View Full Version : Virus Scan and removal for MAC computer?
Mark Ducati
07-21-2010, 08:28 AM
Is there a comparable virus remover on the net for MAC computers? Seems like most are for windows...
I got a pop up last night on my MAC for the first time, it identified some kind of "WIN32" something or other, but I don't have windows on the MAC so I just closed it and ignored it.
I'm still learning my way around a MAC, its like you know spanish, now you need to learn the new dialect of portugese...
Krupski
07-21-2010, 08:59 AM
Is there a comparable virus remover on the net for MAC computers? Seems like most are for windows...
I got a pop up last night on my MAC for the first time, it identified some kind of "WIN32" something or other, but I don't have windows on the MAC so I just closed it and ignored it.
I'm still learning my way around a MAC, its like you know spanish, now you need to learn the new dialect of portugese...
My mother in law has a Mac and a while back she called me in a panic. She was on a website and a window popped up telling her she had some kind of a WIN32 virus and "click here" to scan for more viruses.
Thankfully, she was smart enough not to click on anything.
What those crooks do is pop up a window saying you have a virus, then if you click "scan" they flash a few filenames on the screen to make it look like it's working, then they tell you that you have a whole bunch of viruses and "for only $29.95 you can download their software to remove them".
Since most people use Windows, they are easily duped into thinking that they really do have a virus.
But, a "WIN32" virus on a Mac???:laughingtohard:
You would think at least the people who made the scam page would check the browser user agent string and not send it to Mac machines!
cciota
07-21-2010, 10:20 AM
I thought that was the big selling point for Mac's. Not being susceptable to viruses.
Krupski
07-21-2010, 10:29 AM
I thought that was the big selling point for Mac's. Not being susceptable to viruses.
A Mac can get a virus just like any other computer. What "protects" a Mac is the fact that most people use Windows and, therefore, most viruses are written for Windows.
cciota
07-21-2010, 10:38 AM
A Mac can get a virus just like any other computer. What "protects" a Mac is the fact that most people use Windows and, therefore, most viruses are written for Windows.
You learn something new every day! Thanks.
nfa1934
07-21-2010, 03:05 PM
I put Norton for Mac on my Mac Mini because I'm uncomfortable doing anything financial on a computer without virus/spyware protection, even if it is a Mac. The result is that my Mac is now horribly sluggish. I wonder how much of Apple's responsiveness and stability come from people typically not adding a ton of bloatware.
JTHunter
07-22-2010, 12:32 AM
I put Norton for Mac on my Mac Mini because I'm uncomfortable doing anything financial on a computer without virus/spyware protection, even if it is a Mac. The result is that my Mac is now horribly sluggish. I wonder how much of Apple's responsiveness and stability come from people typically not adding a ton of bloatware.
Norton and McAfee both are known for being "resource hogs". Try a free antivirus like AVG or Avast. Just do a search for "free antivirus for Macs" on either Yahoo or Google.
sevlex
07-22-2010, 10:27 AM
I thought that was the big selling point for Mac's. Not being susceptable to viruses.
Read this:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/201651/security_firm_apple_has_more_security_holes_than_m icrosoft.html?tk=hp_new
:darncomputer:
gunsnetadmin
07-25-2010, 08:43 AM
Some of the best AV software is free.. This one is popular with Unix/Linux also.
http://www.clamxav.com/
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