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Mac Forum / General / General / February 2007Anti-virus for Mac
Is there a free anti-virus program for the Mac? I'm using Avast on my PC and it's great. Anything like it? Also, I use Spybot and Adaware on my PC. Is there any free programs like those for the Mac? Thanks Henry > Is there a free anti-virus program for the Mac? I'm using Avast on my > PC and it's great. Anything like it? <http://www.clamxav.com/> But... > Also, I use Spybot and Adaware on my PC. Is there any free programs > like those for the Mac? They're unnecessary. For a user who takes reasonable precautions under their own initiative, anti-malware apps on a Mac OS X machine _today_ are a waste of CPU. There's nothing from which you need their protection. The best reason for running such things on a Mac (today) is that there's someone with the authority to require it exercising said authority. The second-best reason is to protect your Windows-using friends who don't have up-to-date anti-malware software of their own from anything you might unintentionally forward to them in mail. (But, again, this is easily dealt with by taking reasonable precautions on your own.)  SignatureThe best intentions in the world don't make a flawed argument magically valid. > Is there a free anti-virus program for the Mac? I'm using Avast on my > PC and it's great. Anything like it? Yes, here is the anti-virus program every Mac user should use: > Also, I use Spybot and Adaware on my PC. Is there any free programs > like those for the Mac? Yes, here is the anti-spyware/adware/malware program every Mac user should use: There you go! Happy to help. Welcome to Macintosh. SignatureMy personal UDP list: 127.0.0.1, 4ax.com, buzzardnews.com, googlegroups.com, heapnode.com, localhost, x-privat.org > Is there a free anti-virus program for the Mac? I'm using Avast on my > PC and it's great. Anything like it? > > Also, I use Spybot and Adaware on my PC. Is there any free programs > like those for the Mac? As has been pointed out there is no need for anti-virus programs on the OS X Mac. On the Windows XP I have on my Parallels virtualiser I use AVG Free Edition and it seems to be fine. SignaturePatrick Brighton, UK <http://www.patrickjames.me.uk> > Is there a free anti-virus program for the Mac? I'm using Avast on my > PC and it's great. Anything like it? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Henry Is this Beth Part II? SignatureIf you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. > Is this Beth Part II? Oh, I don't think he's similar to Beth at all. Rather than asking what to use, she would tell us she's having problems downloading or installing something no one said she should use in the first place and then get angry when we tell her she doesn't need it. BTW, so far I've been unsuccessful in my search for NZ beers here. Signature<http://designsbymike.biz/macconsultshop.shtml> Mac-themed T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/musings.shtml> Mostly muckraking T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/prius.shtml> Prius shirts & bumper stickers <http://cafepress.com/comedancing> Ballroom dance-themed shirts & gift > Oh, I don't think he's similar to Beth at all. Of course, moments after posting that I discovered he'd posted the same thing to another group... Signature<http://designsbymike.biz/macconsultshop.shtml> Mac-themed T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/musings.shtml> Mostly muckraking T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/prius.shtml> Prius shirts & bumper stickers <http://cafepress.com/comedancing> Ballroom dance-themed shirts & gift > > Oh, I don't think he's similar to Beth at all. > > Of course, moments after posting that I discovered he'd posted the same > thing to another group... Thus my query about Part II :-D Sad to hear the result of your quest for NZ beer :-( Regards, Jamie Kahn Genet SignatureIf you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. > Sad to hear the result of your quest for NZ beer :-( Oh, I haven't come close to exhausting my resources. And if I can't find anything locally here in northeast Florida, my family lives in the Washington, DC, area, where I'm much more likely to be successful. Signature<http://designsbymike.biz/macconsultshop.shtml> Mac-themed T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/musings.shtml> Mostly muckraking T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/prius.shtml> Prius shirts & bumper stickers <http://cafepress.com/comedancing> Ballroom dance-themed shirts & gift Careful boys.. Your treading on thin ice. ;) On Feb 24, 7:08 pm, mikeP...@TOGROUPmacconsult.com (Mike Rosenberg) wrote: > > Oh, I don't think he's similar to Beth at all. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > <http://designsbymike.biz/prius.shtml> Prius shirts & bumper stickers > <http://cafepress.com/comedancing> Ballroom dance-themed shirts & gift > > Oh, I don't think he's similar to Beth at all. > > Of course, moments after posting that I discovered he'd posted the same > thing to another group... Do you analyse all your NG discussion partners like that? Eery.. SignatureRL > BTW, so far I've been unsuccessful in my search for NZ beers here. Great grief, Mike! What's so great about our beer? Tastes pretty awful to me. But then all beer does. :-) Laraine http://lbarker.orcon.net.nz > Great grief, Mike! What's so great about our beer? I have no idea, actually, having never had any. Jamie and I were joking around about meeting up at a pub, though (not easy when we're roughly half the globe apart), which led to him recommending I try Speights or Monteiths. > Tastes pretty awful to me. But then all beer does. :-) There was a time when all beer tasted awful to me, too, but that was when I'd only had mass-produced American lagers. Signature<http://designsbymike.biz/macconsultshop.shtml> Mac-themed T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/musings.shtml> Mostly muckraking T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/prius.shtml> Prius shirts & bumper stickers <http://cafepress.com/comedancing> Ballroom dance-themed shirts & gift > > Great grief, Mike! What's so great about our beer? > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > > Tastes pretty awful to me. But then all beer does. :-) Heh. Too bitter for you? > There was a time when all beer tasted awful to me, too, but that was > when I'd only had mass-produced American lagers. I'd be curious to hear what I should look out for in the way of imported beer (local to you)? Regards, Jamie Kahn Genet SignatureIf you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. > I'd be curious to hear what I should look out for in the way of imported > beer (local to you)? I like Anchor Porter and Anchor Steam. Samuel Adams has some good ones, too. Signature<http://designsbymike.biz/macconsultshop.shtml> Mac-themed T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/musings.shtml> Mostly muckraking T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/prius.shtml> Prius shirts & bumper stickers <http://cafepress.com/comedancing> Ballroom dance-themed shirts & gift Thank you. lol. > Oh, I don't think he's similar to Beth at all. Rather than asking what > to use, she would tell us she's having problems downloading or > installing something no one said she should use in the first place and > then get angry when we tell her she doesn't need it. > Is there a free anti-virus program for the Mac? I'm using Avast on my > PC and it's great. Anything like it? Better. Its called the Mac OS.. > Also, I use Spybot and Adaware on my PC. Is there any free programs > like those for the Mac? Little Snitch for spyware. SignaturebigD |
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