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Post by Forum Cat on May 29, 2011 16:03:19 GMT
Well there is a last a piece of malware for the Mac. Not a biggie as it can't self replicate, but even so. This is Apples advice on the subject. support.apple.com/kb/ht4650
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2011 23:01:47 GMT
Could this be the start of a slippery slope?
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Post by Forum Cat on May 29, 2011 23:19:35 GMT
Could this be the start of a slippery slope? Hard to know. Certainly I expect more Mac focused phishing scams. It will be interesting to see how Apple react to this. Still no virus on the platform though. So no AV for me.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2011 6:07:44 GMT
Really.. I'm using Sophos and it's really good, doesn't affect the performance at all and picks up all of these nasty little irritations. :-)
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Post by Forum Cat on May 31, 2011 11:31:48 GMT
I never thought I would say this but… Tell me about your nasty irritations. (I may be able to recommend some ointment)
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Post by nedseagoon on May 31, 2011 14:38:56 GMT
I agree with Arron - the Sophos AV software has a very 'light touch' resource wise when running on my Macbook Air. As my Macs share network storage with up to 3 Windows based machines in my house at any one time, I decided to trial the Sophos AV 'just in case'. Before this I relied on the use of an Admin account, which I never connected to the Interwebs, and my other accounts being standard users. So far I have had no issues with the Sophos AV so I will probably also install it on my iMac. I can understand the reluctance to install software that guards against issues which do not exist, however sharing a network drive with data written by Windows machines (all admittedly AV protected) I decided it was best to side with the cautious approach.
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Post by millstonebarn on Jun 2, 2011 22:37:48 GMT
Yup I'm running Sophos too. No problems and I felt it was now worth doing, just in case. (It may or may not catch something new, but worthwhile having belt and braces, so to speak.)
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Post by Forum Cat on Jun 3, 2011 13:09:05 GMT
No AV for me. 1) There are no viruses, so no need for AV 2) I don't share with PCs and even if I did they are all big boys and can look after themselves. 3) AV has caused me issues in the past and I don't want more. 4) I quite enjoy the smug feeling I get from not using AV.
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Post by beerbum on Jun 3, 2011 16:13:53 GMT
No AV for me. 1) There are no viruses, so no need for AV 2) I don't share with PCs and even if I did they are all big boys and can look after themselves. 3) AV has caused me issues in the past and I don't want more. 4) I quite enjoy the smug feeling I get from not using AV. agree on the pure AV stuff but some of this malware is getting devious and launching through video files on Google etc (must move to Bing…) and bypassing settings….. but you have nine lives so what am I thinking about!
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Post by Forum Cat on Jun 3, 2011 21:08:51 GMT
I am aware of some of the malware that has been on the Mac. There were/are a couple of bot-net infections from downloading a "codec" to watch porn. There was/is a couple of dodgy iWork/Photoshop trojans that were on bit-torrentablde (Sp) So only if you were trying to steal software did you stand a chance of getting it. Then there is the stupid Mac Defender thing. In all cases Apple plugged the hole after a day or two. Have I missed anything? Is there anything in the wild still that Apple have not plugged?
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Post by sjbuchanan007 on Jun 3, 2011 23:05:46 GMT
No AV for me. 4) I quite enjoy the smug feeling I get from not using AV. I like this point
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Post by nedseagoon on Jun 4, 2011 19:19:55 GMT
It is a good thing that Apple have plugged the hole that Mac Defender found, however the tit-for-tat battle that originally engulfed Microsoft has commenced. Each piece of stopped malware is then succeeded by a slightly more complex version and so it goes on. Working in the corporate environment I have now been requested to add AV software to my Mac to ensure that I do not compromise the safety of the network. If it is your job 'asking' you to do this there is not much good telling them there are no viruses on Macs! Can I ask that folk check that the new setting in security 'Automatically update safe downloads list' has been ticked.
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Post by Alex on Jun 4, 2011 23:24:15 GMT
"fake websites which tell them that their computer is infected with a virus"
Well, if I made it up to that part, I'd know it was a scam. On the AV front, I have Sophos downloaded but not installed. The .img is in the downloads folder and I ran a scan when I first got it but haven't opened it since. No need to.
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