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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 1690990" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>If you're not forwarding email with questionable attachments you've received, it's highly unlikely you could pass any malware to a Windows machine.</p><p></p><p>Read <a href="http://www.thesafemac.com/mmg/" target="_blank">here</a> - then make a decision.</p><p></p><p>Of course, if it is the campus "policy' that every computer must have an A/V software, that's another matter - and sorry, I am unable to make a suggestion since I've never run any of them on a Mac. I would stay away from Norton, McAfee and Avast (since they have had this habit of installing 3rd party junk with their app) and might look at Sophos, Eset, BitDefender & Kaspersky. But then, since your concern is passing on a Windows nasty (for which every Windows machine should have it's own A/V and not your responsibility to protect them) you'll need to see if the software scans only for OS X nasties or includes scanning for Windows nasties. If you get any of the apps that include scanning for Windows, would be willing to wager that you're going to see a negative impact on your computer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 1690990, member: 24160"] If you're not forwarding email with questionable attachments you've received, it's highly unlikely you could pass any malware to a Windows machine. Read [URL="http://www.thesafemac.com/mmg/"]here[/URL] - then make a decision. Of course, if it is the campus "policy' that every computer must have an A/V software, that's another matter - and sorry, I am unable to make a suggestion since I've never run any of them on a Mac. I would stay away from Norton, McAfee and Avast (since they have had this habit of installing 3rd party junk with their app) and might look at Sophos, Eset, BitDefender & Kaspersky. But then, since your concern is passing on a Windows nasty (for which every Windows machine should have it's own A/V and not your responsibility to protect them) you'll need to see if the software scans only for OS X nasties or includes scanning for Windows nasties. If you get any of the apps that include scanning for Windows, would be willing to wager that you're going to see a negative impact on your computer. [/QUOTE]
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