Re: [MacGroup] Antivirus

[Pen Helm]

Most antivirus works by recognizing the signature of previously identified 
viruses.  So, for example, Norton only detects about 40% of threats.  Newer AV 
products claim to use AI and detect about 99%.  I use SentinelOne.  However, 
Carbon Black is supposed to be even better than SentinelOne, with a 100% score.

> On Jan 29, 2019, at 1:48 AM, tom holloman  wrote:
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> Any recommendations for best antivirus software for iMac running Mojave?
> Mahalo
> Tom
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Re: [MacGroup] Antivirus

[preston....@twc.com]

I use Malwarebytes (free version, for Mac), and seems good.  No auto-monitering 
with the free version, but you can upgrade for more features/options. 

-russ preston


> On Aug 4, 2018, at 9:02 PM, tom holloman  wrote:
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> Anyone had good experiences with any of the free antivirus programs for Mac?
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Re: [MacGroup] AntiVirus

[Lee Larson]

On Oct 7, 2014, at 3:02 PM, Richard D. Meadows wrote:

 I need to upgrade my anti-virus softward. SOPHOS just quit working.
 
 What do you all use and WHY?

I don't use anything and haven't since the turn of the century. I don't think 
I've been infected. Here is my reasoning:

(1) I don't install software from suspicious sources. That is the most common 
way infections occur. If I am installing something and the installer asks for 
my password, I think hard about where I got the software before giving the 
password.

(2) My built-in firewall is turned on and the fewest practical number of open 
ports is configured.

(3) I use FileVault so no rogue process on the machine can peek at my data, 
unless it can run as me.

(4) I always have a strong password — more than ten characters. I often use a 
line of poetry to make it long and memorable — something like 
Quoth_the_raven,_Nevermore!

(5) There are very few Mac viruses — fewer than 50 in the last list I saw, and 
that list included quite a few that no longer work, such as Word macro viruses. 
(There are hundreds of thousands of Windows viruses.) I don't see any reason to 
slow down my system in order to protect from an almost nonexistent threat. 
Kinda like driving slow in Louisville because there's lots of snow in Minnesota.

(6) Apple has malware protection built into OS X. It's called Xprotect and it's 
updated automatically from the mother ship. (I think the other name for it is 
File Quarantine.)

(7) I don't believe the breathless warnings about doom and gloom from the 
antivirus industry. Their job is to stir up the cauldron of paranoia and 
ignorance to sell software. For example, the threat du jour is the shellshock 
stuff with bash. Almost nobody is susceptible to it, but the press has been 
having a grand old time scaring the computer illiterate masses. What they don't 
say is it mostly affects Linux servers — not even Windows for a change!

If I really wanted some anti-malware software, I'd try the free stuff first:

iAntivirus
ClamXav
avast!
Comodo







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Re: [MacGroup] AntiVirus

[Dan Crutcher]

I will second what Lee says. We’ve been using 15-20 Macs at our office for 20 
years, with dozens of different users, some of whom almost certainly have 
installed suspicious software and broken most other rules of security best 
practices, and even with that, the only virus that we have ever contracted (to 
my knowledge) is a Word 97 macro virus back in the late 90s.

There just aren’t enough active viruses out there that either target Macs or 
are able to get through Mac OS’s security procedures to worry about.

In fact, if there is anyone out there whose computer has been affected by a Mac 
virus, I’d like to know about it.

Dan Crutcher

 On Oct 7, 2014, at 3:02 PM, Richard D. Meadows wrote:
 
 I need to upgrade my anti-virus softward. SOPHOS just quit working.
 
 What do you all use and WHY?
 
 I don't use anything and haven't since the turn of the century. I don't think 
 I've been infected. Here is my reasoning:
 
 (1) I don't install software from suspicious sources. That is the most common 
 way infections occur. If I am installing something and the installer asks for 
 my password, I think hard about where I got the software before giving the 
 password.
 
 (2) My built-in firewall is turned on and the fewest practical number of open 
 ports is configured.
 
 (3) I use FileVault so no rogue process on the machine can peek at my data, 
 unless it can run as me.
 
