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On 16/02/2026 10:35, Paul wrote:
> On Mon, 2/16/2026 3:28 AM, David B. wrote:
>> May I have comments from the readers here regarding the content of this thread on the ASC forums?
>>
>> https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6460085?sortBy=rank
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
> 
> Discussions of ClamXAV are definitely way way outside the purpose of this group.
> With extreme prejudice even (ban hammer material).

Understood.

Even so, there are some quite bright folk who read and post here.

You are one of them!  🙂

> *******
> 
> A group such as "alt.comp.anti-virus" would be a place for the
> discussion of anti-virus products.
> 
> Regarding the specifics of the question, "comp.sys.mac.misc" is
> a good place for it too. As this question is specific to an Apple
> product line. If no one will enter into a discussion,
> it means the topic is "below their threshold for comment".
> 
> If you were to discuss "Raining In Rochester" in this group,
> that too would be "below my threshold for comment". There might
> not be a group, for the people of Rochester, in which case
> you would go to "talk.misc" as a group and let loose your bowels.
> 
> There is "some place for everything", and... this isn't the place. OK?
> 
> One look at the Virustotal.com screen, when scanning a file, will
> tell you that 30% of AV products are not worth buying. The people
> in these groups know this, they don't buy stupid things. It is not
> even worth discussing. Even mainstream products, may not be worth
> buying either. But as a first pass filter, I can chop a good few of
> those right off a list.
> 
> This is how a Mac user discovers products. The person running this
> site, has rules regarding what will be reviewed and what won't
> be reviewed. While it might appear that only large commercial corporations
> are supported, that isn't the criterion. Any software to be tested,
> has to have some "skills" for each test area, to be considered.
> It's like the Olympics. "Narrow" products will not make it here.
> The 30% products in the previous paragraph, are not reviewed here either.
> 
> https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/mac-security-test-review-2025/

As always, Paul, you make helpful comments.

Thank you.

-- 
Kind regards,
David

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