Anti-virus - which are good/bad?

mrben2k8 · mrben2k8 #1 (**permalink**)

09-11-2008, 07:53 PM

A fairly credible source told me, that there is like barely any virus's for a Mac, well 8 proper ones in fact.....

I normally use Spybot S&D for my windows machines, and am looking for a good equivalent?

Free ones would be a bonus....

Thanks

macgig · macgig #2 (**permalink**)

09-11-2008, 08:29 PM

according to apple, an antivirus app isn't needed, but I use one anyway. ClamXav. it's free.

http://clamxav.com/

Kaze'aze · Kaze'aze #3 (**permalink**)

09-11-2008, 08:29 PM

Barely any virus' for mac = no real need for an anti virus XD

just be careful

mac57 · mac57 #4 (**permalink**)

09-11-2008, 09:35 PM

Per the above, you don't really need any, but if you do WANT one, Clam AV is a good one. Slow, but good.

Stay away from ANYTHING Norton. Norton produces the most intrusive, problematic stuff I have ever used. It is too bad to. "Back in the day" when PCs were new and DOS ruled, Norton was absolutely required software - about the only thing that would keep your PC running. These days, Norton has become bloatware, just like the Window OS which it purports to keep safe.

Mac OS X doesn't really need an AV.

The above is just my opinion, of course!

sniper01a · sniper01a #5 (**permalink**)

09-11-2008, 10:09 PM

I've used NetBarrier X5, MacScan, McAfee Virus Shield for Mac and ClamXav and ClamXav is free and seems to work fine. I recommend it. I agree, Never use anything Norton.

mrben2k8 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 10, 2008 Location: Cheltenham, UK Posts: 69 Mac Specs: 17" MacBook Pro Intel i5 2.53GHz, 4GB, 500GB, nVidia GT330m. iPhone 4S 16GB	09-11-2008, 07:53 PM A fairly credible source told me, that there is like barely any virus's for a Mac, well 8 proper ones in fact..... I normally use Spybot S&D for my windows machines, and am looking for a good equivalent? Free ones would be a bonus.... Thanks mr.Ben
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mac57 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 29, 2006 Location: St. Somewhere Posts: 4,560 Mac Specs: iMac 27" 3.4 GHz, 256 GB SSD, 2 TB HDD, 8 GB RAM	09-11-2008, 09:35 PM Per the above, you don't really need any, but if you do WANT one, Clam AV is a good one. Slow, but good. Stay away from ANYTHING Norton. Norton produces the most intrusive, problematic stuff I have ever used. It is too bad to. "Back in the day" when PCs were new and DOS ruled, Norton was absolutely required software - about the only thing that would keep your PC running. These days, Norton has become bloatware, just like the Window OS which it purports to keep safe. Mac OS X doesn't really need an AV. The above is just my opinion, of course! My Macs: iMac 27" 3.4 GHz, Mac Pro 3.2 GHz, PowerMac G5 Quad 2.5 GHz, G4 Cube with 1.2 GHz Upgrade My iStuff: 64GB iPhone 5, 64GB iPad4, 30GB iPod Video, 16GB iPod Touch My OS': Mac OS X Lion, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Mac OS X Tiger, Mac OS 9.2.2, openSUSE 10.3 I was on the Mac-Forums honor roll for September 2007
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macgig #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 557 Mac Specs: 20" 2007 Aluminum iMac 2.0 Ghz \| 4 gigs ram \| 10.6.8	09-11-2008, 08:29 PM according to apple, an antivirus app isn't needed, but I use one anyway. ClamXav. it's free. http://clamxav.com/
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sniper01a #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 07, 2008 Location: Central Florida Posts: 37 Mac Specs: Macbook Pro 15.4" 2.4 Ghz, Core 2 duo, 4Gb RAM, 320 GB HD	09-11-2008, 10:09 PM I've used NetBarrier X5, MacScan, McAfee Virus Shield for Mac and ClamXav and ClamXav is free and seems to work fine. I recommend it. I agree, Never use anything Norton.
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