how many of you install antivirus like clamXav ...
firewall like ... ... forgot the name already ..

on your macbook or ibook ... or any mac ...

1 antivirus oni firewall no need.. if install 2 antivirus software will make pc hang..

none...so far. dun see why i need it.

Don't lag la.. why lag? Btw, you cannot run 2 antivirus software at the same time. Mac no need antivirus la..

Used to run Norton Antivirus but uninstalled it already. Now running without firewall or antivirus software. My lappie got nothing worth to be hacked anyway.

my main concern is not antivirus ....only security hardening .

symbolic

antivirus = Microsoft ....not Mac at all !

y u uninstall ? is it ... not useful at all ?
hmm ..... ....
firewall ... thinking to have one . does it slow down the connection ?

I have a "firewall" by virtue of NAT running on the router. I've not run an antivirus on the Mac since I switched to OSX in 2002 or in System 7/8/9 before that.

I never install any Antivirus for any of my Macs for the past 6 years. Needn't to waste $$ for such application.

For firewall, I just use the OSX built-in firewall plus the NAT in my Airport Extreme Base Router.

i don't install antivirus

BUT...

I think you can install to scan those documents and files you obtained from outside sources, then making sure that what u copy to other ppl is virus free. That's one of the better use of antivirus on mac machines I guess...

say.. u realize that OS X is based on *BSD? which means that the *BSD firewalls r also available on OS X by default (or at least one of them is, the IPFW firewall).

just go over to System Preferences, choose the Sharing icon, then u'll see a firewall tab there

tell me why I need antivirus in the first place

This post has been edited by wilson88: Jun 8 2007, 11:20 PM

Make sure all the files we have in the Mac are virus free before we transfer the files to Windows, agree?

If the user uses Mac all the way down, then it's totally useless.

and why should that be our problem? they have AVs on Windows to do that.

A brilliant answer indeed. Lets window dooms

u need it coz nowadays some applications are from microsoft.. ie ms office.. maybe it can spread from docs to docs.. regardless of the OS. but i dunno.. creating virus for windows are more fun i think coz of huge customer based.

I use OpenOffice instead on Mac.

i dun bother d... hehehehe

No i dont =)

well even it is docs format. your mac system won't have many "effects" or side-effects. it's totally harmless, unless the virus is "cross-platform". I doubt it Usually virus/worms are .exe, so it's useless in mac system.

suddenly a virus appear to be .dmg... how ar?

huhuhu..
then everyone here will be busy installig antivirus i guess..

but i doubt virus will appear in dmg in the near future..not untill mac dominate the computer world..

wat a joke , mac is free of viruses , wat for wanna install anti virus into mac LOL!

yeah, installing anti virus only slow ur computers down. so no to windows..!

AV? what AV for Mac? Never use any... not even try...

None not needed at all

Let me see

Even if i open that sites , It would not infect safari and let alone opening the .exe. So I am safe. No browser hijacking

ActiveShit + M$ VB = nope...It does not hijack


Firewall , yes its a must have . It does not matter if its OSX/Windows/*nix. All *nix system comes with a solid foundation . But again if you're hosting somethings. Its better to have Firewall. OSX comes with bulit-in firewall which is very good. If you have a router, you have a hardware firewall and you can safely switch the OSX firewall (unless you're paranoid)

i don't use any AV at all... OSX built-in firewall is enabled though

I am that paranoid though.... I have my firewall on both hardware and OS.... as for AV, nah.... unless you're sharing files with a PC, you might be a virus carrier though....

yea... but no harm if in mac osx or linux. If spotted unknown files or what, just delete it la. as simple as that.