ntego VirusBarrier X4?

[nyprospect]

Hi.I would like your opinions on this product.I recently switched and im paranoid about viruses ans spyware .Would anyone buy this or does anyone have it.Thanks alot.

 

[xUKHCx]

My opinion stay the hell away from that specific program.

 

[flopticalcube]

There is no real need for anti-virus on a Mac, certainly not worth spending money on. Use ClamXav, which is free, if you are paranoid.

 

[nyprospect]

Wow thanks for the heads up.I'll be staying the hell away.

 

[Eraserhead]

Wow thanks for the heads up.I'll be staying the hell away.

I certainly don't agree, its better than the other options, and I've tried a fair few of them Clam XAV, Norton (well my Dad) and Sophos.

My opinion stay the hell away from that specific program.

Why?

 

[nemex]

ClamXav, it is free

Cheers,

 

[Bern]

My opinion stay the hell away from that specific program.

Why?

 

[Dimwhit]

Bump.

I'm curious, too, about why you should stay away from VirusBarrier. I'm looking at getting it for my company. I need something very simple/automated to use, and it seems like a good option.

 

[wightstraker]

I'm curious, too, about why you should stay away from VirusBarrier. I'm looking at getting it for my company. I need something very simple/automated to use, and it seems like a good option.

I've had terrible experiences with Intego X4. First of all, you have to pay for it, so when my trial ran out I tried to uninstall it. I ran their included uninstaller but it didn't work, if left a stupid item in my menu bar even though the app itself was gone. I contacted support but they never replied. I finally had to dig around my Library to find the offending menu item and get rid of it.

Not worth the cost or effort.

 

[Dimwhit]

But how well did it work when it was installed? Paying for it isn't the problem. I'm just wondering if it works well.

 

[wightstraker]

But how well did it work when it was installed? Paying for it isn't the problem. I'm just wondering if it works well.

Installed it worked fine, if not a little bloated. I would take my bad experience with the developer as a warning sign, though.

Features did not perform as advertised:

I ran their included uninstaller but it didn't work

And tech support was nonexistent:

I contacted support but they never replied.

That doesn't seem like a healthy combination.

 

[billmister]

Isn't there pages of info on this topic on this forum?

 

[Dimwhit]

Isn't there pages of info on this topic on this forum?

Possibly. I did a search, found this topic, and brought it back from the dead. But I should check some older threads, too.