Re: AV client for Macs

[Adam Nave <nave () MACALESTER EDU>]

Symantec for Mac has been pretty stable for us, but we've been extremely
disappointed by their foot-dragging on Snow Leopard support. Because of this
we've started a project to examine other AV vendors.

--Adam

On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 2:39 PM, Eric C. Lukens <eric.lukens () uni edu> wrote:

> Many of us here have had problems using Symantec's solution for Mac, so
> even though we are licensed for it, hardly anybody uses it.  It just
> crashes and caused general instability issues on our Macs that were
> difficult to pinpoint, but went away as soon as Symantec's software was
> removed.  Many of us tested Sophos's Endpoint protection
> (http://www.sophos.com/products/enterprise/endpoint/) and found it to
> not have the same problems.  Unfortunately, we're not really in a
> position to pay for two A/V products, so we're hoping the upcoming
> Symantec Endpoint Protection 12 will have a better Mac client.
> Otherwise, for on-demand scanning, ClamXav does alright, but isn't a
> solution for real-time protection and isn't really easy-to-use for your
> typical end-user either (http://www.clamxav.com/).
>
> -Eric
>
> -------- Original Message  --------
> Subject: [SECURITY] AV client for Macs
> From: Stanclift, Michael <michael.stanclift () ROCKHURST EDU>
> To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> Date: 11/5/09 2:20 PM
> > Any recommendations on AV clients for Mac OS X?
> >
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-- 
Adam Nave, CISSP
Linux/Unix Systems Administrator
Macalester College