Hi! I tried to reply and join in the thread earlier but had problems sending the eMail for some reason but never mind.
I agree with the below but should also mention that there's far more to your Mac's security - or security for any other device - than Anti Virus. For example, many Anti Virus packages do not check for spyware and tracking cookies and this is terribly important. I don't use an Anti Virus package here though the top is never far from the front of my mind so I may end up purchasing something for the Mac at some stage. I have used Anti Virus packages in the past for the Mac, I think I used one called Macsafe and I've used Eset Internet Security for Mac which - like its Windows Cousin - was very accessible. Now I'm just using the Macscan anti spyware tools which I find very effective, its amazing just how many web sites put tracking cookies and other nasty's onto your system, Macscan removes and isolates those. When it comes to computer security the main thing really it seems to me is to exercise some common sense, don't open links in SPAM eMail for example and don't deliberately go to harmful web sites which are usually identifiable, web sites which offer free this or free that, sites that offer fre maintenance or scanning tools for your system and so on, your computer is only as good as you want it to be and that includes security and there's no such thing as a fail safe and secure computer. Returning to the subject of Anti Virus, this has to be considered by Mac users more urgently than before, there was a time not so long ago when the Mac environment was considered safe and secure but this is no longer the case, more and more people are using Mac machines thus those who write nasty malicious codes and viruses are following the trend thus writing more nasty stuff for the Mac. On 20 Mar 2014, at 8:39 am, Mike Arrigo <n0...@charter.net> wrote: > Different people have different views on this, personally I don't use it, and > have never had a problem, but there are programs available for those who want > them. ********** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
