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<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1586799" data-attributes="member: 190607"><p>Sophos is one of the anti-virus programs most often associated with slowdowns and persistent beachballs. (Though not for everyone. So there is no need for folks to post "but it works fine for me.")</p><p></p><p>The best choice, in terms of both efficiency in detecting different types of existing malware, and in rarely causing flaky behavior, is Intego's Virus Barrier. (However, I've heard of at least one instance where a user's Mac exhibited the rotating beachball problem when using VirusBarrier.) Unfortunately, the free version of that program was pulled from the Mac App Store because of Apple's policies regarding apps that interact with other programs. Intego doesn't make the free version available from its Web site. But the full commercial version is still available directly from Intego:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.intego.com/" target="_blank">Security and Protection for Mac | Intego</a></p><p></p><p>The Safe Mac's Thomas Reed switched to recommending Dr. Web Light when</p><p>the free version of VirusBarrier was pulled from the Mac App Store.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.thesafemac.com/tech-guides/" target="_blank">The Safe Mac » VirusBarrier removed from App Store</a></p><p></p><p>However, I see that Dr. Web Light is no longer available from the Mac App Store either. Fortunately, Dr. Web Light is still available for free from the Web:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.freedrweb.com/drweb+mac+light/?lng=en" target="_blank">Dr.Web CureIt! — download free anti-virus! Cure viruses, Best free anti-virus scanner!</a></p><p></p><p>At the recent WWDC, Apple announced that it will be easing Mac App Store restrictions on applications that interact with other applications. Hopefully that means that free anti-virus programs will return to the Mac App Store.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1586799, member: 190607"] Sophos is one of the anti-virus programs most often associated with slowdowns and persistent beachballs. (Though not for everyone. So there is no need for folks to post "but it works fine for me.") The best choice, in terms of both efficiency in detecting different types of existing malware, and in rarely causing flaky behavior, is Intego's Virus Barrier. (However, I've heard of at least one instance where a user's Mac exhibited the rotating beachball problem when using VirusBarrier.) Unfortunately, the free version of that program was pulled from the Mac App Store because of Apple's policies regarding apps that interact with other programs. Intego doesn't make the free version available from its Web site. But the full commercial version is still available directly from Intego: [URL='https://www.intego.com/']Security and Protection for Mac | Intego[/URL] The Safe Mac's Thomas Reed switched to recommending Dr. Web Light when the free version of VirusBarrier was pulled from the Mac App Store. [URL='https://www.thesafemac.com/tech-guides/']The Safe Mac » VirusBarrier removed from App Store[/URL] However, I see that Dr. Web Light is no longer available from the Mac App Store either. Fortunately, Dr. Web Light is still available for free from the Web: [URL='http://www.freedrweb.com/drweb+mac+light/?lng=en']Dr.Web CureIt! — download free anti-virus! Cure viruses, Best free anti-virus scanner![/URL] At the recent WWDC, Apple announced that it will be easing Mac App Store restrictions on applications that interact with other applications. Hopefully that means that free anti-virus programs will return to the Mac App Store. [/QUOTE]
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