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DESCRIPTION
Intego VirusBarrier is the simple, fast and non-intrusive antivirus security solution for Macintosh computers, by Intego, the leading publisher of personal security software for Macintosh. It offers thorough protection against viruses of all types, coming from infected files or applications, whether on CD-ROMs, DVDs or other removable media, or on files downloaded over the Internet or other types of networks.
Intego VirusBarrier protects your computer from viruses by constantly examining all the files that your computer opens and writes, as well as watching for suspicious activity that may be the sign of viruses acting on applications or other files. With Intego VirusBarrier on your computer, you can rest assured that your Macintosh has the best protection available against viruses of all kinds.
Intego VirusBarrier is an application that works in the background and checks everything that your computer does, looking for viruses. It detects and eradicates all known viruses, including Word and Excel macro viruses, and even viruses targeting the Windows operating system. It knows the unique signatures of all known Macintosh viruses, and whenever a new virus is discovered, Intego's Virus Monitoring Center goes into action to provide updated virus definitions, which you can download using Intego VirusBarrier's automatic NetUpdate function.
WHAT'S NEW
Version 10.5.10: Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
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| Developer: | Intego |
| Downloads: | 97,655 |
| - Version d/l: | 4,293 |
| Utilities: | Virus |
| License: | Demo |
| Date: | 14 Sep 2009 |
| Platform: | PPC/Intel |
| Price: | $69.95 |
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| VirusBarrier X5 User Reviews (76 posts) | Write A Review |
 | Oct 16 2009 |
TG While Apple has had the luxury or not attracting authors of viruses and trojans in the past, it has absolutely nothing to do with it's O/S. It is not impenetrable, unsinkable, nor can it stop a speeding bullet or leap tall buildings with a single bound. The mindset of many Mac users are simular to the pundits of the Assyrian, Babylon, Grecian and Roman empires, or the Merrimack, Monitor and Titanic. Nothing is full proof, impenetrable or unsinkable. It's not about the product, but rather based on the level of the threat. Recently, OSX has drawn some attention and there has been viruses and Trojan's in the wild. Agreed, only a few, but it has begun. It is ridicules to believe past history will govern the future. I have been with Apple since my first Apple II in 1978. I have also been with the PC since 1982 and MS since 1985. I am not blinded by computer love affairs, fanatical defensive stances or wishful thinking. Just as nobody purposely buys unproductive stock or enters into a dead end business adventure, those who write viruses and trojans will spend their time where it hits the greatest number of users. That has been the PC and largely MS. This is quickly changing with the new popularity swing of Apple products. It's not a matter of if you will ever be infected, but rather when and how badly. If you are adamant in your beliefs, keeping your head buried in the sand, you may also consider canceling your collision insurance on your car and lowering the liability insurance on your house if you have never been victim of either. That said, I have been using VB since its inception ad love it. I have never had a virus, but I am comforted to know I have protection, just like my car and house. The cost of this App is growing and is a bit pricey, but so are the costs associated with using any other product I own. It is the cost of being safe and protected. Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection
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| Nov 7 2009 |
MUDFLAPPER I'm sorry, I just don't think that argument has any legs any more. Some sources claim Windows has up to 1,000,000, that's ONE MILLION viruses. OSX, as far as I know, has less than 10, if that. Sure, the fact that there are so many more Windows machines out there does contribute to the Mac appearing nearly invulnerable. But if you do the math, with an estimated 80 million OSX machines out there, ratio-wise, Macs should have, at the very least, THOUSANDS of viruses. The answer is simple: Although market share does play a part, the fact is, it's harder to write viruses for OSX than Windows.
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 | Nov 9 2009 |
TOM W00T Weight your options carefully! (Especially now that's being offered free with the MacHeist + Facebook promo) If you install it and are happy with it, bless you! Go forth and live happily ever after. However, if you have problems and try to uninstall it, get ready to try a crow bar, a chainsaw, and a good ole' acetylene torch. And then, you'll need Dr. House to clean up after the mess... Good luck with virtualization... Overall rating: No star left, it turned into a money-sucking black whole.
