A recent Macworld poll has show that more than half ( 57.5 per cent ) of Mac owner do n’t use any anti - virus protective cover software , despite the late rise in Mac threat , including theFlashback Trojan outbreak .
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We ask Macworld readers whether they run anti - virus package on their Mac . Of the 1106 masses that replied , 470 said yes , and only 27 ( 2.4 per penny ) articulate that the anti - virus software had found a Mac threat . 91 ( 8.3 per penny ) participants said the software had found a microcomputer virus on their Mac . The other 352 ( 28.3 per penny ) that have got anti - virus software install on their computer say that it had never discovered a threat at all .
Only 3.4 per centime of participants had made a decision to install anti - virus software following the recent Flashback Trojan irruption , despite the Trojan being reckon the expectant Mac malware threat to date .
21.7 per centime of participant said that they do n’t have anti - virus software and do n’t plan on getting any , while 13.9 per centime claim that they are not stunned enough to install malware on their Mac .
242 ( 21.9 per cent ) of the poll ’s 1106 participant say that they do n’t have anti - virus package , but might reckon getting some .
In the forum thread linked to the poll , Gelddit tell that anti - virus software had caused several problem in the past : “ It was like watching a Mac run in slow motion , ” he write .
Alanaha has installed Sophos anti - virus software to protect his Mac , but say it is “ simple to usance but as yet , no menace detected so I ’ve no idea how well it works . ”
Dragonfly , who also uses Sophos , wrote in the forum : “ Sophos does slow down thing down from meter to time but not drastically , hopefully keeps nasties at bay . Anti - virus computer software is becoming more and more essential on a Mac as time goes by . ”
AlanAudio , who does not lean any anti - virus software system on his Macs publish : “ I do tend to expend bodily process monitor a band , which would be likely to reveal any unexpected action , either as internet activity or as an unexpected project that is running , but until such time as there is a virus for OS X , rather than just a Trojan , I wo n’t be install any anti - viral computer software . ”
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Nom also checker the natural action monitor on a Mac often , rather than establish anti - virus package , despite the recent rise in rising in malware : “ I still think the risk of anti - virus software knackering the carrying into action of my Mac is somewhat large than the risk of being infected by a virus – so I ’m no more inclined to install it than before . ”
“ I ’m think of obtain slight Snitch though ( which tells you whenever an app tries to make a connection connection ) and it apparently prevented the initiation of files via the Flashback Java exploit . Which , to me ( and if dependable ) , advise the malware designer knew it would have spotted it and spoil the whistle on it earlier than they hoped they ’d have costless reign , ” Nom add together , but point out that Little Snitch is not available on the Mac App Store . “ perchance Apple should buy Little Snitch and integrate it into the next OS update ? ”
Badgio makes a in force point about the benefit of set up anti - virus software on a Mac : “ I ’ve been using Intego Internet Security for years . More for peace of mind of mind than anything else . The only things it find are Win32 Trojans . They could n’t affect the Mac anyway , but at least it protect me from post septic file cabinet to work . ”
Read more about the history of the Flashback Trojan here .
