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ProtectMac Limited
ProtectMac AntiVirus ... The next generation security product for Mac OS X, designed to keep you safe from viruses and spyware.
ProtectMac AntiVirus allows you to scan any area of your Mac or network for both Macintosh and Non-Macintosh malware. The user-friendly, graphical interface enables you to perform user scans, set up scheduled scans to run in the background, monitor status information and manage any threats that are discovered.
ProtectMac AntiVirus automatically checks for updates daily, downloading new threat identities and product updates and installing
ProtectMac AntiVirus allows you to scan any area of your Mac or network for both Macintosh and Non-Macintosh malware. The user-friendly, graphical interface enables you to perform user scans, set up scheduled scans to run in the background, monitor status information and manage any threats that are discovered.
ProtectMac AntiVirus automatically checks for updates daily, downloading new threat identities and product updates and installing
What's New
Version 1.2.1:
- Performing multiple simultaneous scans has been made more reliable.
- Improved the reveal threats in Finder feature in the main application.
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4.7 or later.
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4.7 or later.
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ProtectMac AntiVirus ... The next generation security product for Mac OS X, designed to keep you safe from viruses and spyware.
ProtectMac AntiVirus allows you to scan any area of your Mac or network for both Macintosh and Non-Macintosh malware. The user-friendly, graphical interface enables you to perform user scans, set up scheduled scans to run in the background, monitor status information and manage any threats that are discovered.
ProtectMac AntiVirus automatically checks for updates daily, downloading new threat identities and product updates and installing them without user intervention or the need to restart your Mac.
At the heart of the product is a file-access scanner that is always running in the background in real-time checking for threats, intercepting every file that is opened, closed or copied, any application that is launched, any file that is downloaded from the internet or email attachment that is extracted.
With the ability to scan any device or location directly from Finder's contextual menu, as well as automatic scanning of DVDs, CDs, USB devices and DMG files as they are mounted, checking for threats on your Mac has never been easier!
ProtectMac AntiVirus allows you to scan any area of your Mac or network for both Macintosh and Non-Macintosh malware. The user-friendly, graphical interface enables you to perform user scans, set up scheduled scans to run in the background, monitor status information and manage any threats that are discovered.
ProtectMac AntiVirus automatically checks for updates daily, downloading new threat identities and product updates and installing them without user intervention or the need to restart your Mac.
At the heart of the product is a file-access scanner that is always running in the background in real-time checking for threats, intercepting every file that is opened, closed or copied, any application that is launched, any file that is downloaded from the internet or email attachment that is extracted.
With the ability to scan any device or location directly from Finder's contextual menu, as well as automatic scanning of DVDs, CDs, USB devices and DMG files as they are mounted, checking for threats on your Mac has never been easier!
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amir6020 reviewed on 13 Apr 2012
thank you so much & i wish you succes
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Dejmac reviewed on 24 Sep 2011
In ProtectMac "Important information" I read: "Ensure that all other antivirus products have been completely removed from your computer before proceeding."!?...
I didn't believe my own eyes what developers have written! Nevertheless, I started installation process.
Immediately I got a message: "ProtectMac AntiVirus can’t be installed on this computer. Intego VirusBarrier is installed and is not compatible with this software."!?...
I didn't believe my own eyes what developers have written again!
I downloaded this software from their web site using button where it is written: "Download ProtectMac AntiVirus and try it for free for 30 days."!
Well, it sounds very odd - in order just to try their antivirus software one has to completely remove other antivirus software (which was paid and is in use already).
I have no idea if ProtectMac AntiVirus is good, less good, or fantastic in comparison with other antivirus software (in this case - Intego), until I try it.
With such "catch 22" developers words "... try it for free for 30 days..." are mission impossible. I will never give up on any of my antivirus software working successfully on my computer, in order just to try some unknown software...
Thank you very much...
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sdreier reviewed on 18 Sep 2011
Got a bacdoor trojan on my WP blog.
Scanned it with :
Virusbarrier
Sophos
Norton AV 12 beta
Kasperksy
Did not detect it.
Protectmac did.
So it does the job, and it was not a false positive.
I´m in
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Specifically, was it a Mac or WIndows trojan?
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Tom46 reviewed on 05 Jun 2011
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Graham Perrin reviewed on 17 Jul 2010
* ClamXav and ClamXav Sentry
* Kaspersky Anti-Virus
* ProtectMacAntiVirus
* Sophos Anti-Virus
* VIPRE Enterprise
- ProtectMacAntiVirus 1.1.3 is probably the easiest to use, the most Mac-like.
Re: the building blocks, reliable information about the effectiveness of the 'Threat Data Module' is not easy to find, so for this particular review I have to give only 2/5 for value.
At http://markallan.co.uk/BB/viewtopic.php?t=2020 we might gain clarification (from ProtectMac Ltd.) about key differences between ClamXav and ProtectMac AntiVirus.
