Required by work to have an antivirus program... suggestions?

[GGJstudios]

its not useless , they stop the spread of email viruses.

just because your on a mac does not mean you cannot transport viruses around via memory sticks and emails.

As stated in the Mac Virus/Malware FAQ:

Some users choose to run antivirus such as ClamXav on their Mac to scan for Windows viruses (it also scans for Mac threats), so the Mac user can't pass a virus-infected file to a Windows user. However, a more prudent approach is for every Windows user to be protected by their own AV software, to guard against viruses from any source, not just those that might come from a Mac user.

Running anti-virus on your Mac to protect Windows users from malware is like covering your mouth when you cough in front of the kids, then sending them out without flu shots to a school where a flu epidemic is spreading like wildfire. Great! They might not catch anything from you, but you've left them vulnerable to the greater risk. It's wiser to make sure they have flu shots, so they're protected from infection, whether it be from you or from other people.

If you really want to help your Windows friends, encourage them to get their own anti-virus protection installed, or offer to install it for them.

 

[MacModMachine]

As stated in the Mac Virus/Malware FAQ:

just a misinformed faq writer , thats all.

 

[GGJstudios]

just a misinformed faq writer , thats all.

There's nothing misinformed about that, even if some readers can't understand the plain logic involved. Each computer user is responsible for their own defense against malware.

 

[MacModMachine]

There's nothing misinformed about that, even if some readers can't understand the plain logic involved. Each computer user is responsible for their own defense against malware.

your wrong , sorry.

 

[DeltaMac]

its not useless , they stop the spread of email viruses.

just because your on a mac does not mean you cannot transport viruses around via memory sticks and emails.

Try to avoid FUD....

There's several sides to the malware issue, and you are incorrect to state that antivirus software can "stop the spread of email viruses". It's inaccurate, at best. The better result is when you use good security practices (safe computing), hopefully without relying on software to protect your own software.

Mac users have no responsibility to protect users on other OS platforms.
And, IMHO, that's more FUD.

 

[neteng101]

I'd ignore the FUD that comes with no personal experience. I've used both - ClamXAV is junk for online on access scanning, and Sophos will regularly pick up and catch all sorts of malware and viruses, mostly Windows though, but you don't want your Mac to be a disease carrier.

Get Sophos. It works.

 

[JamietheMac]

Kaspersky do a Anti Virus solution for Mac, I use it on my machine. not that its ever found anything mind you.