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From: briang@panix.com (Brian Gordon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Decent AV for Mac OS X
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 23:01:52 +0000 (UTC)
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In article <jollyroger-B30D29.15580505042012@news.individual.net>,
Jolly Roger  <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>In article <h7KdnRHJ_uhMvePSnZ2dnUVZ_jSdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
> *Hemidactylus* <ecphoric@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> [crossposted to comp.sys.mac.system and comp.sys.mac.apps)
>> 
>> After reading about the Flashback thingy I wondered if I should look 
>> into some sort of AV for my MacMini (using Lion). I read something on 
>> Forbes online recently that suggested Sophos for Mac, but since my 
>> experience level with Mac is low, I would prefer to hear some feedback 
>> from the old-timers.
>> 
>> http://www.forbes.com/sites/adriankingsleyhughes/2012/04/05/why-you-should-ins
>> tall-antivirus-on-your-mac/
>
>Not needed. 
>
>Waste of time and money.
>

For no cost and very little time, look at ClamXav.  Free and well maintained.


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