So far, I have no anti virus installed. My opinion is if you just go and browse sensibly then you won't get anything. Before I came to the Mac, I use to use nothing on windows either. One question though.
Those of you who are using antivirus protection, does it slow your Mac down or do you find that your Mac etc is sluggish? Kawal. On 7 Sep 2014, at 17:49, Eileen Misrahi <eileen.misr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I just wanted to chime in here. I have Eset Nod-32 installed on the Window > side that has been installed through Bootcamp. Last Friday I performed a > smart scan with it on the windows side, I continuously kept using the say > line with JAWS to see what was being scanned. I was surprised that iWorks, > Photo Center,iTunes (which is installed in Win), my Mac library and other Mac > items were also being scanned. Also, if your computer picks up a virus, Eset > will perform the clean up and restore for free. The catch is that need to > call the toll-free number in San Diego. I don't have it off hand, but would > be willing to get if if others are interested. From the Eset tech indididual > from the San Diego office stated, there are clones of Eset, so it is > important to to make sure that you call an official company office number. I > almost got taken about 1-1/2 weeks ago because I wasn't being vigilent > enough. I did download iAntivirus (free from the Mac store) to have basic > protection when I first purchased my MacAir a little over a year ago. HTH. > > Best, > Eileen > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Hallsworth > Sent: Sunday, September 7, 2014 9:04 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: antivirus question > > None but am looking for ideas after what has been circulating today. > > Christopher Hallsworth > Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu > > On 07/09/2014 14:48, jeff `greene wrote: >> Hi, I just have a question for the list. What antivirus are you guys >> using on your macs? I'm currently using virus barrier express from >> intego, but it keeps saying part of safari is a mac virus. I read on >> macworld uk's site that they believe Eset internet security and >> Intego's virus barrier 8 are the best, but they are pricy. Especially >> the one from intego, its like $89 a year. So let me know what you are >> using and how well it works! >> Thanks, Jeff >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
