Q. I just bought a Macbook Pro and I run Frostwire and I don't have antivirus to protect my Mac. I am new to Apple so I hardly know anything about this yet, so any help with be great, Thanks.
A. clamav is a good antivirus program that has long existed for linux and since the macos is now based on bsd which is a very very similar os to linux, there is a version of clamav for mac too. Im not a mac user so beyond knowing about it, i don't know much about any others.
edit - Actually, there is a very good reason to have virus protection on a mac. Even though most viruses can't run on macs, it doesn't mean they can't be there and transferred to a pc and infect that pc. He says he is downloading stuff using a p2p network and that tends to be one of the most common ways viruses are spread so it is only prudent to have an antivirus program that can scan the downloaded files and clean them up if needed.
edit - Actually, there is a very good reason to have virus protection on a mac. Even though most viruses can't run on macs, it doesn't mean they can't be there and transferred to a pc and infect that pc. He says he is downloading stuff using a p2p network and that tends to be one of the most common ways viruses are spread so it is only prudent to have an antivirus program that can scan the downloaded files and clean them up if needed.
Can I run an antivirus on windows installed on a mac?
Q. I am soon to be getting a macbook, and I plan to run a dual-boot system on it. My question is whether it is safe to install an antivirus on windows, like nod32 while having an antivirus on osX as well. I know that intalling more than one antivirus is a very bad idea, I am wondering if that is true for two operating systems on the same machine.
A. why even dual boot --unless u have a large hdd---just use linux from a pen drive --it is an open source an is safer then windows --it's a plug and play OS----i use it in travel --it's great for cafes and airports --plug in log on lo gout put pen drive in ur pocket
Would any antivirus program prevent that fake antivirus software?
Q. I just had it and had to set my dell laptop a month before so it'd go away. Would any antivirus program from windows prevent this? If not how can I prevent that fake software crap?! Thanks!
A. Hi There,
Do not click on any of the links when the pop up comes up. Not even the "X" that is supposed to close the pop up. When you click on any choice that "accepts" the download and installation.
Just hit the back button to go to another page or shutdown your browser and clear any personal data.
To minimize the problem set up a guest account (without any privileges) for you web surfing.
Then nothing is supposed to run or change your computer (need admin priviliges for that)
Another sure way would be to do your web surfing using a Linux live CD to prevent any of the fake programs from loading. When you use a live CD everything runs in RAM so when you shutdown everything is gone forever. You can download and burn a live CD or order a free one (takes about two weeks to arrive).
Hope this helps,
Al
Do not click on any of the links when the pop up comes up. Not even the "X" that is supposed to close the pop up. When you click on any choice that "accepts" the download and installation.
Just hit the back button to go to another page or shutdown your browser and clear any personal data.
To minimize the problem set up a guest account (without any privileges) for you web surfing.
Then nothing is supposed to run or change your computer (need admin priviliges for that)
Another sure way would be to do your web surfing using a Linux live CD to prevent any of the fake programs from loading. When you use a live CD everything runs in RAM so when you shutdown everything is gone forever. You can download and burn a live CD or order a free one (takes about two weeks to arrive).
Hope this helps,
Al
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