Virus Question

according to your avatar your as old as Moses.

He is older than Moses and crankier. remember what happened to the Ten Commandments?

Only joking brother!

harryb2448 said:

Also have a read of this link for your well being. Whilst it is a few years old, it is still up to date as no virus has yet come forward despite what the vendors may claim in their non-stop endeavours to turn a buck:-

Mac OS X anti-virus software: More trouble than it's worth? | MacFixIt - CNET Reviews

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As for the "more trouble than it's worth" part, I once thought I had a virus on my Mac. I downloaded a McAfee trial, and McAfee used so much processor power that it caused the computer to seize up. I ended up having to install OS X all over again. In the end, the virus was really just a browser cache problem...

So Joseph steer well and truly clear of all AV on your Mac.

Oh, I have.

I agree with all of the responses that have said you don't really need any anti-virus software while using a mac. Although, I was forced to install one before I could use the wireless network at my university, even though I have a mac! So, when I had to get one I used the free ClamXav. It didn't negatively affect my computer or anything. So I guess my point is that even if you don't need it, but you some day need to get some virus software for your mac, there are some out there that are free and work pretty well on a mac.

Let Them Eat Mac

dtravis7 said:

I don't think anyone is really trying not to be nice. Just telling you that at this time, a full time virus scanner is not necessary on OSX. That might change someday and if it does, we will warn our users also.

I keep ClamAV installed but not running in case some file with a Windows virus gets on my system so I can kill it rather than forwarding it to some poor Windows user.

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I say, let the poor windows users worry about their virus issues. If they want to have clean virus/malware/trojan free experience then let them switch to Mac.