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> intercepting … any … email attachment that is extracted
Implicit in that sentence:
* e-mail messages are not scanned.
That's not a criticism of the software - it does what it says on the box - but at http://www.protectmac.com/support/faq.html or http://www.protectmac.com/antivirus/features.html it could be clearer that only extracted attachments (not the messages from which extraction is made) are scanned.
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Sonelta reviewed on 06 Jul 2009
My personal opinion is that this was easy to use and during the trial it detected a virus that Virusbarrier had not. So it may have been a Windows but since I value my friendships and communication I was that I avoided passing this on to PC users. I dealt with the problem effeciently. I like the user layout and it is easy to configure to how I want it to work with scheduled scanning and option to choose with folder/files to scan should I wish to limit it. Compared to Integos virusbarrier I would rather have this one. CLAMAV may be free but I find it out dated and not very configurable. I am however, reluctant to pay the price that is being asked for but since there are not as many options for MAC I guess we can expect higher prices.
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http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2009/01/29/the-mac-malware-myth/
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O5220803 reviewed on 30 Mar 2009
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There's no chance in hell a windows virus can infect a Mac even if it is an Intel CPU.
Mac's run on a UNIX backbone not on windows
LOL
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Sure it might be useful for removing windoze infections before you pass on some files to them. But honestly, who cares about windows users anyways LOL
Overpriced and bloated , even if the developer paid me $45 , I still wouldn't install it
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even clanAV which is free and available for the mac is unnecessary because most if not all clamAV virus definitions are for windows machines.
for the commenter who said he 'found something' with this application, i am not surprised you got a false positive because antivirus software which doesn't convince you of a non-existent threat won't sell.
there is however a definite need for windows based AV software for macusers running bootcamp. that's because your windows disk partition is NOT safe viruses like the mac partition is.
there are many useful ways to protect a mac that doesn't involve virus software. you should regularly eliminate tracking cookies. you should perform backups of your system startup disk. you should use passwords for merchants with strong encryption and these should be stored in a password protected database. you should not accept malware plugins to your browser from unknown sources.
all of these actions are more important than AV software that costs fifty bucks. unfortunately all of these actions require using your brain and while most people have fifty bucks to throw at imaginary problems, few of us really have the time to think and solve our own problems. that's a pity.
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i have visited the developers website to research his application.
on his site there are zero examples of viruses which can attack a snow leopard mac.
i repeat :zero examples!
in fairness the developer offers numerous example of trojan malware that was installed from bit torrents in the guise of running serial number key crackers.
i will not use this as an opportunity to moralize. but i will speculate that attempting to monetize your software by selling only to software thieves is a poor long term strategy.
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It is therefore very good practice to scan for viruses on non-Windows platforms. If you were to pass on a Windows virus to a Windows user, at best it would be embarassing, at worst you could seriously compromise a business relationship.
Personally I run iAntivirus (always on) and MacScan (monthly scans) to scan for any Mac malware, and ClamXAV to scan for Windows viruses whenever I receive third party files.
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thank you for explaining your point of view. i did not 'miss the point.' I simply disagree with you.
and in as much as the developer uses the word 'antivirus' in the title of his program it begs the question whether he does too.
my mail server screens for spam and incoming viruses as part of my service fees. it is the responsibility of windows users to protect their own machines whether or not they are my friends. i take reasonable precautions and so do they. if you are so worried about the security of your friends machines then perhaps you should send them a check directly for fifty dollars to protect themselves instead of wasting it on a antivirus program for the mac.
best regards
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but i do not see any causal link between these kind of economic problems and the transmission of virus through email etc. perhaps you don't se your remarks in the context of malware and 'social engineering' (that's a euphemism for scams) instead of virus protection but i do.
there are more risks from commercially available keyboard loggers installed by one's employer, girlfriend etc. than the kind of stuff you are fear-mongering.
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Thank you in turn for replying. I apologise if I offended you with the 'miss the point' comment; it was not meant as a barb, just I really did think that you had. I stand corrected.
I do agree that Windows users have a responsibility to install and update anti-virus/anti-malware tools on their machines. And as a matter of fact, all of my family and pretty much all of my friends as far as I know do so. Including my own Windows machines.
However, when you work with as many clients as I do and exchange files via email (safest as you say as providers will scan for you usually), CD/DVD, USB stick, even the odd floppy disk , the risk of a virus or other nasty being passed onto you is actually quite high, especially if the clients in question are perhaps not particularly assiduous in their PC health or simply not tech-savvy enough. I really can't afford to go around and instruct them all on how to run their IT security, tbh, much as I'd like to sometimes. So for me, and for many other Mac owners whom I know, the running of up to date AV software on the Mac is a must.
I appreciate that for you this may not be so.
And whether Windows or Mac (or other OS), I see no need to pay for an AV package when there are very good free ones available (although I have donated to ClamXAV as a thankyou to the author for his efforts)
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Hdo rated on 22 Dec 2010