Re: Malware (antivirus) software for Macintosh

[Jason Rinne <rinnej () MOVAL EDU>]

We are using Trend Micro Office Scan plug-in for Mac.  The machines don't seem to take any performance hit and early 
tests show that it is detecting / preventing some malware.  We have only been running it for a couple of weeks and 
haven't put it through a thorough test.

Jason Rinne
Systems Administrator
500 E. College Street ∙ Marshall, MO 65340
P 660-831-4088
rinnej () moval edu<mailto:jaecquesc () moval edu>
[cid:image001.jpg@01CD3438.9C2EFB30]<http://www.moval.edu/>


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From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Dean 
Williams
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:18 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: [SECURITY] Malware (antivirus) software for Macintosh

A rash of Flashback infections has us thinking about malware protection for our Macintoshes.  Is anyone using a product 
that you'd recommend (or recommend against!)?   If you are supporting malware protection for your Macintoshes, is the 
impact on system performance acceptable?   Is it effective in preventing or at least detecting infections?  Are updates 
timely?  Is it affordable?

Thanks for any experience or insight you can share.

Dean Williams, GSLC
Information Security Officer
Enterprise Technology Services
University of Vermont
Dean.Williams () uvm edu<mailto:Dean.Williams () uvm edu> | 802-656-1174
http://www.uvm.edu/it/