 (4) I always have a strong password — more than ten characters. I often use a 
 line of poetry to make it long and memorable — something like 
 Quoth_the_raven,_Nevermore!
 
 (5) There are very few Mac viruses — fewer than 50 in the last list I saw, 
 and that list included quite a few that no longer work, such as Word macro 
 viruses. (There are hundreds of thousands of Windows viruses.) I don't see 
 any reason to slow down my system in order to protect from an almost 
 nonexistent threat. Kinda like driving slow in Louisville because there's 
 lots of snow in Minnesota.
 
 (6) Apple has malware protection built into OS X. It's called Xprotect and 
 it's updated automatically from the mother ship. (I think the other name for 
 it is File Quarantine.)
 
 (7) I don't believe the breathless warnings about doom and gloom from the 
 antivirus industry. Their job is to stir up the cauldron of paranoia and 
 ignorance to sell software. For example, the threat du jour is the shellshock 
 stuff with bash. Almost nobody is susceptible to it, but the press has been 
 having a grand old time scaring the computer illiterate masses. What they 
 don't say is it mostly affects Linux servers — not even Windows for a change!
 
 If I really wanted some anti-malware software, I'd try the free stuff first:
 
 iAntivirus
 ClamXav
 avast!
 Comodo
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Re: [MacGroup] AntiVirus

[John Robinson]

Lee, this is priceless...thanks a bunch...

John


On Oct 7, 2014, at 4:01 PM, Lee Larson leelar...@me.com wrote:

 On Oct 7, 2014, at 3:02 PM, Richard D. Meadows wrote:
 
 I need to upgrade my anti-virus softward. SOPHOS just quit working.
 
 What do you all use and WHY?
 
 I don't use anything and haven't since the turn of the century. I don't think 
 I've been infected. Here is my reasoning:
 
 (1) I don't install software from suspicious sources. That is the most common 
 way infections occur. If I am installing something and the installer asks for 
 my password, I think hard about where I got the software before giving the 
 password.
 
 (2) My built-in firewall is turned on and the fewest practical number of open 
 ports is configured.
 
 (3) I use FileVault so no rogue process on the machine can peek at my data, 
 unless it can run as me.
 
 (4) I always have a strong password — more than ten characters. I often use a 
 line of poetry to make it long and memorable — something like 
 Quoth_the_raven,_Nevermore!
 
 (5) There are very few Mac viruses — fewer than 50 in the last list I saw, 
 and that list included quite a few that no longer work, such as Word macro 
 viruses. (There are hundreds of thousands of Windows viruses.) I don't see 
 any reason to slow down my system in order to protect from an almost 
 nonexistent threat. Kinda like driving slow in Louisville because there's 
 lots of snow in Minnesota.
 
 (6) Apple has malware protection built into OS X. It's called Xprotect and 
 it's updated automatically from the mother ship. (I think the other name for 
 it is File Quarantine.)
 
 (7) I don't believe the breathless warnings about doom and gloom from the 
 antivirus industry. Their job is to stir up the cauldron of paranoia and 
 ignorance to sell software. For example, the threat du jour is the shellshock 
 stuff with bash. Almost nobody is susceptible to it, but the press has been 
 having a grand old time scaring the computer illiterate masses. What they 
 don't say is it mostly affects Linux servers — not even Windows for a change!
 
 If I really wanted some anti-malware software, I'd try the free stuff first:
 
 iAntivirus
 ClamXav
 avast!
 Comodo
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Re: [MacGroup] Antivirus Software

[Dr. James Priest]

We use sophos at work for Mac users. They have a free home version.Since 
it's on the gov network they seem to feel it is better then normal ones 

Dr. James Priest PhD 
Sr. Fire Strategist/Researcher

 On Oct 8, 2013, at 12:04 PM, Wendi Williams wr...@insightbb.com wrote:
 
 My new job requires me to have antivirus software on my MacBook in order to 
 use the network. Does anyone have any suggestions for something that is 
 minimally intrusive and won't slow it down t much?
 
 Thanks!
 
 Wendi Williams
 
 
 
 
 
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