Re: Adware/Spyware on Mac/OS X

[Gene Spafford <spaf () CERIAS PURDUE EDU>]

ClamAV is free and seem to work well, and there is a window interface
to it.   If and when there are viruses and spyware on the Mac, it
would work well.

A preventative mechanism  (I would suggest Tripwire, considering I
developed the first version :-) is a way to catch anything as yet
unknown.

Several of the commercial vendors (Symantec, McAfee, etc) have Mac
products, but with no real viruses or spyware in the wild, it would
seem imprudent to spend the money on them.


On May 4, 2009, at 12:39 PM, Kamnab Keo/FS/VCU wrote:

> We have not found much, but a Google search returns: MacScan and
> iAntiVirus.  The problem is we have no experience with Mac anti-
> spyware or any of these tools.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Kamnab Keo
> IT Risk Management Analyst
> Virginia Commonwealth University
>
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> From:   Gene Spafford <spaf () CERIAS PURDUE EDU>
> To:     SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> Date:   05/04/2009 12:33 PM
> Subject:        Re: [SECURITY] Adware/Spyware on Mac/OS X
> Sent by:        The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv <SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
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> Care to share what you have found as spyware that is designed for
> the Mac?
>
> As far as I know, there are none in the wild, and even writing a
> proof-of-concept one is not simple.   So, there may not be any need
> for such a thing.
>
>
> On May 4, 2009, at 12:29 PM, Kamnab Keo/FS/VCU wrote:
>
> Can anybody recommend an anti-spyware utility for Mac/OS X?  We have
> looked around but there is not much out there regarding Macs.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kamnab Keo
> IT Risk Management Analyst
> Virginia Commonwealth University
>
> VCU Information Security - http://infosecurity.vcu.edu/
> Information Security News, Tips & More - http://www.twitter.com/vcuinfosec
>
> Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable organizations
> will never use email to request that you reply with your password,
> Social Security number or confidential personal information.  For
> more details visit http://infosecurity.vcu.edu/phishing.html.

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