the cost for traditional AV can be less than $20.

For home users !nada!

Use any as long as you can get updates.

Updates are essential

kraken

I use Norton AV on my mac & AVG on windows. Not that I really need one on my mac, but better to be safe than sorry. And I'd prefer not to pass on viruses if there's any connected to any windows file I downld. Whilst Mac OSX doesn't have viruses, the earlier OS's did have some. And I found a couple of those ... only one infected me (after which I got an AV.)

BTW TamTheBam is busy trying to discover what the heck that is under his kilt. Though he'll need to put his glasses on as he can't see it very well ... well apparently there's something there. Frostbite perhaps!

Apologies ... my comments were purely specific assigned ... not meaning all scotsmen!

BTW TamTheBam has gone walkabout (aboriginal saying) ... over the hills & far away ... never to return again so to speak!

Uhhhhhhh Their are 2 Mac OSX Viruses/Worms/Trojans currently and I would say with firm assurance their are more to come.

http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/ne...acosxleap.html

__________________










A little common sense goes a long way

Later Grandpa

Very true and as Mac gets a bigger market share there will be more people attempting to wright viruses for mac. One thing all Mac user must remember is that the OS is written by people. And anything that one man builds or creates another man can tear down.

__________________










A little common sense goes a long way

Later Grandpa

Hmm interesting link. They've talked about such things before but until there's more evidence ... BTW there are AV companies that employ people to create viruses & then they create fixes for them. I guess this company may have found some loophole that they can frighten people with so they'll buy their av product. I'd like to hear more from "official channels" before being totally convinced. Mac OSX is frequently bringing out security updates to prevent such issues ... rather than some 3rd party poorly managed softw. that doesn't take security into consideration. Interesting point thanks Grandpa.

Hehe

I'm sure you're right grandpa. I've been waiting 5 years for OS X to catch up with malware, but no real luck so far

All that wasted RAM, HD space and CPU cycles, when I could have been running all those great malware programs.

btw-the first "virus" didn't really work, and the second only runs on intel macs using IM.

Darn! I'm missing out again! You Windows guys have all the fun

and don't forget when we last discussed this--and even got the guy who wrote the proof of concept on the first virus to participate
Hey--we almost got our first trojan on OSX!

Seriously though, this razzing each other is all in fun. If anyone takes this mac/windows bashing seriously, let me know and I'll happily shut up.

My computer is better than you computer NaaNaNaaNaNaaaNa.

The day any of us can't have fun poking fun at our choice of computers is the day we need to unplug our computers.

__________________










A little common sense goes a long way

Later Grandpa