How often do you run your anti virus?

TiTheRev

superscaper wrote: »

It's a good job unix based oses can't get viruses..... oh wait a second....

(there are wild trojans and worms out there written specifically for OS X)

But much less frequent than any windows version, and I dont frequent some of the sites that may carry them

espresso

Jo4 wrote: »

Should I therefore run it weekly rather than daily?

No need to run it daily, monthly is probably sufficient depending on what websites you regularly visit. e.g. no dodgy warez sites etc.

superscaper

TiTheRev wrote: »

But much less frequent than any windows version, and I dont frequent some of the sites that may carry them

But belt and braces (for ANY system) you know for certain 100% there's nothing on your system because you do a scan just to make sure.... oh wait a second....;)

"I can prove my system is clean because I haven't found anything"
"Have you looked"
"No, but that's not the point"

espresso

superscaper wrote: »

"I can prove my system is clean because I haven't found anything"
"Have you looked"
"No, but that's not the point"

I've got a tin of elephant repellent here, it must work coz I've never seen an elephant!

:T

chunter

espresso wrote: »

I've got a tin of elephant repellent here, it must work coz I've never seen an elephant!
:T

If you've never seen an elephant how do you know what it looks like?
Maybe they got the desciption on the tin wrong.:eek:

espresso

chunter wrote: »

If you've never seen an elephant how do you know what it looks like?
Maybe they got the desciption on the tin wrong.:eek:

Well conveniently there is a picture on the tin.

Marty_J

The first worm appeared two years ago for OS X as a proof of concept, and the user has to explicitly download, install, and then run it (which involves entering the administrator's password).

This is why OS X is more secure than Windows:

http://images.apple.com/macosx/pdf/MacOSX_Leopard_Security_TB.pdf

I know someone who used to run Norton on his Mac. To be honest, I'd rather have a virus.

banger9365

windows vista 64 ulitmate and KIS,no viruses or any thing since jan 2007,no it longer xp pro in 2005 before i us KIS i think it was my last virus mite even be longer it was i was on dail up just after xp can out ,infact i think i downloaded it to see what would happen,
i do a antivirus scan every year at least may be every six months if it really lucky and been good which it is.
OS X is more secure than Windows ha you mean poeple cannot be botherd to make viruses for it because not many poeple us it

Marty_J

Yeah that's right, not many people use Macs.

Apple is only the third largest computer manufacturer in the US, has seen a 41% growth in computer sales since last year, and has shipped 2.5 million computers in the past three months.

:rolleyes2

Mr_Yoda

I'm currently running mine every couple of days (along with Spybot S&D and MalwareBytes). The only reason for this is that I am using the trial version of Eset Smart Security and I want to see if anything gets through it.

I usually scan at least once a month (although if I download things it might be more often).