Virus scan

2009-03-01 Thread Glenn Walker
Hi All do i need a antivirus for mac. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au

Re: Virus scan

2009-03-01 Thread Daniel Forsdyke
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

Re: Virus scan

2009-03-01 Thread Eugene
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. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing

Re: Virus scan

2009-03-01 Thread Ronda Brown
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

Re: Virus scan

2009-03-01 Thread Stuart Breden
What about VirusScan from McAfee? Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Hm Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Wk Ph: (08) 9291 4599 Mbl: 0417 053 266 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

Re: Virus scan

2009-03-01 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
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

Re: Virus scan

2009-03-01 Thread Glenn Nicholas
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

McAfee Virus Scan for Mac 8.6

2007-11-18 Thread John Weekes
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

Re: McAfee Virus Scan for Mac 8.6

2007-11-18 Thread Robert Howells
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