM, Michael D. Wood > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I also agree. Don't believe the hype, when/if it really comes down to > it - > > maybe, then look into something. In the meantime, be security aware and > > don't do anything stupid. > > > > -- > > Michael D. Wood > > ITSecurityPros.org > > www.itsecuritypros.org > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alex > Kornilov > > Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 10:55 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Pauldotcom] AV for OSX > > > > On 8/22/12 10:20 PM, John Strand wrote: > >> No. > >> > >> The reason? I have yet to be on a test were it gets in the way. > >> > >> I do know it causes your system to run slower and crash more. > >> > >> I would rather have a faster, less secure system than the illusion of > >> security. > > +1 > > I agree. Don't believe propaganda from yellow press IT blogs. > > _______________________________________________ > > Pauldotcom mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Pauldotcom mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >
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