User Name Password Register
DaniWeb IT Discussion Community
All
What is DaniWeb IT Discussion Community?
You're currently browsing the Mac Users Lounge section within the Tech Talk category of DaniWeb, a massive community of 430,101 software developers, web developers, Internet marketers, and tech gurus who are all enthusiastic about making contacts, networking, and learning from each other. In fact, there are 3,161 IT professionals currently interacting right now! Registration is free, only takes a minute and lets you enjoy all of the interactive features of the site.
Please support our Mac Users Lounge advertiser: Programming Forums
Views: 5470 | Replies: 3
Reply
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 1
Reputation: bluestraveler77 is an unknown quantity at this point 
Rep Power: 0
Solved Threads: 0
bluestraveler77 bluestraveler77 is offline Offline
Newbie Poster

Free antivirus for Mac

  #1  
Jan 31st, 2008
Does anybody know the best free antivirus program for Mac OS X? I might have a virus and just want to scan for one, even with a free trial.
AddThis Social Bookmark Button
Reply With Quote  
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Coastal Highway
Posts: 13
Reputation: rundie is an unknown quantity at this point 
Rep Power: 1
Solved Threads: 0
rundie's Avatar
rundie rundie is offline Offline
Newbie Poster

Re: Free antivirus for Mac

  #2  
Jan 31st, 2008
Can't you do that with the disc utility that comes with the program? I guess I'm not sure if that would scan for a virus, per se...I know Norton has some products.
Reply With Quote  
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Canada
Posts: 4,505
Reputation: John A is a glorious beacon of light John A is a glorious beacon of light John A is a glorious beacon of light John A is a glorious beacon of light John A is a glorious beacon of light John A is a glorious beacon of light 
Rep Power: 17
Solved Threads: 278
Moderator
Featured Blogger
John A's Avatar
John A John A is online now Online
Vampirical Moderator

Re: Free antivirus for Mac

  #3  
Jan 31st, 2008
Originally Posted by rundie View Post
Can't you do that with the disc utility that comes with the program? I guess I'm not sure if that would scan for a virus, per se...I know Norton has some products.

Yes, Disk Utility only checks disks for corruption, data problems, or physical problems with the disk. I'd recommend testing out the free ClamXav first, if it's unable to remove the virus, you may want to get higher-quality software, such as VirusBarrier by Intego.
tuxation.com - Linux articles, tutorials, and discussions
Reply With Quote  
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 1
Reputation: drmelcosep is an unknown quantity at this point 
Rep Power: 0
Solved Threads: 0
drmelcosep drmelcosep is offline Offline
Newbie Poster

Re: Free antivirus for Mac

  #4  
Mar 18th, 2008
thanks
Reply With Quote  
Reply

Only community members can participate in forum threads. You must register or log in to contribute.

DaniWeb Mac Users Lounge Marketplace
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

 

Thread Tools Display Modes

Similar Threads
Other Threads in the Mac Users Lounge Forum

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 3:00 am.
Forum system based on vBulletin Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
©2003 - 2008 DaniWeb® LLC