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To: deks

The best anti-malware for any platform is between the chair and the keyboard. This trojan, for example, is an IM or e-mail purportedly from a friend; it then points to a fake YouTube video, actually a Java applet, which then requires an admin password to install. It’s what hackers call “social engineering.”

That said, ClamXav is free, robust, free, frequently updated, and free. I run it every few months just to make sure I haven’t picked up a Windows virus I might unwittingly pass on. It has yet to find anything.


12 posted on 11/05/2010 11:12:07 AM PDT by ReignOfError
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To: ReignOfError; kevkrom

Thanks for the replies...yes, I’m usually alert for any funny stuff that could be a security risk, but I’m not invulnerable, just an average user. So I have Intego VirusBarrier X6 for any kind of malware...and it includes a firewall that I can understand a little better than the options that are given in the OS X firewall.


15 posted on 11/05/2010 2:20:33 PM PDT by deks ("...the battle of our time is the battle of liberty against the overreach of the federal government")
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