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Post by idan on Dec 14, 2009 10:48:12 GMT
Nope, don't run any and really don't see the point. Depends if you work with PC users. I have an anti virus on to prevent me receiving and passing on infected files.
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Post by Forum Cat on Dec 14, 2009 16:26:43 GMT
Nope, don't run any and really don't see the point. Depends if you work with PC users. I have an anti virus on to prevent me receiving and passing on infected files. That is nice of you. There have been lots of instances of AV software causing OS X to malfunction. It seems to cause far more problems than malware on the Mac. I won't infect my system with it. I hope that they are considerate in return, only sending you files that they know you can open for example.
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Post by idan on Dec 14, 2009 16:43:04 GMT
Its not a case of being nice its about being a good work environment for all. Plus I've never actually come across any file I couldn't open.
I've never heard of an instance of AV software causing a malfunction - do you know which ones cause this?
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Post by Forum Cat on Dec 14, 2009 20:50:03 GMT
do you know which ones cause this? iantivirus seems to the one I hear most about. one exampleBack in it's day Norton gave a lot of grief. It does not seem to be used much these days.
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Post by idan on Dec 16, 2009 11:25:11 GMT
Woah I've never had that issue with ClamXav
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Post by Forum Cat on Dec 16, 2009 18:16:24 GMT
Woah I've never had that issue with ClamXav I expect it is not common with any of them. What is true though is that AV causes more problems on Macs than viruses on machines without AV *shrug*
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Post by Alex Coplan on Dec 20, 2009 23:09:18 GMT
Question: Why would someone developing AV software for OS X design it to pick up PC viruses?
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Post by millstonebarn on Dec 22, 2009 13:22:08 GMT
If you think that's weird I work for an IT company that has a medical division that employs doctors and nurses and runs "walk in" clinics re:Anti-Virus I use ClamXav Not only that - we're the second largest employer of doctors in the UK ... after the NHS! Hello Simon. I run the gauntlet - no AV for me. It makes me think of innoculation programmes, we need a certain percentage of the population covered to ensure effectiveness - I think that percentage is lower in the mac world.
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Post by idan on Dec 22, 2009 14:03:04 GMT
Question: Why would someone developing AV software for OS X design it to pick up PC viruses? If you work on a network that has both PCs and Macs.
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Post by Alex Coplan on Dec 22, 2009 22:18:41 GMT
Good point, but it should really be up to PC users (admins) to find their own viruses!
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Post by idan on Dec 23, 2009 8:43:37 GMT
Bad business practice is I was sending out loads of PC-virus infected word docs. It would just mean all my mail goes into the junk folder of the person I'm trying to contact.
I like have a AV program, its not always on but its nice to know its there.
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Post by sjbuchanan007 on Dec 29, 2009 19:40:02 GMT
I appreciate all of the replies, it is as clear as mud.
I will leave intego running without updating the database.
I am planning to wipe my hard drive and re-installl everything soon, I will then take another look at this and contemplate one of the free versions. I figure it is better to be safe than sorry.
Thanks again
Stewart
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Post by davidmn on Dec 29, 2009 21:03:31 GMT
If you think that's weird I work for an IT company that has a medical division that employs doctors and nurses and runs "walk in" clinics re:Anti-Virus I use ClamXav Not only that - we're the second largest employer of doctors in the UK ... after the NHS! Hello Simon. I run the gauntlet - no AV for me. It makes me think of innoculation programmes, we need a certain percentage of the population covered to ensure effectiveness - I think that percentage is lower in the mac world. Haha herd immunity. Its fun explaining that to people, the funniest thing Ive had someone say is "I AM NOT A COW!" then I said "For the purposes of the discussion, you are" Anyway... AV.... I had some back when I started of in the Macverse, I quickly dumped that. I send all my mail via google mail's web interface, so I doubt that I could send a PC based virus without my knowing.
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Post by Forum Cat on Dec 30, 2009 9:56:46 GMT
I figure it is better to be safe than sorry. Safe from what Stewart?
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Post by sjbuchanan007 on Jan 10, 2010 10:55:14 GMT
I figure it is better to be safe than sorry. Safe from what Stewart? Well nothing yet, but surely at some point we will start to see a virus aimed at the mac.
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