Comments on: Mac OS X antivirus software http://www.silvermac.com/2006/mac-os-x-antivirus-software/ Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:07:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Nicolas http://www.silvermac.com/2006/mac-os-x-antivirus-software/comment-page-1/#comment-2620 Nicolas Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:56:03 +0000 http://silvermac.com/blog/archives/19#comment-2620 what about iAntiVirus? http://www.iantivirus.com/ what about iAntiVirus?
http://www.iantivirus.com/

]]> By: Nathan http://www.silvermac.com/2006/mac-os-x-antivirus-software/comment-page-1/#comment-2518 Nathan Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:09:40 +0000 http://silvermac.com/blog/archives/19#comment-2518 @Matthew "You would have a hard time proving your claim that there have been 0 OS X virii in circulation": It's not true anymore, but the way that you would verify this is by asking a security company how many in-the-wild viruses there are for each OS. The answer for Mac OS X is still like 2 or something. If noone has ever reported getting a Mac virus, isn't it up to the security software vendor to prove that they DO exist? The reason antivirus software exists for OS X is: 1. In a network environment, you want to catch a virus where you can. You don't just run AV software on your most vulnerable equipment. 2. People are silly bastards, and no matter what you tell someone (you DON'T need an antivirus for Linux), they will insist that they need one to be safe. #2 is circular logic, and it's what you're using as proof. @Matthew “You would have a hard time proving your claim that there have been 0 OS X virii in circulation”:
It’s not true anymore, but the way that you would verify this is by asking a security company how many in-the-wild viruses there are for each OS. The answer for Mac OS X is still like 2 or something.

If noone has ever reported getting a Mac virus, isn’t it up to the security software vendor to prove that they DO exist? The reason antivirus software exists for OS X is:
1. In a network environment, you want to catch a virus where you can. You don’t just run AV software on your most vulnerable equipment.
2. People are silly bastards, and no matter what you tell someone (you DON’T need an antivirus for Linux), they will insist that they need one to be safe.

#2 is circular logic, and it’s what you’re using as proof.

]]> By: Silver Mac » Blog Archive » Should you switch to Mac ? http://www.silvermac.com/2006/mac-os-x-antivirus-software/comment-page-1/#comment-235 Silver Mac » Blog Archive » Should you switch to Mac ? Sat, 15 Apr 2006 15:09:57 +0000 http://silvermac.com/blog/archives/19#comment-235 [...] So should you run an antivirus software on your Mac? I surely don’t, but you can get a bit more info in an article I wrote earlier this year, and make a decision for yourself. [...] [...] So should you run an antivirus software on your Mac? I surely don’t, but you can get a bit more info in an article I wrote earlier this year, and make a decision for yourself. [...]

]]> By: Matthew Price http://www.silvermac.com/2006/mac-os-x-antivirus-software/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Matthew Price Tue, 17 Jan 2006 19:21:20 +0000 http://silvermac.com/blog/archives/19#comment-43 This is a subject of much debate. Many AV companies do make AV software for Mac so there must be some sort of a market for it. You would have a hard time proving your claim that there have been 0 OS X virii in circulation. I personaly don't run AV on my Mac but I know that the days of getting away with that are numbered. As more people start using Macs, more virus punks will exploit them. This is a subject of much debate. Many AV companies do make AV software for Mac so there must be some sort of a market for it. You would have a hard time proving your claim that there have been 0 OS X virii in circulation. I personaly don’t run AV on my Mac but I know that the days of getting away with that are numbered. As more people start using Macs, more virus punks will exploit them.

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