Re: AUGD: No MacScan. What about this...
Re: AUGD: No MacScan. What about this...
- Subject: Re: AUGD: No MacScan. What about this...
- From: John Brandt <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:32:55 -0500
- Thread-topic: AUGD: No MacScan. What about this...
A guerilla advertiser's dream, this thread.
John
> I've had the same experience using VirusBarrierX6 from Intego. The processing
> and stability hit was too much to continue to use the product even after a
> variety of tweeking.
>
> Easier to keep a stable, working clone of your system, updated monthly (Carbon
> Copy Cloner, or whatever product you prefer) and sleep in contentment.
>
> I have never had a client, friend, or colleague with a true virus/trojan/worm
> or anything remotely resembling it. I have found lots of Microsoft Office
> Macro baddies over the years, but they are harmless and only slightly annoying
> to Mac users, but nothing tragic. The only downside to these particular MS
> bugs are inadvertently forwarding them on to other PC users. Hopefully they
> have protection.
>
>
> On Oct 4, 2011, at 10:22 AM, Chris Hart, MyMacTech.com wrote:
>
>>
>> ___ On 10/4/11 2:50 AM,<email@hidden> wrote: ___
>>
>>> BTW, I'm not advocating Norton but that is one of the products I know and
>>> have
>>> used in the past. On Windows computers. ; ) If I had to choose a
>>> anti-virus
>>> program for a Mac today I would lean towards Norton Anti-Virus or McAfee as
>>> they are the two oldest if not the best anti-virus companies out there.
>>
>> Oldest doesn't always mean best.
>>
>> In my experience, Symantec's anti-virus products on Mac have always had a
>> performance and/or stability impact. Personally, I would steer clear of it.
>>
>> I gave the Sophos product a try, because of it becoming free (for home
>> users) and because a friend who is also an I.T. pro speaks highly of it (and
>> he works at a university where they use Sophos on Windows and Mac).
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
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