Kaspersky Anti-Virus... Advanced anti-virus protection for your Mac. Stops malware before it can be passed from your Mac onto PCs and other systems on your network. Small, frequent updates. Outstanding performance. And a familiar Mac-type interface.
Features:
Advanced Protection Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac offers advanced protection from all known types of malware threats, including viruses, worms, Trojans and bots. Files are scanned when opened, downloaded or saved, protecting you from over 30,000 new threats every day - including those
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In light of the current selection of quite competent free anti virus, anti malware software, ie Sophos, Avast, ClamX, is it really necessary to pay for one at this point?
Sophos, Avast and ClamX all alerted me to the presence of the current 'Flashback' trojan on my machine.
And all have been problem free for me.
Are any current 'for pay' AV software superior in any way to the free ones?
KAV caused untold havoc with my Mac using Parallels, it managed to render my computer unusable, and I couldn't remove it until their tech sent me a new install with an uninstall feature. I would stay well away from anything Kaspersky!
Perhaps Kaspersky AV for Mac has a problem with Parallels ...I don't know. But, please don't imply that the company produces junk - as they certainly do not. We run Kaspersky on our Windows Boot Camp partitions, and it is excellent. We also run it on dedicated PCs and have for years. Kaspersky software has only improved with time, which cannot be said of much "security" software.
One can debate the necessity of an AV program for OS X at this time, but the time will come when it is needed. I'm glad to see Kaspersky in the Mac market. I have no doubt that they will quickly fix any problems with a Parallels conflict.
Hmm.. You would think that its kaspersky, it must be good. It was really disappointing. It conflicts with Parallels Desktop, and the file details gets corrupt, I was really a pain. I feel intego Barrier is a better tool as I had it previously and it worked fine. 


After running a scan FireFox also stopped working. I am really upset. :-(
First of all, you don't need an anti-virus... there's been two low level trojans in the wild that have ever existed for Mac OS X since OS X has first been released. And... because of this... these apps are searching for... nothing. The only thing they'd be searching for is possible Windows viruses which you may have downloaded and could send to other people, but a Windows virus on a Mac does nothing. A lot of the apps have been shown to cause data corruption and actually make your computer more vulnerable by opening up security holes. You're on a Mac. The beauty of a Mac is the lack of viruses. When the day comes when we need anti-virus software (if ever... though it's not an impossibility), by all means... get an AV. But for now it's just completely unnecessary.
So what you're saying is...wait until you get shot before you don your armor. That is wise ;) I'd rather try to be prepared for the day that will come. Mac's time of touting invulnerability (that's what everyone makes it sound like) will come to an end. More Mac owners everyday, more Mac haters everyday. At least some of us will have tried to protect our beloved machines and their contents. Which AV programs, if any, were useful or not will be revealed. I keep Clam.
Do you use a version of Parallels Desktop that uses MacFUSE?
If so, please note that current versions of Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac OS X do not scan files on MacFUSE volumes. (IMO this is neither a conflict nor a bug, simply a feature that is not yet implemented.)
St00p!d-M0nk3y, I'm so sick of that bankrupt wad of rationalizations. And even if they were unquestionably true, it still amounts to shamelessly proclaiming to the world that you don't give a damn about anyone but yourself, which is why it's so baffling that you and your ilk are so zealous about it.
Making a Windows program compile for Mac and actually run on both PPC/Intel is impressive but it is not a "Mac security solution" unless it does a very complex/advanced thing as advanced heuristics on a Unix/NeXT operating system looking for a yet-unknown threat with minimal CPU load. That is actually harder than a Windows security product which everyone learned the "style" of malware authors.
If an application sits there, does nothing except watching for Windows based threats signatures, it will -of course- use comical amount of CPU since it is not really watching for a threat. Clam does the same thing for free...
I hope it doesn't just use well deserved Kaspersky prestige in Windows security scene for an overpriced product.
