Anyone getting or have this for their Mac. They sent me an offer for a year for $20. Is it worth it? I use it for windows and it works fine by me, but for my MBP, jeez, I don't know. I'm on the fence. Free Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac - Kaspersky Lab United States
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meh. I wouldn't.
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Real time scanning is not needed for Mac OS X. If you're paranoid, just run this once in a while.
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i don't know why , but i got the feeling that companies that make antiviruses pay smart hackers to make viruses so they can be the first to release the fix on their antivirus program , so an antivirus launch for macs = viruses will arrive for macs soon
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^Hackers don't want to bother hacking 12% of the market, when they can affect more targets with PC's and can get more important information like business info, personal info, ect. You won't see that many viruses out there until Macs get a higher market share.
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I don't see antivirus software as being critical in a UNIX-based OS unless you have root all the time. They're susceptible to malware, but less so than a Windows OS with a primary admin account.
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, this is my theory XD
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I tend to stray away from conspiracies. Lol.
It's not hard to figure out how a virus works and get rid of it. But I wouldn't be surprised if some companies do that. -
meh viruses are so last decade, its all this bloody malware, keyloggers, trojans and backdoors.
now with safari possibly giving up address books and personal information. and the amount of things being installed handing out personal indformation who cares bout a bloody virus !!!!
sorry having a rant after 3 users installed a " game " which was a nice keylogger and had their bank accounts accessed
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Mac OS X hacked under 30 minutes - Security - News
Macs are easy to hack, but not really worth the effort | Technology | guardian.co.uk
I'm not a "PC fan" so much as someone that can't justify the price of a Mac.
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2009 results here MacBook/Safari Hacked in 10 Seconds
some 2010 info from Charlie Miller http://www.dailytech.com/Charlie+Mi...+OS+X+Exploits+at+CanSecWest/article17934.htm
thats why I always beg users to be careful and not just make assumptions of the security of ANY operating system. you can NOT compensate for the idiot behind the keyboard, even of it is a momentarily lapse of common sense from an experienced user.
and now if it is such a non issue why did Apple slip a little anti-malware into its 10.6.4 update on the sly? -
If Trend Micro makes AV for Mac, I'd get it. Good experience with it on my PC.
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Kaspersky AV for Mac is crappy one. (though it's good on WinDows side.)
Barrier X is the best choice and you can find good free AVs like PC Tools iAntiVirus.
I guess $20 is a little too much.
Kaspersky for Mac
Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by darklich, Jul 23, 2010.