Hi Ronni, You are in good company in believing that Macs do not require antivirus software at this point. This Apple Insider article, for instance
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/24/apple_posts_instructions_on_how_to_remove_mac_defender_malware.html contains the following quote: > Security expert Charlie Miller, who has regularly won security contests > demonstrating Mac exploits, has downplayed that real threat of the few Mac > malware titles that have surfaced, recently noting in an interview that > "Microsoft recently pointed out that 1 in 14 downloads on Windows are > malicious. And the fact that there is just one piece of Mac malware being > widely discussed illustrates how rare malware still is on the Mac platform." > > Miller explained that while antivirus software can help protect your system > from being infected, he also countered that "it's expensive, uses system > memory and reduces battery life," stating, "At some point soon, the scales > will tip to installing antivirus, but at this point, I don't think it's worth > it yet for most people." > > Apple recommends that Mac users "should exercise caution any time they are > asked to enter sensitive personal information online" and notes that it > "provides security updates for the Mac exclusively through Software Update > and the Apple Support Downloads site." Cheers, Carlo On 2011-05-28, at 16:03, Ronda Brown wrote: > > Hi Adam, > > Oh yes, I’ve one client that had trouble with their AppleTV and I located the > problem to NetBarrier blocking AppleTV … not allowing traffic through. > On another setup it was Little Snitch blocking AppleTV. > > I also found when trying to solve why a person could not access the iTunes > Store, that Little Snitch was the cause. > > I’m not a believer that Macs require antivirus software at this time. > Considering the current level of risk, and the resource intensity of most > antivirus software, it's hard to recommend antivirus except under limited > circumstances. > Sure, if you engage in ‘risky’ online behaviour, use antivirus software. > > There are other precautions I would suggest before using antivirus software. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" > 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD > > OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard > Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) > > > > On 28/05/2011, at 1:26 PM, Adam Lippiatt wrote: > >> >> Hi >> >> I thought I would just relate a problem I had with my 1st Generation >> AppleTV. It disappeared from my devices list in iTunes, but was still there >> in my preferences list (in iTunes). The AppleTV didn't seem to be updating >> (in any event, I couldn't change any preferences in iTunes). >> >> I delinked my AppleTV from my iTunes library. Rebooted both, no luck. >> >> Remembering what I changed in the last week, I recalled updating to >> VirusBarrier X6 from X5. I looked through the manual and found the problem >> - a new feature called "antivandal". The high volumes of data transfer >> caused it to shut down the connection - describing it as "This address was >> put in the Blocked Addresses list because it tried to attack your computer >> with a Connection flood." >> >> If you just drag this to the "Trusted Addresses" tab in the "antivandal" >> function, all is fixed. >> >> A pity I found this only after I delinked my AppleTV from my iTunes library >> - now it is uploading everything again - a long process. >> >> Thought someone might find this of interest. >> >> Adam >> >> >> >> >> _____________________ >> Adam Lippiatt >> adam.lippi...@me.com >> 0402 301 706 >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- 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> > -- 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>
