Hi All do i need a antivirus for mac.
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Hi Glenn
The general view is that you do not 'need' an antivirus program on the
mac, but it is probably wise to start looking at one as the popularity
of the Mac increases.
There are a couple of free apps:
iAntivirus for Mac
ClamXav
I currently use ClamXav, but iAntivirus seems to be
This article may help:
http://www.macworld.com/article/137397/2008/12/doyouneedantivirus.html%3E.The
Regards,
Eugene
On 02/03/2009, at 2:30 PM, Glenn Walker wrote:
Hi All do i need a antivirus for mac.
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On 02/03/2009, at 2:30 PM, Glenn Walker wrote:
Hi All do i need a antivirus for mac.
Hello Glenn,
Most people will probably say you don't need virus protection on a mac.
But I have been using iAntiVirus v1.3.4. mainly for its 'Protect my
Mac' feature.
OnGuard protects your Mac against
What about VirusScan from McAfee?
Stuart Breden
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On 02/03/2009, at 2:42 PM, Daniel Forsdyke wrote:
Hi Glenn
The general view is that you do not 'need' an antivirus program on
the mac, but it is
On 02/03/2009, at 2:42 PM, Daniel Forsdyke wrote:
Hi Glenn
The general view is that you do not 'need' an antivirus program on
the mac, but it is probably wise to start looking at one as the
popularity of the Mac increases.
There are a couple of free apps:
iAntivirus for Mac
ClamXav
I
If you are running Gmail (or Google Apps for your Gmail), Google does
virus scanning automatically, for free. In which case a standard
anti-virus programme (that scans email) is irrelevant.
I use Little Snitch. In their words:
A firewall protects your computer against unwanted guests from the
expedition
to sell Malware.
Although I haven't done so before, I now feel I should install an
anti-virus program. I had planned to buy
McAfee Virus Scan for Mac 8.6 Is there other software that members
consider better ? I used to have Virex on my old computer.
Any advice would be appreciated
to sell Malware.
Although I haven't done so before, I now feel I should install an
anti-virus program. I had planned to buy
McAfee Virus Scan for Mac 8.6 Is there other software that members
consider better ? I used to have Virex on my old computer.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Regards
John
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