McAfee Anti Virus software

Hi all,
I want to know if the McAfee anti virus software in Z1 is a trial version or full version.
Thanks in advance, Kamaraj

I think its a trial version.As far as i know AVG Pro antivirus is indeed full version.
But sir,it is not recommended to install anti virus as it would make changes in settings without you noticing,thus might causing software issues later.
But if you are a frequent internet user,and download alot of stuffs.Then it is adviced to installed it.
This is just an advice
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Hay just wondering what virus protection software, if any, is the best for macs.

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Get ClamXav It's free.
A word to the wise. Do not use Norton or McAfee anti virus software. Will cause numerous problems and next to impossible to UNinstall.
Currently there are no Mac viruses in the wild but to be on the safe side, ClamXav is good to have.
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I do alot of creative and professional work on my Mac. The data on it, means a **** of a lot to me, and I'd hate for my Mac to be infected with something horrible.
Could anybody please tell me if I really do need anti-virus or anti-spyware software for my iMac? And if I do, which one do you recommend? (Ideally I would want it to be cheap and not hog lots of system resources)...
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I can only give you my personal experience on this one.
The short answer is "no". I've been using macs for the past 4 years, my partner for many more. Neither I nor she have an anti virus program installed.
We both use firewall on both the os x setup and via our router. I tend to install the security updates posted by apple after they are released and check the forums to be aware of any potential problems.
A much better idea is to back up your important projects etc on a regular basis to dvd and external hard disk.
I have one experience of anti-virus software on the mac:
About 2.5 years ago i thought i had a virus - my diskspace was being eaten up at a very very fast rate - and i was worried. Found out that the os update from 10.3.2 to 10.3.5 had an incompatability issue with the mcafee shock game controller driver (obscure eh!)
Anyway, after this experience and deleting the driver which i no longer needed, i decided to err on the side of caution and tried out both mcafee and norton. Both of which slowed down my system and norton especially caused problems when i was running logic pro etc. really really annoying.
Once i'd got over my "insecure" stage and having spoken to other mac users i realised anti-virus software was causing many many more issues than resolving any - and besides since then i have still had no problems and have never come across any viruses on mac os x.
It all depends on what makes you feel safer. Personally i wouldn't recommend ant-virus programs... i wonder if anyone has any positive experiences of anti-virus software on the mac?
that's my 0.02 pence

When I down loaded the new upate a message said that the upgrade was not compatible with my anti-virus software so they disabled it. This is unacceptable.

I got a message to up grade Firefox so I did. At a certain time in the process a message came up and said that you have some add ons that aren't compatible with this software so they will be disabled. At this time I tried to stop the up grade because I don't like things just being disabled, but it would not allow me to do so. As I continued to the next screen it told me that the software that was disabled was my anti-virus software. I run a business on my computer and am not happy that the protection of my computer and its contents is at risk.

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I was told by one of those so-called Dell experts techs, to install that DVD, into the tray of your modern, a small box would appear in the left-hand bottom of your screen, and type in "RUN". Nothing happened!!! Now,the PC that I had for 15 years, did this, but with this new one, not the same.What do I do, in installing or down loading this DVD? I could use a step by step instructions.

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An obvious question is does your machine play DVDs ?
You will probably need to be in an admin account.
You should be able to use your Firefox browser to find assistance.
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hello,
i would like to know some of your opinions re: use of anti-virus software for mac. until now i never used any. i never had a problem with viruses & else. two weeks ago, i had a bad experience while using netscape browser: lost important data (all passwords, usernames, personal info; favorites; more).my laptop computer started to freeze frequently. maybe the problem is not virus related. but a few days ago, i read some article concerning the appearance of viruses made for mac. if any of you has a suggestion as far as the use or not of such software? if yes, which one would be best. i heard mcAfee is very decent...
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You want to be sure the included OS X firewall is enabled, including it's stealth mode. Next, you may want to run an antivirus program, as a preventative and for peace of mind, and perhaps to stop spreading any virus's to your windows friends.
I use ClamXAV, which is available in universal version from http://www.clamxav.com . I have it scan my email (has warned me about phishing emails) as well as any downloads. There are other commercial antivirus packages made by Intego (Virusbarrier) and Symantec (Norton) for the mac environment. McAfee has all but bailed out of the individual system mac environment. Apple stopped using them on .mac, as there were significant Tiger issues early on.
The above assumes you're not running bootcamp and Windows. If you are, then you need to consider antivirus software for the Windows environment. In the Windows environment, there are many antivirus vendors, and you can probably catch some recent reviews from PC Magazine and others. McAfee does make a decent antivirus program for the Windows environment. I'd probably stay away from Norton, as I've read some comments that recent releases are perhaps getting too complex. If you watch Staples ads, they now and then have various Windows antivirus software for free after rebates. Best Buy recently had McAfees antivirus for Windows for $2 after rebates.

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XProtect works with all applications that set the "quarantine" attribute on downloaded files.
I'm not questioning your expertise, but how exactly do you know that? I'd definitely like to read more about it, and especially the "'quarantine' attribute".
It may not be something Apple publishes in its ads, but it's documented in Apple's developer documentation. See (search these documents for "quarantine"):
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http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#releasenotes/Carbon/RN-LaunchServices/_i ndex.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40001369
http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlist KeyReference/InfoPlistKeyReference.pdf
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That includes all built-in Aqua applications
By "built-in" I assume you mean Apple apps bundled with the OS. (Just making sure.)
That is correct.
other popular web browsers and mail clients.
And what if I'd like to use an unpopular browser?
You might not be a believer in popularity, but if a browser does not implement this feature as Apple has recommended to all developers, you'd be wise to avoid it, as they've dropped the ball. If a browser developer drops an easy ball like this, there are likely to be many other balls on the floor that you haven't seen.
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And why is this 'list' such a secret, anyway?
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outlined above...
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I notice most of the recommendations refer to the actual SCCM servers themselves in order to increase performance.
My particular problem is around the clients rolling back updates due to anti virus software not liking something to do with SCCM at the moment. I notice there is reference to the softwaredistribution folder which is probably worth checking out with
the security team that that folder is not being scanned, but not sure if that would be why the updates are not installing as this issue is a relatively new issue and I would have noticed that a long time ago.
thanks again for the post and I'll get those added. if anyone else has experienced this issue with clients not installing updates due to Antivirus software, would appreciate any help?
thanks
doug

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We have Oracle 11g release1 database on Windows server 2008
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