Re: best antivirus solution for a Mac.
From: Matt Beals (matt_at_mattbeals.com)
Date: 01/19/05
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Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 01:13:12 -0800
On 01/18/2005 7:10 PM, in article OAr$xRd$EHA.3708@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl,
"Jim" <bill@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I find some of these posts very amusing. Yes, Windows certainly has
> problems, and I spend a large part of every week fixing spyware, security
> and virus issues on our network. My XP boxes run great, at home and at
> work, because I know how to maintain them.
There's the difference. YOU know how to, what to do, what not to do. A
MAJORITY of Windows users DON'T. And this is a very telling statement about
how much time it takes to maintain a Windows system/network. I could measure
the hours per MONTH I spent maintaining my 31 Macs on two hands.
> And I don't install every "free"
> offer I see on the internet, unbelievable how many people still do this.
Here in lies the problem. And much can be attributed to the over
integration of Internet Explorer. Which is the number one security hole in
Windows. Okay, VB and the CLI with no security is arguably the biggest.
> We
> have some Macs too, and I am learning quite a bit about OS X lately, and I
> like it.
Right, it's UNIX. What's not to like? Longhorn is moving more towards
UNIX. That started with MSFT and IBM with OS/2. And when measuring security
of an OS, the standard is UNIX.
> But can someone tell my why Macs account for just 3% of computers out there?
> I don't get it. Of course, since they work so perfectly, I guess I'd be out
> of a job if every computer in our company was a Mac.
Because of the marketing Microsoft did AND the shortsighted decisions
early in Apples history. Not to mention, a single paragraph in a contract
for MSFT to develop Word for the Macintosh. Had Apple paid more attention or
had better representation, MSFT would never have had the right to continue
to develop a GUI. This is what many of the lawsuits were between Apple and
MSFT in the 80's and 90's. Which Apple ended up loosing.
>
> "Matt Beals" <matt@mattbeals.com> wrote in message
> news:BDF61A81.5C8F%matt@mattbeals.com...
>> Use ClamAV (ClamXAV) for antivirus protection if you need it. ClamAV is a
>> command line tool, ClamXAV is a GUI for ClamAV. ClamAV is a open source
>> antivirus scanner available for many flavors of *NIX and Windows. The
>> virus
>> definitions are updated constantly, it will (on a PC) automatically find
>> OE
>> and Outlook and scan mail. It's a fast program with a small footprint
>> (small
>> size). It is used most often in conjunction with Spam Assassin for email
>> gateways running *NIX (Mac OS X included).
>>
>> Matt Beals
>>
>> On 12/21/2004 1:31 PM, in article
>> 50DDCFF8-CFF5-4C48-95A3-7AE7C01D2838@microsoft.com, "CMM."
>> <CMM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>>> i am familiar with the Norton interface for PC and am generally happy
>>> with
>>> it, but dont know much about Macs and viruses. would apreciate any tips
>>> from
>>> more experienced Mac owners.
>>>
>>> thanks in advance,
>>> CMM.
>>
>
>
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