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| Nov 9 2009 |
SNOWWHITESICKETTE I agree with Mudflapper. And if the OP is truly a Mac user for as long as he claims, then he knows there were viruses for Macs before OS X, and that no viruses for OS X currently exist. Trojans, a few. No viruses so far. There are more Mac users now than there were in the days of Systems 7 and 8 and Mac OS 9. But there were more threats, including real viruses in the wild. I am not one of the Mac users who thinks it's impossible for a virus to hit us someday. But how can you argue that the Mac is only safer because virus writers don't bother with such a small user base, when it is a known fact that they bothered with a smaller Mac user base in the past? Even if viruses appear for Mac OS X in the future, that doesn't mean that all of us will be infected. I've been a Mac owner since 1993 and never had a virus, trojan, or worm. On occasion, I run AV software just to check, and it has never found anything in all those years. I don't run AV regularly and never have. I am online most of my waking hours, and have been since the nineties. Maybe being a Windows user leads some people to become paranoid about viruses. I've never owned a Windows box, and have no plans to in the future.
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| Nov 9 2009 |
JEFFREY MCPHEETERS It's an appreciated fact that most viruses today are written to be nearly invisible, to operate as bots in a botnet, and to server a purpose in collecting valuable data and forwarding it. Because OS X is a *nix variant, it's just plain impractical to try and write a virus that will do much of anything other than cause the user pain. 30 years ago, that was cool. Today, virus writers have better things to do and so that's why they are still going after Windows: because the it's just much easier to gain *known* privileges when infiltrating Windows than it is in *nix. Sure, it's possible to crack into a Mac if you know certain 3rd party software is present. But the beauty of Windows is you don't need ANY 3rd party software present. You just need the core system. That's it. Once you are in, you have all kinds of freedom to do all kinds of creative data mining in almost silent, invisible ways. The best reason for a Mac user to use anti-virus software is to filter out Windows-oriented viruses before they get forwarded to unsuspecting friends or network associates. Personally, I'd stay away from VirusBarrier. There are better open source tools for this sort of work.
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| Oct 13 2009 |
TOM46 I had the same problem with it running 10 or more processes. When I sent an inquiry to Intego support, they replied that it was "normal"!
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 | Sep 28 2009 |
TEXASSTARGAZER Very nice looking application. I bought this app but I uninstalled it because it runs too many processes in the background. On my computer it ran 10 processes, there's no reason for that. I do use another app by this developer, NetBarrier, and it's great.
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| Sep 6 2009 |
ILGAZ Lets see now, Apple didn't release a major security update regarding Java for pre OS X 10.5. Lets see if AV vendors will be watching for that specific security issue as they keep using our CPU for "heuristics". Thanks to Apple (!), there is a benchmark now and I am not optimistic about it.
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| Aug 21 2009 |
PETER_EARTHMAN I am working with OS X for about 6 years now. Never got one problem with virus/trojans. Is it necessary to use a virus killer? As of yet I do think not. But when OS X is gaining popularity it maybe possible we are going to see a grow in trojans. For now I do not need/want to use a virus killer like this.
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| Aug 20 2009 |
AARGL Have anyone seen a virus on Mac??? It's been 15 years now and I still haven't got one! ;-D
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| Aug 20 2009 |
BRIAN2220 this update makes it compatiable with snow leopard for anybody wondering
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| Aug 20 2009 |
PATOCHE Is VirusBarrier ready for Snow Leopard ?
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| Aug 21 2009 |
DAN NEAL This version (10.5.9) adds Snow Leopard compatibility.
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| Aug 20 2009 |
SAVO33BRAVO THE LIAR Best virus protection software on Mac which did have for a long time ...
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| Aug 12 2009 |
REDANZL I acquired Virus Barrier as part of one of the MacUpdate bundles, and I've had problems with the real-time scanner, where occasionally, the virusbarriers start hogging the CPU to the extent that my Powerbook G4 was almost unusable. I've disabled real-time scanning, and let it run scheduled scans instead (it's never found a virus so far, which doesn't surprise me). But I must say that NetUpdate is truly an annoying application. It must have been written by a Windows programmer, because instead of bouncing an icon on the dock when it opens like all well-behaved Mac apps do, it barges to the foreground to announce that updates are available. I click the OK button, click the Update button (why not make Update an option of the announcement screen?), enter my login password at the prompt, and it starts updating. I resume whatever I was doing (such as web surfing), and when the update is complete, NetUpdate bulls it's way to the foreground again to let me know that it's finished. I click OK to acknowledge that it's done, and it checks for updates again. On the occasions that it finds another update, I have to go through the entire process again, including entering my password, cursing it as it interrupts whatever I was doing. Surely this intrusive, cumbersome process could be streamlined.
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