what is the best antivirus for my mac?

Disregard.

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XxDarkness157xX wrote:

How do I delete viruses?

What is the file name and where is it located? Bitfinder should have notiifed you. Drag it to the trash and empty to be done with it.

If you know the file name and not the location then use something like EasyFind or Find Any File (from the AppStore) to locate it. Don't use Spotlight/Finder search as they don't look everywhere.

tony477g wrote:

Why is it that Macs are less vulnerable to attacks?

Two reasons are commonly given and both have some degree of truth to them.

Malware is all about making money these days, not some hacker kid trying to prove he can do something neat. So malware developers keep track of market share and Windows is a larger target.

Unix is at the heart of OS X and is inherently harder to crack since it was built from the ground up to be secure. Obviously it's not impervious and if one is willing to put forth the effort it can be done, just takes more effort in many cases.

Java being cross-platform, OS independent, and has become less and less insecure over the years, so it has enjoyed recent popularity with malware gangs.

I think use comodo internet security instead of MacKeeper..Comodo Internet Security is the free, multi-layered security application that keeps hackers out and personal information in.

http://www.filekb.com/windows/download-comodo-internet-security/

Comodo is more useless junk, it is also useless WINDOWS junk, it doesn't work on a Mac

Do you work for Comodo?

While I agree the Mac is very secure and immune to most of the crap out there on a corporate network and now with Java exploit holes it is important to have a thin light weight protection on your Mac. I just had a Mac totally freeze on me, after a hard reboot it went to the shell environment and ran a bunch of commands beyond my control and this was after installing the latest OS X security updates for Java. What the heck was that? I had to manually halt and reboot then it finally booted back into OS X Mountain Cougar. So guess what people Mac isn't bullet proof. This cat has been around the jungle a few times and the cyber thugs work very hard at it every day figuring out how to circumvent any os. I have cleaned up several Mac networks hosting literally thousands of windows viruses on their file servers and networks spreading like wild fire to windows computers on the LAN. You can use something thin like ClamX or ESET if you want something that won't turn your Mac into a PC but help keep your network free from threats. An ounce of prevention is a pound of cure.

I entirely disagree FYI

Why are you running Java if you are concerned about security, that's a bizarre choice.

What you observed had nothing whatsoever to do with malware. Your machine has something wrong with it that needs to be addressed. Sounds like something caused it to boot in verbose mode. Anti-virus software would not have protected you against that.

This topic has gone round and round so many times now, I don't think anyone is actually reading any of it beyond the end, and maybe the very beginning. For those who have not paid attention to the numerous times I'm sure this has been posted, I refer you to my Mac Malware Guide.

Csound1 wrote:

I entirely disagree FYI

Why are you running Java if you are concerned about security, that's a bizarre choice.

You know, some things still require Java to work. For example the GUI config interface for an HP ProCurve switch requires Java to work. Countless other network printer/copiers still use Java for the UI configuration interface. It's not like everyone can swear off Java, not use it, and still function properly through their day. There are countless other sites out there in mainstream Internet land that require both Flash and Java to work properly and they're legitimate business related websites. Bottom line, just because one person can function without the need for Java doesn't mean everyone can, and burying it under the rug with "don't use Java" remarks isn't always an option for them.

Some security on the Mac is better than no security, otherwise you might as well pretend you're impervious to and and all stds and go around unprotected for that as well. Would you do that? No, so why should the PC world be any different. Exploits are there in EVERY SINGLE OS KNOWN TO MAN. How do you think people develop iOS Jailbreak tools? Exploits. What they're used for can be malicious or helpful, but the bottom line is, OSX can still be exploited and believing otherwise is just asking for trouble. Any user should at least put forth some effort to protect themselves with reliable security tools. Some work and some don't, but you cannot blanket statement all newer solutions the same way.

We'll just disagree on that then.

You stated; "No, so why should the PC world be any different."

Because of the way that Windows has been design without any real reqard for the network when it first started and since then they have been attempting to band-aid it ever since. On the other hand OS X started from Unix which was designed to work with the network from the very begining. That is why Windows requires AV software. If the user of OS X is the least bit savy they can provide more protection then any AV software with having to worry about the problems that AV software is known to cause.

Allan

SwankPeRFection wrote:

Some security on the Mac is better than no security, ...

A fine example of a straw man argument.

Whatever follows is not worth reading, quoting, or refuting.

Reading the topic the question is simple..which AV is nest for my macbook. Whether your opinion is that the Mac OS requires antivirus or not is a moot point. I personally prefer no AV on my Macintosh computers however it would be naive to think one is immune to security issues on the Mac. When there is a security issue on Mac apple is very slow to roll out updates compared to Windows and I find windows a heck of a lot easier to lock down than an Apple computer since security on a Mac is often met with people that think nothing needs to be done to keep your mad secure.

So based on the topic here is my experience with various products.

Little Snitch - its annoying but a very good product to let you know what's going in and out of your Mac

Intego - not the greatest av / firewall I often find it slows down the system.

Kaspersky - first impressions not good. Caused a kernel panic and system instability.

Symantec Corporate edition - not bad but a little thick on resources.

ClamX - thin and light you don't even feel it there but this is an open source solution so you might not catch everything if there is a real danger present.

ESET NOD32 - very good experience with no major issues and the main thing is I don't notice its there.

Again the best av depends on what you're using and other factors come into play. What works great on one system might not be compatible with another but I haven't had any issues with ESET compared to other security products out there.

PS. Apple does have a statement where they do encourage using antivirus on the Mac :-p

http://appleinsider.com/articles/08/12/01/apple_now_encourages_antivirus_use_for _mac_os_x

ronfromtoronto wrote:

PS. Apple does have a statement where they do encourage using antivirus on the Mac :-p

http://appleinsider.com/articles/08/12/01/apple_now_encourages_antivirus_use_for _mac_os_x

A link to a KB article from four years ago, that no longer exists, for an OS they no longer support? Thank you for sharing. Here's an even better one: http://support.apple.com/kb/TA38539

Whether your opinion is that the Mac OS requires antivirus or not ...

Same straw man argument. Come up with different one at least.

ronfromtoronto wrote:

Apple does have a statement where they do encourage using antivirus on the Mac :-p

http://appleinsider.com/articles/08/12/01/apple_now_encourages_antivirus_use_for _mac_os_x

They had one for a short time, but took it down the last time I checked. Yep http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2550.