But it's always good to be well-prepared. Nor is there any anti-virus software for the iPad or iPhone. It claims to guard 'against viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware, keyloggers, bots, and other malware attempting to access your Mac.' It also 'detects banking Trojans' and protects your 'iPhone/iPod/iPad.' That's great, because there's never been a true Mac OS X virus or worm yet, nor a banking Trojan. Panda Antivirus for Mac ( ), $49.95/year: The Spanish company's Mac offering promises perhaps more than is necessary, or even possible. (It doesn't seem to offer cloud-based malware-definition updates, which would be even better.) There's no 'Mac plus PC' option, and it's for Intel-based Macs only. Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac ( ), $39.95/year: This well-known Russian company's Mac product offers 'cloud-based monitoring of websites and applications,' which should offer increased protection against suspicious sites and apps. For an extra $10 per year, you can get the Mac + PC edition, which protects the Windows installation on your Intel-based Mac as well.īitDefender Antivirus 2011 for Mac ( ), $39.95/year: Romania's BitDefender adds antiphishing protection to the usual features, and like Avast! has a 'Mac and PC' combo option that costs $10 more. For OS X 10.4 and up, both PowerPC and Intel chipsets.Īvast! Mac Edition ( ), $39.95/year: This Czech vendor's Mac tool features the usual customizable scans and downloads, plus 'integrated email protection.' It runs on both chipsets, OS X 10.4 and up. It constantly runs in the background, downloading definition updates and scanning every new file that enters the system. Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition ( ), free: This is a somewhat downgraded, but fully supported, port of British firm Sophos' business-oriented Mac anti-virus product. For both PowerPC and Intel-based Macs running OS X 10.4 and up. It was once tedious to use – you had to update virus definitions and scan your files manually – but the new ClamXav 2 allows both processes to be scheduled and run automatically. Without further ado, here they are, ranked in order of increasing price:ĬlamXav ( ), free: This OS X version of a long-standing Unix application was until recently the only fully free Mac anti-malware application.

There are nearly a dozen good anti-virus options ready for Mac users to install right now. Fortunately, the anti-virus software makers of the world have been waiting for this day to come.

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