Re: antivirus for mac, is it useful?

2013-12-28 Thread Mario Navarro
Yes, I completely agree. Ithink the same way. here on my imac, I'm using the virus barrier express. cheers. -- 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 mac

Re: antivirus for mac, is it useful?

2013-12-28 Thread eric oyen
over? >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Dec 26, 2013, at 6:16 PM, Tyler Thompson >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I’d recommend downloading virusBarrier (from the

Re: antivirus for mac, is it useful?

2013-12-28 Thread Stan ZA
pson >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I’d recommend downloading virusBarrier (from the app store). Mac’s however >>>> don’t generally get Viruses. You have a small chance of getting one if you >>>> download a lot of 3rd party apps that you can’t

Re: antivirus for mac, is it useful?

2013-12-27 Thread eric oyen
, at 6:16 PM, Tyler Thompson >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I’d recommend downloading virusBarrier (from the app store). Mac’s however >>>> don’t generally get Viruses. You have a small chance of getting one if you >>>> download a lo

Re: antivirus for mac, is it useful?

2013-12-27 Thread Regina Alvarado
t; that it’s unlikely. >>> >>> >>>> On Dec 26, 2013, at 4:14 PM, Ramy Moustafa >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi all: >>>> >>>> >>>> Is it useful to use antivirus for mac? Or it’s far from viruses?

Re: antivirus for mac, is it useful?

2013-12-27 Thread eric oyen
et Viruses. You have a small chance of getting one if you >>> download a lot of 3rd party apps that you can’t find in the app store, past >>> that it’s unlikely. >>> >>> >>>> On Dec 26, 2013, at 4:14 PM, Ramy Moustafa >>>> wrote: >

Re: antivirus for mac, is it useful?

2013-12-27 Thread Regina Alvarado
wever >> don’t generally get Viruses. You have a small chance of getting one if you >> download a lot of 3rd party apps that you can’t find in the app store, past >> that it’s unlikely. >> >> >>> On Dec 26, 2013, at 4:14 PM, Ramy Moustafa >>>

Re: antivirus for mac, is it useful?

2013-12-27 Thread eric oyen
nd in the app store, past >> that it’s unlikely. >> >> >>> On Dec 26, 2013, at 4:14 PM, Ramy Moustafa >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi all: >>> >>> >>> Is it useful to use antivirus for mac? Or it’s far from viruses? &g

Re: antivirus for mac, is it useful?

2013-12-27 Thread Jessica D
download a lot of 3rd party apps that you can’t find in the app store, past > that it’s unlikely. > > >> On Dec 26, 2013, at 4:14 PM, Ramy Moustafa >> wrote: >> >> Hi all: >> >> >> Is it useful to use antivirus for mac? Or it’s far from vi

Re: antivirus for mac, is it useful?

2013-12-27 Thread eric oyen
cvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of eric oyen > Sent: Friday, December 27, 2013 6:01 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: antivirus for mac, is it useful? > > these days, common sense isn't enough. There are sites being infected with > multi-platf

RE: antivirus for mac, is it useful?

2013-12-27 Thread Ramy Moustafa
Thanks so much for all your advices. _ From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tyler Thompson Sent: Friday, December 27, 2013 1:16 AM To: Mac Group Subject: Re: antivirus for mac, is it useful? I'd recommend downlo

RE: antivirus for mac, is it useful?

2013-12-27 Thread Ramy Moustafa
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: antivirus for mac, is it useful? these days, common sense isn't enough. There are sites being infected with multi-platform malicious code that can infect your machine on a "browse by" session. Some flash on some sites can also infect y

Re: antivirus for mac, is it useful?

2013-12-26 Thread eric oyen
t; Personally I don’t, but I think some people do, so it’s up to you. Te best > protection of course is to use common sense. > On Dec 26, 2013, at 5:14 PM, Ramy Moustafa wrote: > >> Hi all: >> >> >> Is it useful to use antivirus for mac? Or it’s far from viruses

Re: antivirus for mac, is it useful?

2013-12-26 Thread Littlefield, Tyler
to you. Te best protection of course is to use common sense. On Dec 26, 2013, at 5:14 PM, Ramy Moustafa wrote: Hi all: Is it useful to use antivirus for mac? Or it’s far from viruses? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To un

Re: antivirus for mac, is it useful?

2013-12-26 Thread Mike Arrigo
Personally I don’t, but I think some people do, so it’s up to you. Te best protection of course is to use common sense. On Dec 26, 2013, at 5:14 PM, Ramy Moustafa wrote: > Hi all: > > > Is it useful to use antivirus for mac? Or it’s far from viruses? > > > -- > Y

Re: antivirus for mac, is it useful?

2013-12-26 Thread Tyler Thompson
wrote: > Hi all: > > > Is it useful to use antivirus for mac? Or it’s far from viruses? > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop recei

antivirus for mac, is it useful?

2013-12-26 Thread Ramy Moustafa
Hi all: Is it useful to use antivirus for mac? Or it's far from viruses? -- 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 macvisio

Re: best antivirus for mac?

