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Best trojan scanner?

OrlandoTragic

OrlandoTragic

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Sorry, I'm sure this topic has been done to death, but what would you recommend in terms of something that is either:

A) Free
and/or
B) Refreshes/updates definition files...

Thanks a bunch.
 
duelingdragons said:
Sorry, I'm sure this topic has been done to death, but what would you recommend in terms of something that is either:

A) Free
and/or
B) Refreshes/updates definition files...

Thanks a bunch.
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Why would you need that? Unless you're stealing iLife, iWork, or installing porn codecs you have nothing to worry about.
 
duelingdragons said:
Please tell me what a porn codec is... I would love to hear. Enlighten me.
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Someone goes to a porn page, the video won't play and a pop up comes that says that you need to update a video codec in order to watch it. You install this "codec" that really is a trojan and then you're effed.

You really don't need a trojan scanner in OS X, unless you're installing stuff without knowing what it is or where it came from.
 
I would just like to scan once to make sure I'm safe... I'm 99.9999999% sure I'm clean, but peace of mind would be nice.
 
TuffLuffJimmy said:
Why would you need that? Unless you're stealing
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Finger pointing - Yay!

Even though most of us here probably keep our macs pretty well secured with strong passwords and encrypted wireless access points at home, it is always good to periodically assess your computer for any vulnerabilities. That's just plain common sense, and while I consider OS X to be pretty secure, it is not 100% impregnable:

http://secunia.com/advisories/product/96/

My company's corporate IT policy requires that all purchased software be evaluated rigorously for spyware/trojans/viruses whether PC or Mac.

Back to the OP's question, go to versiontracker and search for the word spy.
 
duelingdragons said:
No actually, I didn't.
Thanks for the accusation though!
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Hahaha, accusations. I bet a lot of people frowned at that comment though. Mac is a growing target.
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um...people who completely sidetrack question forums with critical conversation should be shot. the man asked a question, if you don't have an ANSWER then hit BACK and move on to a forum that asks for your "intellectual" contribution. You don't know this person by the simple question; he could be asking on behalf of a friend that asked him, or he could be plain curious. Quit arrogantly labeling him a thief... Besides, who is a moron to label people thieves?


To answer your question, ClamXav is a great free trojan scanner. The program, itself, was developed late august 2008, but the virus list gets updated frequently. It's simple, efficient, and FREE.

http://www.clamxav.com/
 
duelingdragons said:
Sorry, I'm sure this topic has been done to death, but what would you recommend in terms of something that is either:

A) Free
and/or
B) Refreshes/updates definition files...

Thanks a bunch.
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To add to the recommendation for ClamXav (though it's been around a lot longer than August 2008), once installed, there's a feature called Folder Sentry that you set to watch the folder your downloads go into. Also set it to watch your user folder and any other vulnerable places such as email, and update the definitions every couple of days or so to keep yourself as reasonably secure from Trojans and other malware as you need to be.
 
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