Hi Just out of curiosity, how do you tell if you have java and/or flash? They don't appear in your Applications Folder do they? Kind regards Peter On 27/01/2013, at 4:34 PM, Peter Hinchliffe <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On 25/01/2013, at 9:51 AM, Ken Jackson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks Ronni, >> >> have successfully removed Applejack. >> Is there another program that will do what Applejack does that runs in ML? >> >> Is there a consensus by everyone as to the best malware protection for the >> Mac? >> >> Thanks & regards, >> >> Ken >> >> >> >> Ken Jackson >> >> > > Time to bring out the soapbox again... > > I doubt if you'll truly get a consensus on the best malware protection > SOFTWARE for the Mac, since I personally don't think that such an animal > exists (so any "consensus" certainly wouldn't include me!) but as far as the > best malware PROTECTION is concerned (to answer your question literally), > that's easy: it's your own behaviour. At this point in time, there are no > true viruses on the Mac platform. There is a handful of examples of other > exploitative software out there, but these all come under the classification > of Trojan Horses, meaning that they require the permission of the user before > they can affect your computer. They also invariably get to your Mac through > third party software such as Java, Adobe Reader, Flash and a few others. The > best advice is to keep your Mac OS up to date, and avoid using (or disabling > completely) Java, Adobe Reader (Safari copes natively with 99% of the PDFs > you're likely to come across) and Flash (install Click2Flash to reduce Flash > problems t > > o an absolute minimum). > > Apart from this, all the usual personal behaviour rules apply: don't open > attachments from unknown senders, don't download software from peer-to-peer > sites, keep your OS up to date, don't reply to unsolicited emails, don't > click on URLs in unsolicited emails. No software can protect you against any > of this behaviour (even on Windows). > > Unlike Windows, there are still no reported cases of MacOS being infected by > a virus (ie, software that arrives uninvited, without any interaction from > the user, and is passed on to other computers ); and unlike OS X, even > Windows 7 has been reported to have been infected in under 10 minutes on an > unprotected computer. > > In my experience, the only thing at which most malware protection software > for the Mac is successful is the slowing down of your computer with little to > show for it, but if you truly feel that you need to install something, go for > something unobtrusive like ClamAV (free) or ESET Cybersecurity > (http://www.eset.com/ch-en/home/products/cybersecurity/ - not free but has a > good reputation). > > Getting back down from the soapbox now... > > Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services > FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer > Perth, Western Australia > Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. > > -- 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> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- 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> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
