AV on my Macs? Say it ain't so!

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Just pointed the issue out to my brother at UNC

The linked text at Apple in question:


Mac OS: Antivirus utilities

    * Last Modified: December 02, 2008
    * Article: HT2550

    * Old Article: 4454

Summary

Learn about antivirus utilities available for the Mac OS.
Products Affected

Consumer Software, Mac OS

Apple encourages the widespread use of multiple antivirus utilities so that virus programmers have more than one application to circumvent, thus making the whole virus writing process more difficult. Here are some available antivirus utilities:

    * Intego VirusBarrier X5, available from the Apple Online Store
      License: commercial
       
    * Symantec Norton Anti-Virus 11 for Macintosh, available from the Apple Online Store
      License: commercial
       
    * McAfee VirusScan for Mac
      License: commercial

Important: Information about products not manufactured by Apple is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute Apple's recommendation or endorsement. Please contact the vendor for additional information.

His reply:

"I'm currently running Leopard on my machines and use Norton Antivirus Corporate as it is site licensed here and free to all faculty, staff and students. Generally speaking I tell most of my clients that that risk surface is relatively small with OS-X but it is getting larger with time. So I view installing antivirus software as optional but recommended. I use it more to prevent me from receiving a message that is laden with a virus that could possibly get forwarded to someone with a Windows machine and more exposure."

This coming from someone who lives and breathes both Windows and Mac.

Are the chances of Linux getting a virus any better? An interesting question ripe for debate.

In a nutshell: The chances are far less, being open source.

Thanks Chris.

Posted by: no_zd_user_name Posted on: 12/03/08 (Edited: 12/03/2008 @ 05:34) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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