Mac Antimalware and Antivirus – Free Programs
Mac's, long thought to be immune from malware and viruses are starting to attract the attention of the scammers behind rogue programs.
Over the past few weeks I have received requests for assistance in removing Antivirus 2009 and an assortment of viruses from Mac users.
Free removal programs for Window OS are plenty but there are far fewer for Mac computers that are free, but there is good news for any Mac user that has been the victim of rogue antivirus programs, malware and viruses.
PCTools, well known for Spyware Doctor and its removal capabilities as well as real-time protection for Windows based systems have added iAntivirus for Mac's to their list of programs, and there is a free version.
PCTools iAntivirus offers real-time protection and comprehensive system scanning. The database is designed to offer high levels of protection while using low resources. Mac computers are immune to Windows specific threats so the database is less cluttered.
The free version offers the following:
Powerful malware protection, protection against Viruses, Worms, Trojan, Spyware, Adware and Dialers, smart updates, real-Time protection and community support through their forums.
iAntivirus can be downloaded by clicking here
Community Support Forum Click Here
The filesize is 3.8MB
Requirements:
An Intel based Mac running OS 10.5 with at least 15MB of free disk space.
The free version is limited to Home and Personal use only, not Businees or Commercial use.
Another is ClamXav:
ClamXav is a free virus checker for Mac OS X. It uses the tried, tested and very popular ClamAV open source antivirus engine as a back end.
Click here to download ClamXav
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Reader Comments
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mac - I don't specialise in Mac Computers but there are a couple of programs that are available for free for Mac users, so I just share the knowledge
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Colin
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what about CA Antivirus & Malware Protection. I have it on two pcs and thinking of using it on a mac if someone can tell me if it works..
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SOPHOS has the best (and free for home) AntiVirus product for the Mac these days ...
http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/s...