Anti Virius software when running windows

[Mr M5]

So, I now have Parallels setup on my mac pro running windows 7. Parallels came with a free trial of Kaspersky and it got me thinking about what kind of anti virus software I should be running.

I'm running Kasperkey and I anti virus (free) right now but what is everybody else running? I know macs are known for not getting virus but it seems like more and more are coming out for mac's.

 

[Jolly Giant]

I know macs are known for not getting virus but it seems like more and more are coming out for mac's.

oh, you started something now

there are no viruses for Mac. what you're seeing is malware !

Mac Virus/Malware Info

 

[Mr M5]

oh, you started something now

there are no viruses for Mac. what you seeing is malware !

Mac Virus/Malware Info

Ok, you have to forgive my lack of tech language.

 

[Jolly Giant]

Ok, you have to forgive my lack of tech language.

no worries, that's what this forum is for ...

you might want to bookmark these for future reference:

How to avoid or remove Mac Defender malware

Identifying and removing MacDefender trojans

 

[JTToft]

So, do you want advise on antivirus software for Windows or for Mac OS X?

If Windows: The PCs in my household run BitDefender Antivirus, and it works great. Recommended.

If Mac OS X: None.

 

[thom612]

oh, you started something now

there are no viruses for Mac. what you're seeing is malware !

It's probably fair to call any type of malicious software, including viruses, "malware". The current problematic malicious software, on both Mac and PC, is FakeAV, which is a trojan horse.

 

[Jolly Giant]

It's probably fair to call any type of malicious software, including viruses, "malware".

okay, i'll make a note to say "there's no self-spreading malware (like a virus) for Mac" in future

 

[fibrizo]

I just use the free microsoft security essentials now on my windows setups. Haven't had any issues yet. And on the plus side, it seems to have less cpu overhead than norton and some of the others I've tried.

 

[RockPortTech]

A really good PC anti-virus that happens to be free is Avast! (that's the real name including exclamation mark), put that on your mac if you are using windows alot since you could transfer viruses from mac to pc actually if your copy files over etc.

 

[thom612]

okay, i'll make a note to say "there's no self-spreading malware (like a virus) for Mac" in future

Fair enough, but there probably could be. There's no benefit to pretending as though computer viruses are a phenomenon that is unique to Microsoft Windows in the history of computers. Really it has to do with timing. Self spreading viruses just haven't been that big a problem recently. Right now trojans are popular: for Windows, and more recently, for Macs.

 

[WeetaBiXie]

I just use the free microsoft security essentials now on my windows setups. Haven't had any issues yet. And on the plus side, it seems to have less cpu overhead than norton and some of the others I've tried.

Totally agree on this.... Microsoft Security Essentials have low overheads and have regular updates. Being FREE is a major plus!

 

[Icy1007]

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Just use the free antivirus that Microsoft provides. Microsoft Security Essentials. It's free and there are definition updates almost everyday.

 

[Mr M5]

So, do you want advise on antivirus software for Windows or for Mac OS X?

If Windows: The PCs in my household run BitDefender Antivirus, and it works great. Recommended.

If Mac OS X: None.

I guess the answer is yes to both. I didn't bootcamp windows, so I'm not sure where the line falls now between windows and mac.

 

[GGJstudios]

There's no benefit to pretending as though computer viruses are a phenomenon that is unique to Microsoft Windows in the history of computers. Really it has to do with timing. Self spreading viruses just haven't been that big a problem recently. Right now trojans are popular: for Windows, and more recently, for Macs.

Viruses aren't unique to Windows. In fact, the first virus in the wild was written for Apple computers. However, no Mac virus has been released into the wild since Mac OS X was released 10 years ago. Until one is created, Viruses are unique to Windows and older versions of Mac OS. Trojans have always been around, and are easily thwarted by an informed and prudent user.