Antivirus for MacBook

Mac OS X versions 10.6.7 and later have built-in detection of known Mac malware in downloaded files. The recognition database is automatically updated once a day. In most cases, there’s no benefit from any other automated protection against malware; however, you shouldn't rely on it, because the attackers are always at least a day ahead of the defenders.

The most effective defense against malware is your own intelligence. All known Mac malware takes the form of trojans that can only operate if the victim is duped into running them. If you're smarter than the malware attacker thinks you are, you won't be duped. That means, primarily, that you never install software from an untrustworthy source. Any website that prompts you to install software, such as a “codec” or “plug-in,” that comes from that same site, or an unknown site, is untrustworthy. Software with a corporate brand, such as Adobe Flash, must be downloaded directly from the developer’s website. No intermediary is acceptable.

Never install any commercial "anti-virus" products for the Mac, as they're all counter-productive. If you need to be able to detect Windows malware in your files, use ClamXav -- nothing else.

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Answer 4

Nov 15, 2011 1:40 PM in response to orlandofromnovalima

Thanks to all.

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Answer 5

Debbie65

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Feb 15, 2014 1:54 PM in response to orlandofromnovalima

I just used ClamXav and it found:

----------- SCAN SUMMARY -----------

Known viruses: 3116094

Engine version: 0.97.8

Scanned directories: 62415

Scanned files: 327095

Infected files: 12

Data scanned: 87125.73 MB

Data read: 192916.41 MB (ratio 0.45:1)

Time: 82998.983 sec (1383 m 18 s)

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Answer 6

MadMacs0

Level 5

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Feb 15, 2014 4:42 PM in response to Debbie65

Are you asking for assistance with this? If so, you will receive fastest, most efficient help by going to the ClamXav Forum. You will probably find your answer there and if not feel free to ask.

You didn't tell us what it found, but most likely they are either Windows only malware or e-mail from your Junk/Spam/Trash folder. If any are e-mail, make sure you don't manually move them using either ClamXav or the Finder as this will corrupt your mailbox index and could cause e-mail issues going forward.

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