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Chazz08

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Before you tell me that I don't need it, let me assure you that I do. My company requires it for certain programs to work properly, and it goes through checks. Otherwise, I wouldn't have it.

With that out of the way, does anyone know of one that is the least burdensome to the system? The least hoggish, but still works well?
 
Your company requires antivirus because certain programs run checks....but it doesn't tell you what AV programs are compatible with said checks?:confused:

I've found Webroot is extremely lightweight on windows, not sure about AV for Macs simply because I don't use it.
 
NT1440 said:
Your company requires antivirus because certain programs run checks....but it doesn't tell you what AV programs are compatible with said checks?:confused:

I've found Webroot is extremely lightweight on windows, not sure about AV for Macs simply because I don't use it.
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No, they require it because we are allowed to use both Macs and PCs, and they don't want them spreading, I guess. Our company portal checks your computer to see if it meets the security requirements, if not you can't log in. haha. They have a list of some that are approved, but I don't want to just start installing random programs without getting other people's opinions. I remember seeing both Avast and Sophos on there, and I think Norton and McAfee were too.
 
Chazz08 said:
No, they require it because we are allowed to use both Macs and PCs, and they don't want them spreading, I guess. Our company portal checks your computer to see if it meets the security requirements, if not you can't log in. haha. They have a list of some that are approved, but I don't want to just start installing random programs without getting other people's opinions. I remember seeing both Avast and Sophos on there, and I think Norton and McAfee were too.
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Get ClamAV. It's free ClamxAV.com there is also a version on the App Store but it has some limitations.
 
Chazz08 said:
No, they require it because we are allowed to use both Macs and PCs, and they don't want them spreading, I guess. Our company portal checks your computer to see if it meets the security requirements, if not you can't log in. haha. They have a list of some that are approved, but I don't want to just start installing random programs without getting other people's opinions. I remember seeing both Avast and Sophos on there, and I think Norton and McAfee were too.
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If your running both windows and OSX on a partitioned hard drive there's no way for it to magically spread to OSX from windows. But I'm sure your company won't change anything lol so just look around for in depth reviews on antivirus programs.
 
BlazednSleepy said:
If your running both windows and OSX on a partitioned hard drive there's no way for it to magically spread to OSX from windows. But I'm sure your company won't change anything lol so just look around for in depth reviews on antivirus programs.
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No, I mean as a company we can. I just use Mac, but others use Windows. But I still agree, I don't think a PC virus could send itself since it can't run on a Mac anyway. haha.

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irnchriz said:
Get ClamAV. It's free ClamxAV.com there is also a version on the App Store but it has some limitations.
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Thanks! I'll check it out!
 
Chazz08 said:
They have a list of some that are approved, but I don't want to just start installing random programs without getting other people's opinions. I remember seeing both Avast and Sophos on there, and I think Norton and McAfee were too.
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Get an accurate list of what they approve, and post it.

Asking for advice without knowing whether it would be approved by your company is backwards. Start from the approved list, and then ask for recommendations either for or against.
 
chown33 said:
Get an accurate list of what they approve, and post it.

Asking for advice without knowing whether it would be approved by your company is backwards. Start from the approved list, and then ask for recommendations either for or against.
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I'd rather just know what works best. I can submit it, and they can add it. It's really a simple process. That's why I'm just asking for what works. I already know I won't go near Norton or McAfee since they have always been resource hogs. What about Intego?
 
Chazz08 said:
I'd rather just know what works best. I can submit it, and they can add it. It's really a simple process. That's why I'm just asking for what works. I already know I won't go near Norton or McAfee since they have always been resource hogs. What about Intego?
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Here are some tests of Mac AV software more focused on Malware detection since that is the more real threat.
 
BlazednSleepy said:
If your running both windows and OSX on a partitioned hard drive there's no way for it to magically spread to OSX from windows. But I'm sure your company won't change anything lol so just look around for in depth reviews on antivirus programs.
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It's not to protect his Mac from getting infected. It's to stop him from accidentally forwarding an e-mail with a virus in it on to his PC-using coworkers. It can still go through his computer even if it never ends up running on it.
 
ESET is the most painless I have seen for both Macs and Windows. Tain't free, but then you get what you pay for.
 
Antivirus

I can understand Chazz, light antivirus is needed to keep your PC fast. Here are a few best ones that you may install in your system:-
Immunet Plus
Windows Defender
Avira
AVG
Malwarebytes
Microsoft Security Essentials etc.
 
jamesedwards399 said:
I can understand Chazz, light antivirus is needed to keep your PC fast. Here are a few best ones that you may install in your system:-
Immunet Plus
Windows Defender
Avira
AVG
Malwarebytes
Microsoft Security Essentials etc.
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Keep your PC fast? Really?
 
Small White Car said:
It's not to protect his Mac from getting infected. It's to stop him from accidentally forwarding an e-mail with a virus in it on to his PC-using coworkers. It can still go through his computer even if it never ends up running on it.
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I know that in my company, anything going in and out of our e-mail system is scanned for viruses by the mail server. I don't need any software on my Mac to do the mail server's job.
 
DEG1 said:
Anyone using Sophos? Comments?
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I recommend avoiding Sophos, as it can actually increase a Mac's vulnerability, as described here and here. 3rd party antivirus apps are not needed to keep a Mac malware-free, as long as the user practices safe computing, as described in the following link. If anyone insists on running antivirus for some reason, ClamXav (which is free) is one of the best choices, since it isn't a resource hog, detects both Mac and Windows malware and doesn't run with elevated privileges.
 
ClamXav is probably the best choice because it works just like any standalone app. It's lightweight, and it only runs when you run it. You can manually scan for malware.
 
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