+1 ClamAV at home. On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Mayo, Bill <bem...@pittcountync.gov> wrote:
> We don't have any Macs on our network here, but I do use a Mac > personally. It is essentially true that there is no malware on the Mac. > The stuff that does pop up is almost always a trojan, and the person has to > explicitly have permitted it to run (Do you want to install this pirated > copy of iWork? Sure!). I personally find it sufficient to run ClamAV and be > done with it, but then again I don't go around on torrent sites trying to > get pirated software. The major AV companies offer Mac versions of their > software, but they primarily look for Windows virii (which the Mac can pass > on via email or file copy, but not be affected by). > > Bill Mayo > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Friday, May 01, 2009 10:55 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: MAC AV > > Haven't the Mac users in your network told you? Mac's don't get malware > of any type. > > Seriously that was what I keep getting told, so we don't buy any malware > protection for them, but I think Symantec, MacAffe., and others of the big > names might have some. > > Jon > > On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Bill Songstad (WCUL) < > administra...@waleague.org> wrote: > >> Since there are a number of folks apparently running Macs in their >> networks, I was wondering what everybody is using to protect them from >> Malware. Are some products better, easier to manage smaller footprint than >> others? >> >> >> >> Thanks for any insight. >> >> >> >> Bill** >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
