[G4] Best utility software.

[Jay E. Krauss, Jr.]

At various times I have used Norton's, Virus Barrier, ClamAV, and 
ProtectMac. Norton's and Virus Barrier both interfered with use of 
the computer; Virus Barrier REALLY slowed down backups.
Clam AV is freeware; ProtectMac appears to minimally interfer with 
computer operations. ProtectMac did find a couple Windows viruses 
hiding in some email attachments. Clam AV apparently is only designed 
to protect the Unix underpinnings of Mac OS X.
Since Mac OS X specific virii have been essentially nonexistent 
(though MS Office macro viruses may have the potential to cause 
harm), cannot actual judge how well antivirus software programs 
protect "in the wild".





>On Apr 9, 2009, at 5:12 PM, Robert Walker wrote:
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>I am looking at installing new spamware/virus/utility software on my APG G4.
>>I am looking for suggestions as to what is the best choice would be.
>
>My question is - WHY?
>
>Unless you intend to run Windows on your Mac, you don't really need 
>such software. Have you ever heard of anyone having a virus on a 
>Mac? I have been using Macs for over 16 years and have never had the 
>problem at all.
>
>My PC laptop did, however, and it took two tries to get rid of the 
>darned thing that came to me from another PC user as an attachment 
>to an email. I put the PC laptop in the closet and haven't turned it 
>on since then except to print out mailing labels for the family 
>Christmas letters.
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