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Software => Apple => Topic started by: Zylstra on June 24, 2006, 08:09:40 PM

Title: Antivirus for Mac?
Post by: Zylstra on June 24, 2006, 08:09:40 PM: I am looking for a free antivirus scanner for my stupid Macintosh.
YES THEY DO GET VIRUSES! And I don't want one.

Looking for something free... and simple... with on demand and on access scanner.

I have an iMac, 266MHz, 5GB HD, OS 9.
Title: Re: Antivirus for Mac?
Post by: Arc on June 26, 2006, 02:10:17 AM: Wow, this is hard! the only things I found was stuff for os 10, or os X, and it was(mostly) not free, and was (Barf) McAfee, and (run screaming, they have come to screw up macs too) Norton :-X. I even went to the apple website and looked around and found a bunch of nothing. http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2169862 I'm going to go to bed now, but I'll keep looking tomarrow, which is now, so in several hours.

Viper
Title: Re: Antivirus for Mac?
Post by: jackpkmn on June 26, 2006, 07:22:43 PM: OH WOW! If I can find my old backup disks I have a freewaree antivirus YAY! ITS SOOOO COOL! It will ike take care of any pre 1994 virus and a few newer ones :D (I'm just jokeing but if you want i I can go and find it for you)
Title: Re: Antivirus for Mac?
Post by: Zylstra on June 26, 2006, 08:00:21 PM: Quote
OH WOW! If I can find my old backup disks I have a freewaree antivirus YAY! ITS SOOOO COOL! It will ike take care of any pre 1994 virus and a few newer ones :D (I'm just jokeing but if you want i I can go and find it for you)
Sure, all I need is the name, and I will find it myself.
(Name and company of the AV scanner)
Title: Re: Antivirus for Mac?
Post by: jackpkmn on June 26, 2006, 09:00:09 PM: Well its called... uhh... oh yeah its called Disinfectent 1.7.3 it was programed at the University of Oregon i think. But uhh. I hope that there is a newer version becasue 1.7.3 was made for System 6.0.8
Title: Re: Antivirus for Mac?
Post by: Zylstra on June 26, 2006, 10:23:25 PM: Its V3.6 now. I found it.
It here:
http://micro.uoregon.edu/virusftp.html

if anyone can download it, please send it to me in a ZIP file. I cant download it.
Title: Re: Antivirus for Mac?
Post by: jackpkmn on June 27, 2006, 12:56:40 PM: First of all. The version I had had nothing to do with Symtec. It was writen AT the univertist but not by the students. The version I have is kinda jittery but gets the job donw.
Title: Re: Antivirus for Mac?
Post by: Zylstra on June 27, 2006, 01:53:16 PM: Quote
First of all. The version I had had nothing to do with Symtec. It was writen AT the univertist but not by the students. The version I have is kinda jittery but gets the job donw.
OK,
The link I found was not for Norton. The Norton post was something I found, it was information about something that the UO offers.
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Its V3.6 now. I found it.
It here:
http://micro.uoregon.edu/virusftp.html

if anyone can download it, please send it to me in a ZIP file. I cant download it.
This link is for the AV Disinfectant designed by UO students.
The problem I am having is that I cant get it to download, and I would like someone to download it, and zip it so I could get it onto my flash drive and onto my Mac.
Title: Re: Antivirus for Mac?
Post by: jackpkmn on June 27, 2006, 04:06:03 PM: I get a file does not exsist message upong trying. :(
Title: Re: Antivirus for Mac?
Post by: Zylstra on June 27, 2006, 05:26:11 PM: Quote
I get a file does not exsist message upong trying. :(
Same here. The page is no longer updated.
Title: Re: Antivirus for Mac?
Post by: GX1_Man on August 06, 2006, 12:42:46 AM: Quote
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I get a file does not exsist message upong trying. :(
Same here. The page is no longer updated.

The program probably isn't either. ;)
Title: Re: Antivirus for Mac?
Post by: Zylstra on August 06, 2006, 09:13:19 AM: Quote
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I get a file does not exsist message upong trying. :(
Same here. The page is no longer updated.

The program probably isn't either. ;)
updated last in 1998! (Protects you against 15 viruses!)
Title: Re: Antivirus for Mac?
Post by: GX1_Man on August 06, 2006, 09:50:05 AM: Obviously that is NO solution.
Title: Re: Antivirus for Mac?
Post by: squirrel on August 07, 2006, 10:22:51 AM: the mac AV scanner i use is Virex (the mac version of virusscan)
Title: Re: Antivirus for Mac?
Post by: Zylstra on August 07, 2006, 01:19:26 PM: Quote
the mac AV scanner i use is Virex (the mac version of virusscan)
But that requires a subscription, right?
Title: Re: Antivirus for Mac?
Post by: jackpkmn on August 19, 2006, 01:54:19 PM: I found a copy of Virex on Apples support downlaod site. Since you dont like the link i'm not gona give it though.
Title: Re: Antivirus for Mac?
Post by: Zylstra on August 19, 2006, 07:25:25 PM: Quote
I found a copy of Virex on Apples support downlaod site. Since you dont like the link i'm not gona give it though.
??? Now I am confused.... (since I dont like the link, or someone else?)