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newbie
Activity: 53
Merit: 0
March 22, 2014, 06:26:41 PM
#22
Forgive me, but I thought Mac is virus-free?

Mac is most certainly not virus free, but less frequently targeted than Windows so the likelihood of being hit by one is less. The following link is a guide with more info on Mac Malware/viruses: http://www.reedcorner.net/mmg-threats/
legendary
Activity: 1274
Merit: 1004
March 22, 2014, 05:29:34 AM
#21
Forgive me, but I thought Mac is virus-free?

No it's not, main reason is Flash and java 0day exploits and malware authors are really advance now, they are making cross platform viruses.
hero member
Activity: 574
Merit: 500
March 22, 2014, 05:20:13 AM
#20
Forgive me, but I thought Mac is virus-free?
legendary
Activity: 1456
Merit: 1001
This is the land of wolves now & you're not a wolf
March 21, 2014, 06:23:34 PM
#19
avast! Free Antivirus for Mac

is good and it is free.

I use avast pro on both of my pc laptops.   It is the easiest with the auto updates, and auto scans...
hero member
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Merit: 513
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March 21, 2014, 11:00:52 AM
#18
avast! Free Antivirus for Mac

is good and it is free.
if i have mac window in Pc i also go with this! Smiley Avast is good Smiley
full member
Activity: 173
Merit: 100
March 21, 2014, 09:03:44 AM
#17
don't use virus scanner for mac but you can try good internet security software
legendary
Activity: 2212
Merit: 1199
March 21, 2014, 06:29:58 AM
#16
avast! Free Antivirus for Mac

is good and it is free.
sr. member
Activity: 504
Merit: 250
March 21, 2014, 04:59:34 AM
#15
Why would I want to scan my MAC?  It's just a sequence of hexadecimal identifying my ethernet card.

*ba dum tsssss*
legendary
Activity: 1456
Merit: 1001
This is the land of wolves now & you're not a wolf
March 20, 2014, 08:10:59 PM
#14
Ive always used virus barrier X6 and have been happy with it. It has a cool interface, as well as some options if you are running windows on the machine as well

I use virus barrier X6...or internet barrier X6...I can't remember which one now...but it is one of those two.   It works well, and the interface is really easy...
hero member
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March 20, 2014, 06:41:17 PM
#13
My best experience so far is with norton and i just love the second one i would suggest will be bitdefender !!!
newbie
Activity: 53
Merit: 0
January 24, 2014, 07:46:40 PM
#12
Thanks for the responses. Good to know that others see antivirus on mac as valuable. And yes, that we must run linux too - I just keep nix on separate box and in VMs.

If anyone has any objective comparisons of antivirus apps on mac, I'd love to hear those too.
hero member
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freedomainradio.com
January 24, 2014, 01:26:18 PM
#11
Just wonder what the community's latest thoughts on this are? Protecting from malware is absolutely relevant to bitcoin people. I'm always paranoid about a keylogger or something. Do we need a scanner on our macs?
You need Linux on your macs.
legendary
Activity: 1456
Merit: 1001
This is the land of wolves now & you're not a wolf
January 24, 2014, 11:19:44 AM
#10
Ive always used virus barrier X6 and have been happy with it. It has a cool interface, as well as some options if you are running windows on the machine as well
hero member
Activity: 826
Merit: 1000
January 24, 2014, 02:54:11 AM
#9
Hello.
I have used Sophos Antivirus Home edition (it is free of use). You can check the reviews http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/sophos-antivirus-for-mac-home-edition/reviews.aspx

Just like this person said. There is a antivirus mac app. Go to the app store, and you`ll see it.
newbie
Activity: 53
Merit: 0
January 23, 2014, 11:13:12 PM
#8
Just wonder what the community's latest thoughts on this are? Protecting from malware is absolutely relevant to bitcoin people. I'm always paranoid about a keylogger or something. Do we need a scanner on our macs?
newbie
Activity: 13
Merit: 0
June 27, 2011, 03:42:29 AM
#7
Hello.
I have used Sophos Antivirus Home edition (it is free of use). You can check the reviews http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/sophos-antivirus-for-mac-home-edition/reviews.aspx
newbie
Activity: 10
Merit: 0
June 27, 2011, 03:39:17 AM
#6
http://www.intego.com/  Intego VirusBarrier for Mac.  When I bought my very first Intel macbook the only thing in the Apple store was the norton software but it didn't yet have a universal binary.  McAfee had a mac antivirus software but they only sold it in packages of three. 

I looked around and found a really good 3rd-party review for Intego.  I've used them on my Macs for years.
member
Activity: 84
Merit: 10
June 26, 2011, 08:09:44 PM
#5
Yes I heard. But since we're in the Bitcoin forum and there are so many threats to our precious coins I thought asking wouldn't hurt.

It can't hurt:

http://www.kaspersky.com/support/kavmac

full member
Activity: 182
Merit: 100
June 26, 2011, 08:03:14 PM
#4
Yes I heard. But since we're in the Bitcoin forum and there are so many threats to our precious coins I thought asking wouldn't hurt.

newbie
Activity: 13
Merit: 0
June 26, 2011, 07:59:07 PM
#3
Why would I want to scan my MAC?  It's just a sequence of hexadecimal identifying my ethernet card.

Oh, you mean my Mac!  Those don't get viruses, silly.  Didn't you hear?
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