Virus Scanner for Mac -_- :( Thread poster: Dylan J Hartmann
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Dylan J Hartmann 
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I've just been asked to sign an agreement that states the following:
1) Any and all machines on which you access and/or save files relating to xxxxx its Clients shall be protected by up-to-date anti-virus software which is scheduled to automatically perform a full system scan no less frequently than one time per month;
2) Any and all machines on which you access and/or save files relating to xxxxxx and/or its Clients shall have a firewall enabled at all times; and
... See more I've just been asked to sign an agreement that states the following:
1) Any and all machines on which you access and/or save files relating to xxxxx its Clients shall be protected by up-to-date anti-virus software which is scheduled to automatically perform a full system scan no less frequently than one time per month;
2) Any and all machines on which you access and/or save files relating to xxxxxx and/or its Clients shall have a firewall enabled at all times; and
3) You shall provide xxxxx with adequate evidence of your compliance with the foregoing obligations promptly upon its and/or its Client’s request.
It's easy to enable the OS X firewall. I've owned a Mac for 8 years and never had a virus, never used a scanner! According to this contract, I finally have to get one. What virus scanners do you recommend?
Thanks!
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| | | | 2nl (X)
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| Dylan J Hartmann
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I'll give it a go, thanks!
| | | | Tom in London
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DJHartmann wrote:
I'll give it a go, thanks!
Be careful though:
'An AV product from the App Store, such as "ClamXav," has the same drawback as the commercial suites of being always out of date, but it does not inject low-level code into the operating system. That doesn't mean it's entirely harmless. It may report email messages that have "phishing" links in the body, or Windows malware in attachments, as infected files, and offer to delete or move them. Doing so will corrupt the Mail database. The messages should be deleted from within the Mail application.'
You might be interested to read this from the Apple discussions forums:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/27034742#27034742
[Edited at 2015-09-16 07:11 GMT]
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I was wondering whether you started using ClamXav and what your experience has been?
About a week ago I received an identical agreement (word for word!) from one of the agencies I work for (and they do provide the bulk of my work; I definitely want to continue working for them). I have been working on Macs all my life, without ever installing an anti-virus software, and without ever encountering a virus.
Before I pay for and install an anti-virus software I would like ... See more I was wondering whether you started using ClamXav and what your experience has been?
About a week ago I received an identical agreement (word for word!) from one of the agencies I work for (and they do provide the bulk of my work; I definitely want to continue working for them). I have been working on Macs all my life, without ever installing an anti-virus software, and without ever encountering a virus.
Before I pay for and install an anti-virus software I would like to make sure it works well and does not negatively affect my computer.
It would be great if you could share your experience so far!
Thank you so much 
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| | | | Dan Lucas
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DJHartmann wrote:
never had a virus
If OS X machines continue to rise as a percentage of machines in use, they will be targeted more often and with more creative exploits.
I use Kaspersky on my work machines. I have also used Bit Defender but I didn't like they way they made it difficult to prevent auto-renewal and so on.
Have you tried discussing this with the client and making the "OS X is different" argument? I mean, I'd be surprised if people using Linux had this requirement enforced...
Dan
| | | | Dylan J Hartmann
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Moderator of this forum TOPIC STARTER | Installed it and took no notice | Mar 2, 2016 |
Hi Patricia,
I installed the program but never paid or registered it. I was given a 30 day trial and took no notice after it expired. Obviously the program found no threats!
I'll have a look at Dan's Kaspersky now that it's been mentioned.
Best regards,
DJH
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Wonderful! Thank you so much for your input, DJH and Dan. I really appreciate it!
Kind regards,
Patricia
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| So, what have you decided to do? | Mar 2, 2016 |
Patricia Daehler wrote:
Wonderful! Thank you so much for your input, DJH and Dan. I really appreciate it!
So, what have you decided to do? Install a virus scanner? If so, which? Proceed as if OS X is invulnerable and use none?
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