antivirus software

JohnRoss · 12 Apr 2010 at 12:40

Hi guys read the sticky and couldent seem too find anything on antivirus software , whats a good free virus scanner for the mac been running my install without any protection and just wanna make sure my system is clean

Feek · 12 Apr 2010 at 12:49

Don't bother, it's not needed *clicky*

PardonTheWait · 12 Apr 2010 at 13:15

Don't need one. I've been using Macs since I was 17 so eight years, at college, at four different places of work and at home, and I've never used any antivirus in any location, I've worked in two retail stores selling macs, one very busy, and never even met anyone who's met anyone who's ever had a virus.

J1234 · 12 Apr 2010 at 13:44

Don't need any.

JohnRoss · 12 Apr 2010 at 18:05

yippi ki yay

cheers lads

andicole0 · 12 Apr 2010 at 18:09

Surely you may still get sent an email with a virus attached that you could then forward on to friends with PC's.

http://antivirus.about.com/od/macintoshresource/tp/macvirusfaqs.htm

Andi.

Feek · 12 Apr 2010 at 18:51

Meh, I don't forward mails with attachments. In fact, I don't even open mails with attachments if I'm not expecting any. I can't even remember the last time I had an email at home with an attachment.

quickshot89 · 14 Apr 2010 at 10:41

ive seen 1 mac virus, 1, it played around with the settings of the guys macbook, luckily he had nothing on his mac so we just told him to wipe it, so it was clean

your lucky to get a virus on the macs basically, so i wouldnt bother with any antivirus

Burnsy2023 · 14 Apr 2010 at 10:51

andicole0 said:
Surely you may still get sent an email with a virus attached that you could then forward on to friends with PC's.

http://antivirus.about.com/od/macintoshresource/tp/macvirusfaqs.htm

Andi.

Your friends should either run an AV scanner or not open attachments, so it's not really an issue.

Feek · 14 Apr 2010 at 12:28

quickshot89 said:
ive seen 1 mac virus, 1, it played around with the settings of the guys macbook, luckily he had nothing on his mac so we just told him to wipe it, so it was clean

What was it?

eatcustard · 14 Apr 2010 at 19:29

I have never uses any on my mac since 1986

quickshot89 · 16 Apr 2010 at 11:08

Feek said:
What was it?

cant remember what it was, happened a while back, but osX was not meant to be doing it

Neodite · 16 Apr 2010 at 11:38

The releases of viruses etc. for macs are so far apart and people dont seem to bother with creating them, but they are around.

Would i use some security? Nope because apple are fast with fixing security holes, probably faster than the update to your antivirus

tsinc80697 · 16 Apr 2010 at 15:04

Not had a virus on any mac in the past 5 years. Had to fix a virus problem on my girlfriends laptop last week though, nightmare after avoiding Windows for so long.