Comments on: Does The Mac Need AntiVirus? http://www.pcmech.com/article/does-the-mac-need-antivirus/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steve Jobshttp://www.pcmech.com/article/does-the-mac-need-antivirus/comment-page-1/#comment-62093 Steve Jobs Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:21:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/does-the-mac-need-antivirus/#comment-62093 EVERYONE needs protection on the web. No OS is safe from attack. If Mac users think they are safe and don't install protection, all it will take is one halfway-descent programming Mac hater to take down every Mac in the world.http://TechReview.LIEconomy.com EVERYONE needs protection on the web. No OS is safe from attack. If Mac users think they are safe and don’t install protection, all it will take is one halfway-descent programming Mac hater to take down every Mac in the world.

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]]> By: Carolinehttp://www.pcmech.com/article/does-the-mac-need-antivirus/comment-page-1/#comment-45313 Caroline Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:02:48 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/does-the-mac-need-antivirus/#comment-45313 dfw24, unfortunately, that doesn't mean nothing is on the system. On our PC's we've used Norton, Spysweeper, and McAfee and all left Trojans and other malware undetected. dfw24, unfortunately, that doesn’t mean nothing is on the system. On our PC’s we’ve used Norton, Spysweeper, and McAfee and all left Trojans and other malware undetected.

]]> By: Geoffhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/does-the-mac-need-antivirus/comment-page-1/#comment-45272 Geoff Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:29:45 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/does-the-mac-need-antivirus/#comment-45272 I've been using Kaspersky AV on my MacBook for some time now, I have it running all the time and have not noticed any degradation in machine performance and also the updates to virus definitions are tiny and daily, so always on top of any new threats. I have AV installed on my MAC as I also have windows machines on the network and without any protection my MAC would be the gateway for any malicious attack. I’ve been using Kaspersky AV on my MacBook for some time now, I have it running all the time and have not noticed any degradation in machine performance and also the updates to virus definitions are tiny and daily, so always on top of any new threats. I have AV installed on my MAC as I also have windows machines on the network and without any protection my MAC would be the gateway for any malicious attack.

]]> By: Marcohttp://www.pcmech.com/article/does-the-mac-need-antivirus/comment-page-1/#comment-45095 Marco Sun, 06 Jun 2010 02:03:37 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/does-the-mac-need-antivirus/#comment-45095 Yes it does. Try measuring the frame rates of a game with and without bitdefender and you'll see the difference Yes it does. Try measuring the frame rates of a game with and without bitdefender and you’ll see the difference

]]> By: Mikehttp://www.pcmech.com/article/does-the-mac-need-antivirus/comment-page-1/#comment-42064 Mike Fri, 14 May 2010 06:04:05 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/does-the-mac-need-antivirus/#comment-42064 I've been using Kapersky AV for years on PCs (don't appear to intrude like Norton and McAffee which are sometimes difficult to completely uninstall - there's always a file lurking somewhere) but I'm thinking of getting a fast iMac . Wonder if anyone has tried using Kapersky on the newer i Macs. I’ve been using Kapersky AV for years on PCs (don’t appear to intrude like Norton and McAffee which are sometimes difficult to completely uninstall – there’s always a file lurking somewhere) but I’m thinking of getting a fast iMac . Wonder if anyone has tried using Kapersky on the newer i Macs.

]]> By: Alanhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/does-the-mac-need-antivirus/comment-page-1/#comment-37664 Alan Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:43:54 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/does-the-mac-need-antivirus/#comment-37664 I use Clam. I update and scan with it every day. In the last year, it's found 2 "infected files," which were just phishing attempts that had already been dumped in Thunderbird's spam folder.Just get Clam and maintain it. It can't possibly hurt and you might avoid accidentally sending something malicious to your Windows-using friends. I use Clam. I update and scan with it every day. In the last year, it’s found 2 “infected files,” which were just phishing attempts that had already been dumped in Thunderbird’s spam folder.

Just get Clam and maintain it. It can’t possibly hurt and you might avoid accidentally sending something malicious to your Windows-using friends.

]]> By: Tomhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/does-the-mac-need-antivirus/comment-page-1/#comment-36959 Tom Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:50:55 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/does-the-mac-need-antivirus/#comment-36959 lol... i just installed PCTools' iAntivirus onto my mac. Scans fast, doesnt lag... i dont see why ppl are complaining that AV software slows down your mac. Unless you have an old powerPC mac, they honestly dont slow down ur system.Checking out activity monitor with a scan running, it only uses 10% of my CPU.... Compare that to norton running on windows, it uses 70-80%.http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/5236/screenshot20091225at346.png lol… i just installed PCTools’ iAntivirus onto my mac. Scans fast, doesnt lag… i dont see why ppl are complaining that AV software slows down your mac. Unless you have an old powerPC mac, they honestly dont slow down ur system.

Checking out activity monitor with a scan running, it only uses 10% of my CPU…. Compare that to norton running on windows, it uses 70-80%.

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]]> By: Paddyhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/does-the-mac-need-antivirus/comment-page-1/#comment-36368 Paddy Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:53:47 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/does-the-mac-need-antivirus/#comment-36368 Hey. Thanks for this post. it was a balanced and well-considered view. I had heard that Macs were less susceptible to viruses but it is good to hear the current 'state of play' and topics to be considered. Well done! Hey. Thanks for this post. it was a balanced and well-considered view. I had heard that Macs were less susceptible to viruses but it is good to hear the current ‘state of play’ and topics to be considered. Well done!

]]> By: Ubay25http://www.pcmech.com/article/does-the-mac-need-antivirus/comment-page-1/#comment-34554 Ubay25 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:55:35 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/does-the-mac-need-antivirus/#comment-34554 Who needs an antivirus when you've got Windows Steady State. I think is an absolutely great software from MS and it is free! If you get infected, a simple reboot will clear it all and you go back to your original configuration. This is also helpful for software testing, when you want to try different softwares by installing all of them, with WSS you just reboot the machine again and the softwares you installed are cleared! By just changing the model of protecting your machine, it makes all the difference no need to be bothered with antiviruses and antispywares, blah blah blah! Who needs an antivirus when you’ve got Windows Steady State. I think is an absolutely great software from MS and it is free!
If you get infected, a simple reboot will clear it all and you go back to your original configuration. This is also helpful for software testing, when you want to try different softwares by installing all of them, with WSS you just reboot the machine again and the softwares you installed are cleared!
By just changing the model of protecting your machine, it makes all the difference no need to be bothered with antiviruses and antispywares, blah blah blah!

]]> By: Hedleyhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/does-the-mac-need-antivirus/comment-page-1/#comment-32264 Hedley Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:33:30 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/does-the-mac-need-antivirus/#comment-32264 I dont understand the fear against using an antivirus. If I am using my mac for online banking or shopping then its gona have an anitivirus package installed for sure. If I surf or interact with windows users via email then I am been exposed. Sure AV packages will have a slight performamnce impact but modern day antiviruses are optimised for speed, like not rescanning already scanned files etc, and any performance degradation is not really such a big issue. I dont understand the fear against using an antivirus. If I am using my mac for online banking or shopping then its gona have an anitivirus package installed for sure. If I surf or interact with windows users via email then I am been exposed. Sure AV packages will have a slight performamnce impact but modern day antiviruses are optimised for speed, like not rescanning already scanned files etc, and any performance degradation is not really such a big issue.

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