2012-10-20 Thread Ben Constantini
I use Kaspersky anti virus.The basic commands are easy for me to access using the voice over keys . At least for me they are. I am sure that others on the list have other suggestions. Ben Constantini ben.n2...@verizon.net Sent from my Mac On Oct 20, 2012, at 12:03 AM, John D. Lipsey

best antivirus for mac?

2012-10-19 Thread John D. Lipsey
Hi list: I've been nomail on the list for absolute ages, and so if the topic came up in a recent thread I apologize. I want to put some antivirus software on my mac. Some would say that viruses are less likely to infect my mac, but I say I'd rather be prepared. I want something that's awesome

Re: Antivirus for mac

2012-03-10 Thread Scott Howell
; >> Hi Lew, >> >> Just curious if you have used the ClamAV product and how you feel this >> compares to the Sophos product. >> >> THanks, >> >> On Mar 9, 2012, at 6:55 AM, Mr. L. Alexander wrote: >> >>> yep, there's some good

Re: Antivirus for mac

2012-03-10 Thread Mr. L. Alexander
sed the ClamAV product and how you feel this > compares to the Sophos product. > > THanks, > > On Mar 9, 2012, at 6:55 AM, Mr. L. Alexander wrote: > >> yep, there's some good free antivirus software I recommend. sophos antivirus >> for mac. it's constant

Re: Antivirus for mac

2012-03-09 Thread Scott Howell
Hi Lew, Just curious if you have used the ClamAV product and how you feel this compares to the Sophos product. THanks, On Mar 9, 2012, at 6:55 AM, Mr. L. Alexander wrote: > yep, there's some good free antivirus software I recommend. sophos antivirus > for mac. it's consta

Re: Antivirus for mac

2012-03-09 Thread Eric Oyen
sophos is partially accessible. the only problem is getting to the system icon (it is invisible to voiceover and further left of apple scripts). virus-barrier is a $29 package available at the apple app store. this one is accessible in all but the scan progress window (according to others). I ha

Re: Antivirus for mac

2012-03-09 Thread Mr. L. Alexander
yep, there's some good free antivirus software I recommend. sophos antivirus for mac. it's constantly updated and very stable. voiceover friendly from my experience in OS 10.6. if you get lost, let me know and I'll find the link for it for you. lew On 9 Mar 2012, at 11:48, Hend

Antivirus for mac

2012-03-09 Thread Hendrik Steyn
Hello Everyone Is there antivirus software out there that works with Voiceover? I recently became part of a large home network and I don't want my mac to be in the "passdown chain". Any help appreciated. Kindly Hendrik -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: free antivirus for mac

2010-11-01 Thread Eric Oyen
I have encountered that trojan on the full version of their site. its a little hard to load when java is disabled. this is why I use the mobile version of the site most of the time. I only use the full version for some account updates, and a few other things mot accessible via the mobile site (

Re: free antivirus for mac

2010-11-01 Thread Teresa Cochran
Currently, there is a Java applet on Facebook that is transmitting a trojan cross platform. Java can do this. That, combined with the general idea that the more people who use the Mac, the more malware will be created for it. Sorry, human nature, my friends. Teresa On Oct 31, 2010, at 8:05 AM,

Re: free antivirus for mac

2010-10-31 Thread Ruud Bemelmans
1. The internet isn't a safe place, so always be aware of possible threats, just don't get too paranoid about it (which is what people tend to do regardless). When filling in a form with personal info, like creditcard info I tend to check if the url starts with https:// rather than http://, the

Re: free antivirus for mac

2010-10-31 Thread Bryan Jones
IMHO it all boils down to the last line in the referenced article. That line is, "No system is totally safe, but Macs have a lot of architecture working in their favor." Wen somebody tells me my system is not "totally safe" then I'm the type of person who is willing to spend a little time, ener

Re: free antivirus for mac

2010-10-31 Thread Scott Howell
Tim, I have to concur since I have not had any issues in five years. Now at work I do have a Mac and it does have an antivirus program. I believe it is NOrton, but that was not my choice. The antivirus program is a standard part of the core load, so I just ignore it. Actually I do not believe I

Re: free antivirus for mac

2010-10-31 Thread Karen Lewellen
Tim, terrific article, and I agree with you. Perhaps I am an innocent, but even those bugs one might get from a windows user are not going to harm your mac. I tend to guess that those who are seriously running virtual environments where windows remains an important part of their computing lif

Re: free antivirus for mac

2010-10-31 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi all, I've been watching these virus protection threads for a while and still ask the question: • What makes you feel the need to have such an animal on your Mac? There are really no virus threats within MacOS X. There were a number of them in OS 9 but most of you, if running Snow Leopard,

free antivirus for mac

2010-10-31 Thread chad baker
Hi is there any free antivirus programs for mac? i tried i antivirus but found it sluggish when reading through vo was responding slow. how's clamsev? thanks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to