Best Anti Virus For MAC

dannaswolcott · 07-22-2008, 09:20 AM

Whats the best anti virus and anti spyware for MAC OS X 3 or better? Thanks

/\E · 07-22-2008, 09:28 AM

OS X 3? Do you mean 10.3 aka Panther? What version is running on the Mac right now?

cohen · 07-22-2008, 09:39 AM

Macs don't need virus software, they never get any!

You'll be fine, 2 friends of mine have never had a problem.

But the newer the OS, the better security wise.

/\E · 07-22-2008, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by cohen

Macs don't need virus software, they never get any!

You'll be fine, 2 friends of mine have never had a problem.

But the newer the OS, the better security wise.

Wrong... Macs can get viruses...

I run no security software on mine but, I have a hardware firewall and I am not a susceptible as a normal user.

If you're looking for compatibility on an older system, try this:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macos...y/macscan.html
Keep it scanned, mainly you're worried about spyware/adware. Most of the time on a Mac, if you've been hit by a 'good' virus you know it and there are direct fixes for that, depending on the situation.

codeman0013 · 07-22-2008, 09:04 PM

Macs can easily get a virus if you are running boot camp or any software runnign windows xp or vista or even virtual pc's on it... I have seen several things but none really have worked well.. Where i used to work they just went with none and limited internet access via a hardware firewall..

/\E · 07-22-2008, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by codeman0013

Macs can easily get a virus if you are running boot camp or any software runnign windows xp or vista or even virtual pc's on it... I have seen several things but none really have worked well.. Where i used to work they just went with none and limited internet access via a hardware firewall..

No..no...no...

That would be handled by Anti-virus on the VM in XP. And, a virus that infected your boot camp partition, 99.9% of the time will not come back on the OS X partition. *Why?* Because, OS X's file system is HFS+ and Windows is NTFS.

Cleric7x9 · 07-22-2008, 10:56 PM

a virus on your boot camp application will be deleted as soon as you shut down the computer.

/\E · 07-23-2008, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Cleric7x9

a virus on your boot camp application will be deleted as soon as you shut down the computer.

Nope...

It's just like a regular hard disk... Just another partition...

ChristinaF · 07-23-2008, 11:39 AM

Hi dannaswolcott, it's not true that Macs don't get infected by viruses, they surely can. I think this is just a rumour because everyone seem to be questioning it. One of my friends got infected in fact. So, you'd better keep a constant lookout for viruses on your Mac.

dannaswolcott · 07-24-2008, 10:19 PM

I want anti virus on here no matter what. I use MAC OS X 10.3.9 Panther.

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ChristinaF New Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3	Hi dannaswolcott, it's not true that Macs don't get infected by viruses, they surely can. I think this is just a rumour because everyone seem to be questioning it. One of my friends got infected in fact. So, you'd better keep a constant lookout for viruses on your Mac. __________________ Christina http://www.gfi.com

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codeman0013 Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Inside my network at work Age: 25 Posts: 1,683	Macs can easily get a virus if you are running boot camp or any software runnign windows xp or vista or even virtual pc's on it... I have seen several things but none really have worked well.. Where i used to work they just went with none and limited internet access via a hardware firewall..

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dannaswolcott Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Buffalo NY Age: 19 Posts: 718	I want anti virus on here no matter what. I use MAC OS X 10.3.9 Panther. __________________ Gateway NV52(Aug 09) Laptop: AMD Athlon X2 2.1ghz Dual Core, 4GB DDR2 Ram, 320GB HD, ATI Radeon 3200 HD, Wireless N, Win 7 64-Bit, DVD-RW, Webcam & Mic. Custom Built Desktop, Intel i5 Quad Core 2.66ghz, 720gb HD, Win 7 x64bit 500W PSU, 1GB Nvidia GeForce 9800GT, 4gb DDR3 ram DVD-RW (Mar 10)Toshiba Satellite A135-S7406 Laptop, Celeron M 1.73ghz, 2GB DDR2 Ram, 80GB Hard Drive, DVD-RW, Windows 7 x64(Dec 17th 2007) Road Runner windband extreme 30/5mb, Linksys Wireless N router My Website

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