iMAC users, what Virus protection do you run?

[yellowstang]

I was trying to use Lyn's MAC to connect to my office, but without Anti Virus software installed, it fails to load the VPN client. What'cha MAC users use? I was looking at Norton Internet Security, $39.99 for a year. Anything as good and cheaper, or free even!

[racrguy]

Norton is teh suck. I don't have any recommendation to make, but stay away from Norton of McAfee.

[Tx Redneck]

Actually, independent tests show Norton to be in the top 3. It's my preference for paid suites.

[yellowstang]

I've not had any problems with Noron on my Windows PC, and at work Mcafee sucks ass! I know Norton will pass our tests for AV protection at least tho. tried some freeware version I found, didn't work worth a shit, uninstalled within 5 minutes!

I will say, the Tech/chat support at Norton is fucken horrible! I have a 3 PC license key, and asked if I can use that for the MAC version, he had to Xfer me to the MAC support group! Then that dumbass asks if I want to install the Windows version on my MAC! I kept asking if he understands my simple question, but he didn't,. Fucken retards took 10 minutes to answer a 30 second question.

By the way, yes, it requires a new license to be purchased...

I should psot a copy of the chat transcript!

[racrguy]

Is Norton still the resource hog it was a few years back? The last set of studies I saw didn't rate Norton too well, but it's been at least since February the last time I saw the list. Hell I can't even remember what it was called.

Moral of the story, ignore me unless I have a source.

[Tx Redneck]

Absolutely not. The internet security suite uses about 15mb of memory and has two processes. I'll show you by remote what it looks like later on if you'd like.

EDIT:I lied, it's about 9Mb.

[racrguy]

<--- has been proven wrong.

Continue on with your regular scheduled programming.

[Beej]

no anti-virus on my mac's well for my pc's as well. I have never run it without any issue.

[yellowstang]

no anti-virus on my mac's well for my pc's as well. I have never run it without any issue.

Yeah, I've usually gone without too and am careful about what sites I go to or links I click. But the stupid VPN client has a security check and if a certain AV protection level is not met, no workie.

[ram57ta]

I havent used antivirus for well over a year on my mac...and go to file sharing sites, look at porn, youtube, facebook, etc.......never had a problem.
Not missing Winblows.