Kaspersky® Anti-Virus for Mac was announced and released in October 2009:
http://www.kaspersky.com/news?id=207575933
http://www.kaspersky.com/news?id=207575937
I have been a Kaspersky PC user wo any problems what so ever. I hope the Mac version is just as effective. BTW, unlike the other poster, I have had no system issues. Nor does it slow down my system. Very CPU utilization when running in background. I have no idea what they are commenting on. I will reserve the rating until I have used it for a while.
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Kaspersky Anti-Virus... Advanced anti-virus protection for your Mac. Stops malware before it can be passed from your Mac onto PCs and other systems on your network. Small, frequent updates. Outstanding performance. And a familiar Mac-type interface.
Features:
Advanced Protection Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac offers advanced protection from all known types of malware threats, including viruses, worms, Trojans and bots. Files are scanned when opened, downloaded or saved, protecting you from over 30,000 new threats every day - including those specifically targeting Macs. Your music, photos, videos and personal information remain safe and secure. And you're protected from passing PC malware from your Mac onto PCs on your network.
Fully-Automated Updates Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac ensures your security is completely up-to-date without you having to lift a finger. Small, frequent updates protect you from newly-identified threats on a daily, or more frequent (as necessary), basis. And your security software is automatically updated to the latest versions as they are released.
Internet and Network Security Every file you download from the Internet is checked for malware. All identified threats are blocked and accompanied by an alert to you.
Email Protection Real-time scanning protects your email messages and attachments. All identified threats are blocked and you are alerted.
Mac-Like Interface A familiar, customizable Mac-like interface makes Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac highly intuitive and user-friendly.
High-Performance Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac delivers award-winning protection while consuming less than 1% of your Mac's available processing power.
Kaspersky Self-Protection Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac uses a variety of techniques to ensure that your security software cannot be modified or deleted. And password protection prevents individuals or malware from disabling or making changes to your anti-virus settings that could leave your Mac more vulnerable to attacks.
Free Support Kaspersky Lab offers free technical support from qualified, North American-based technicians via telephone, email and IM. Additional support includes FastTrack Support containing an FAQ database, and Kaspersky Knowledge Base, an online database of detailed answers to questions about installing and using Kaspersky Lab products.
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Sophos, Avast and ClamX all alerted me to the presence of the current 'Flashback' trojan on my machine.
And all have been problem free for me.
Are any current 'for pay' AV software superior in any way to the free ones?
Kalicoco reviewed on 26 Jan 2012
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One can debate the necessity of an AV program for OS X at this time, but the time will come when it is needed. I'm glad to see Kaspersky in the Mac market. I have no doubt that they will quickly fix any problems with a Parallels conflict.
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Shk747 reviewed on 24 Jun 2011
to do advertising on ferrari's F1 nose is not enough kaspersky !
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Graham Perrin reviewed on 17 Jul 2010
http://forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?showforum=117
- for the released version
http://forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?showforum=78
- for the beta version.
The levels of support provided, to users of both versions, are remarkably good.
For a product that's not open source, I see pleasing levels of transparency.
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Hdo reviewed on 18 Mar 2010
Hmm.. You would think that its kaspersky, it must be good. It was really disappointing. It conflicts with Parallels Desktop, and the file details gets corrupt, I was really a pain. I feel intego Barrier is a better tool as I had it previously and it worked fine. 


After running a scan FireFox also stopped working. I am really upset. :-(
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Do you use a version of Parallels Desktop that uses MacFUSE?
If so, please note that current versions of Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac OS X do not scan files on MacFUSE volumes. (IMO this is neither a conflict nor a bug, simply a feature that is not yet implemented.)
http://forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?showtopic=174472
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If an application sits there, does nothing except watching for Windows based threats signatures, it will -of course- use comical amount of CPU since it is not really watching for a threat. Clam does the same thing for free...
I hope it doesn't just use well deserved Kaspersky prestige in Windows security scene for an overpriced product.
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http://www.kaspersky.com/news?id=207575933
http://www.kaspersky.com/news?id=207575937
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Pukky reviewed on 19 Feb 2010
A waste of money.
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Macbond rated on 26 Jan 2012
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Maximas rated on 26 Jan 2012
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Monkeyjunkey rated on 26 Jan 2012
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Hdo rated on 04 Jan 2011