Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]an update from Randy Singer.... > > > On Apr 21, 2008, at 6:54 AM, Steve Barbour wrote: > >> I wonder if Intego's Virusbarrier remains the most desirable >> antivirus software for mac, >> >> and whether people are still as comfortable going without? >> >> >> Randy, any update to your previous thoughts on this? > > VirusBarrier hasn't changed in the last few months, and the only new > anti-virus program on the scene that I know of is: > > FileDefense > http://www.subrosasoft.com/OSXSoftware/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=204 > > Which I haven't tried. It is interesting in that it works > differently than all of the other anti-virus programs. Instead of > using anti-virus definitions it makes it harder for any malware to > infect your files. > > There are still no viruses specifically for OS X. And while there > is other malware, such as a few Trojan Horses, Word and Excel macro > viruses, OS 9 viruses that can still infect Classic, etc., it is > all either quite rare or fairly easy to avoid. Very few Macintosh > users feel that they need anti-virus software. > > ___________________________________________ > Randy B. Singer > Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) > > Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance > http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html > ___________________________________________