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Best Anti-Virus Program for Mac?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mac'sBack" data-source="post: 629037" data-attributes="member: 52639"><p>Thanks for the replies.</p><p></p><p>Those references do help. Like was stated in one of them: "The [MS] Word [viruses] are a bit meaner; they can cause data loss in Word documents on Macs and Windows," That is what I am mainly worried about. I have read numerous times that they can get on through older versions of MS Office and target your files (I have no idea the versions that the people who send me docs use, or when the files originated) - which is why I am concerned. However, I went ahead and installed clamXav -even though I'm not too sure of its use. I have read that that only defines the infected file, it doesn't remove it.</p><p></p><p>None-the-less, I didn't start this thread to debate the superiority of Macs and their resistance to viruses (after all, I bought it with this reason in mind), but rather to find out what people who use AV software prefer. </p><p></p><p>Thanks for all that have replied and the info.</p><p></p><p>Shawn</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mac'sBack, post: 629037, member: 52639"] Thanks for the replies. Those references do help. Like was stated in one of them: "The [MS] Word [viruses] are a bit meaner; they can cause data loss in Word documents on Macs and Windows," That is what I am mainly worried about. I have read numerous times that they can get on through older versions of MS Office and target your files (I have no idea the versions that the people who send me docs use, or when the files originated) - which is why I am concerned. However, I went ahead and installed clamXav -even though I'm not too sure of its use. I have read that that only defines the infected file, it doesn't remove it. None-the-less, I didn't start this thread to debate the superiority of Macs and their resistance to viruses (after all, I bought it with this reason in mind), but rather to find out what people who use AV software prefer. Thanks for all that have replied and the info. Shawn [/QUOTE]
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