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July 1, 2008

security

iAntiVirus, another security blanket

Posted Jul. 1, ’08, 8:37 AM PT by Derik DeLong
Category | Security

iAntiVirus Security has been a recurring theme on the blog lately. It’s not just a Mac thing. Throughout tech, faults in programming everywhere are getting exploited. Everyone has to be careful about what they download, where they go.

Some people find great comfort in antivirus and antimalware software from senior players, such as Norton. iAntiVirus is the latest option to the market. For $29.95, you get a year’s worth of coverage.

What I find interesting is that the product doesn’t contain Windows threat signatures in its database. Only Mac malware will do. I’ve never been a big fan of the “good neighbor” argument for antivirus. I’m not going to install a resource hog into my system to protect Windows users foolish enough not to have an antivirus installed (as if I’d forward an executable to someone without knowing what it was).

Anyway, this another option for the more cautious among us.


2 Comments

Philippe said:

I use ClamXav to *make sure* that some of my PC "friends" get an unpleasant surprise after a particularly hot Mac/PC debate.

It helps make the point...

July 1, 2008 10:13 AM
Call Me Yo Daddy Author Profile Page said:

@ Philippe

LOL. You remind me of myself. ^__^ Not a nice thing to do but all too funny to resist.

Anyway, iAntivirus may be lighter than Intego's VirusBarrier which is pretty good. If the system resource usage is very light it certainly doesn't hurt to have this running in the background. Norton is $50 and VirusBarrier is $69. At $29 iAntivirus might be stiff competition for these guys.

July 1, 2008 3:20 PM

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