ESET is a dependable anti-virus solution for your Mac.
No personal computer exists in a vacuum. As elegantly designed as Macs are, a connected world means that their popularity attracts the attention of malware writers and virus engineers. Not only can malware and other threats attack the Mac OS X platform directly, but Macs can also serve as a carrier of Windows or Linux-based threats. Network shares, email and removable media like USB keys are easy ways easy ways for multiplatform malware to spread under the radar.
The Mac's meteoric rise in popularity makes the Mac
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Um, this isn't freeware at all. It's a trial download and then costs around 40 dollars a year with some price breaks for multiple years and computers, etc.
I think I'll use CommonSense® technology and stick with ClamXav which is donationware.
Plus.. who's that creepy guy staring at me with googly eyes next to their logo? Is that my protector or who I should be protected from?
Fun fact: NOD stands for "Nemocnice na Okraji Disku", Czech for "Hospital at the End of the Disk". It's a pun on the name of a drama shown on TV there, "Nemocnice na Okraji Mĕsta", meaning "Hospital at the End of the City".
Hilarious.
These vampires are trying to get their fingers into the Mac now.
Common sense will keep you virus free on the Mac, as long as you have a good virus solution on your Windows machine plus the aforementioned common sense, that should be enough.
Think about it.
What happens to the Anti-Virus companies when an OS comes along that is resistant to them ?
They go out of business.
It's in their best interests to KEEP virus's out there.
It's all a giant game.
The Trojan & Bot writers want your money, the Anti-Virus companies want your money and Microsoft will not create an OS that is more secure for fear of alienating those billion dollar companies.
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ESET is a dependable anti-virus solution for your Mac.
No personal computer exists in a vacuum. As elegantly designed as Macs are, a connected world means that their popularity attracts the attention of malware writers and virus engineers. Not only can malware and other threats attack the Mac OS X platform directly, but Macs can also serve as a carrier of Windows or Linux-based threats. Network shares, email and removable media like USB keys are easy ways easy ways for multiplatform malware to spread under the radar.
The Mac's meteoric rise in popularity makes the Mac OS X platform more likely to be a target for cybercriminals looking to profit from the perception that Macs are invulnerable to from viruses, worms, trojans and other threats. ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4 for Mac OS X brings to the Mac world protection that Windows users have trusted in and depended on: the smart proactive detection and small footprint of our ThreatSense® technology. ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4 will keep you and your network safe from emerging Mac OS X and cross-platform threats without system slowdowns. Advanced heuristic technology recognizes and nullifies novel threats while other AV solutions are still waiting hours or days for signature updates.
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I think I'll use CommonSense® technology and stick with ClamXav which is donationware.
Plus.. who's that creepy guy staring at me with googly eyes next to their logo? Is that my protector or who I should be protected from?
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Windows viruses are way beyond detecting offline without heuristics.
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Ctkmnd reviewed on 14 Jan 2010
Seriously - why?
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26cab40 reviewed on 14 Jan 2010
These vampires are trying to get their fingers into the Mac now.
Common sense will keep you virus free on the Mac, as long as you have a good virus solution on your Windows machine plus the aforementioned common sense, that should be enough.
Think about it.
What happens to the Anti-Virus companies when an OS comes along that is resistant to them ?
They go out of business.
It's in their best interests to KEEP virus's out there.
It's all a giant game.
The Trojan & Bot writers want your money, the Anti-Virus companies want your money and Microsoft will not create an OS that is more secure for fear of alienating those billion dollar companies.
Maclover rated on 07 Dec 2011
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marcus27 rated on 07 Sep 2011
Nibelune rated on 07 Jun 2011
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Joe-W. rated on 25 Feb 2011
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Hdo rated on 04 Jan 2011