Reply to: Flashback trojan reportedly controls half a million Macs and counting

[scooby]

Which is why I bought a Mac. I had 7 years use out of the Fujitsu Siemens I had, which had a build quality you don't see in PCs any more.

Ironically, 7 years with Fujitsu and I went through 11 Fujitsu-Siemens laptops... The main reason I wouldnt touch one again!

[Sysman]

I must remember to tell that to the 2006 MacBook I still use on a daily basis

I only retired my 2002 iBook 6 months ago because I needed the desk space for other things.

It couldn't keep up with the high definition video or Javascript we have nowadays, but it was fine for music, mail and as a file and print server.

[Durbs]

does anyone here actually use any antivirus on their mac?

Nope but when I ran that last Apple update on my MBP it reported the Flashback trojan was there and it had removed it which surprised me as its a pure work machine and not used for much browsing. I blame CUK.

May try that ClamAV freebie they have on the app store.

[cojak]

I must remember to tell that to the 2006 MacBook I still use on a daily basis

Which is why I bought a Mac. I had 7 years use out of the Fujitsu Siemens I had, which had a build quality you don't see in PCs any more.

[NickFitz]

I am afraid that Macs became one season toys …

I must remember to tell that to the 2006 MacBook I still use on a daily basis

[Sysman]

Nope, but I do have Little Snitch - it keeps an eye on what's trying to send data out to the internet.

It costs €30, but I'm not sure it's worth that, I got it with one of those Mac Bundles that appear from time to time.

There's an app for that:

Mac Bundle Watcher is a free menubar app tracking over 20 Mac bundle sites (MacHeist, TheMacSale, etc.) and daily deals on discounted Mac software (MacUpdate Promo, macZOT, …).

You can see details about each new Mac Bundle and other deals & discounts on Mac software by clicking on the Mac Bundle Watcher icon in your menubar

[Moscow Mule]

does anyone here actually use any antivirus on their mac?

Nope, but I do have Little Snitch - it keeps an eye on what's trying to send data out to the internet.

It costs €30, but I'm not sure it's worth that, I got it with one of those Mac Bundles that appear from time to time.

[Sands of Time]

I just bought an iPad 3 - do I need a virus checker???




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[cojak]

Yes, I use Avast (i still have Windows in my blood, I just don't like the idea of not having an AV and avast did warn me off a website a couple of days ago).

[Sysman]

does anyone here actually use any antivirus on their mac?

Nope.

I did try the Sophos freebie for a while but it never reported anything and hit the bit bucket when I had a general clearout of stuff I no longer use.

If I was reading my email on Windows, then maybe I'd use an antivirus package on the Mac to squash email nasties, but I only read email on the Mac or Linux.

[chef]

does anyone here actually use any antivirus on their mac?

[Sysman]

Turns out this Trojan will run away - well, delete itself - if it thinks you're too geeky: Flashback Trojan Creators Scared of Xcode, But Not Norton Antivirus - Waxy.org

Little Snitch is the best there, since that's the one which will tell you if some malware is trying to connect to the outside world.

Dont have Little Snitch?

sudo mkdir -p /Library/Little Snitch # snigger

Or yet better, get it: Little Snitch.

[cojak]

I am afraid that Macs became one season toys ... and version 10.6 is an ancient history, who cares. That would explain exceedingly slow reaction from the Apple.

[mos]

If you are running versions of OS X prior to Snow Leopard (10.6), then you are out of luck.

I am afraid that Macs became one season toys ... and version 10.6 is an ancient history, who cares. That would explain exceedingly slow reaction from the Apple.

[NickFitz]

Turns out this Trojan will run away - well, delete itself - if it thinks you're too geeky: Flashback Trojan Creators Scared of Xcode, But Not Norton Antivirus - Waxy.org