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| From | Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: Anti Virus Software on a Mac? |
| Date | 2013-10-17 19:15 +1300 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <171020131915531089%YourName@YourISP.com> (permalink) |
| References | <l3jbif$he$1@news.albasani.net> <fmoore-F8B320.12132615102013@mx05.eternal-september.org> <2013101622152960673-nothingtoseehere@movealongnet> |
In article <2013101622152960673-nothingtoseehere@movealongnet>,
Skylamar <nothingtoseehere@movealong.net> wrote:
> On 2013-10-15 16:13:26 +0000, Fred Moore said:
>
> > However, if you insist, try ClamXAV <http://www.clamxav.com/>. It's free
> > and opensource. Definitions updated almost daily. As with any AV app for
> > the Mac, turn off constant background scanning. That does nothing but
> > cause problems. Do a whole disk scan once in a while. Can take 12-24
> > hours depending on how much there is, so do it overnight.
>
> I would recommend this too.
>
> I have ClamXAV scan my computer only once a year or so, and it's never
> found anything.
A. No surprise there. That's because the chance of ever
finding anything on a Mac is even less than the combined
chance of you winning the lottery, becoming a NASA
spaceman, AND living on Pluto. All you're doing is
wasting X minutes of your time and electricity.
(The exception can be if you stupidly visit porn and
pirate software website, in which case you get what you
deserve, but even then the chances are extremely low.)
B. On a Windows computer, the fact that the anti-malware
software doesn't find anything doesn't actually mean the
Windows computer is 100% safe ... it simply means the
software couldn't find anything. Lots of malware can
easily sneak past the so-called protection software.
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