Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/06/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I notice that the free version is about a year out of date compared to the current/paid version. Looking through the Changes I see a lot of UI/cosmetic changes but also noticed that he has updated the "Engine". Does the free version download current signatures? Is anyone using it on Yosemite? g. Brian Reid writes: > I agree 100% with Robert Rose. > > > > I use the free ClamXav scanner. Get it at the App Store. There is no > > reason not to use it. I set it to autoupdate definitions and autoscan. > > > > This is the program that the Genius Bar recommended. They said nothing > > else was needed if I did a regular scheduled scan. > > > > It automatically sends bad files to quarantine and kills them. Cheap > > at twice the price. > > > > There are definitely virus programs floating around that infect > > Macs. They (in my experience) are in these classes: > > > > Adware > > Java based which you pickup at websites you should have avoided > > Phishing email attachments > > > > OSX is loaded with roadblocks that help avoid the Java stuff. The > > problem is that they usually filter too much, and in particular it > > causes severe headaches with the US Patent Office (I spend a lot of > > time on their website). > > > > One type of online malware that really annoys me is the popup. It > > might warn me that my computer is infected (really just bullshit), and > > perversely clicking anything will install some adware. The only way to > > defeat it is force quit Safari and start over. > > > > A new malware attack is the extortion popup. This warns me that > > something bad will happen unless I send money. Actually the malware is > > the extortion demand itself. Nothing really has been done to the > > computer, so simply force quitting Safari defeats it. > > > > The way to avoid an email virus is what you already know ? don?t open > > anything from someone you were not expecting. You can run it through > > ClamXav if you want to be super careful. > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >