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 ClamXav 1.1.1e940
ClamXav is a free virus checker for Mac OS X. It uses a slightly
modified version of the tried, tested and very popular clamav open
source antivirus engine as a back end.
Back in the days before OS X, the number of viruses which attacked
Macintosh users totalled somewhere between about 60 and 80. Today, the
number of viruses attacking OS X users is...NONE! However, this doesn't
mean we should get complacent about checking incoming email attachments
or web downloads, for two reasons. Firstly, there's no guarantee that we
Mac users will continue to enjoy the status quo, but more importantly,
the majority of the computing world use machines running MS Windows, for
which an enormous quantity of viruses exist, so we must be vigilant in
checking the files we pass on to our friends and colleagues etc. For
example, if you're a wise person and you've turned MS Office's macro
support off then you're not going to notice that virus which is hiding
inside this month's edition of "Extreme Ironing.doc" which your friend
sent you. If you then forward that document to a less wise person who
has not turned off the macro support, then you have most likely just
sent him a shiny new Pandora's Box with a sign saying "Open this end"!
Flippancy aside, I'm sure you get the idea: check the file before
opening and/or sending it on to someone else. This gives you the
opportunity to avoid the file altogether or at least copy and paste any
vital information into a new document and send that instead.
- License: Freeware
- Author/Publisher: Mark Allan
- Modification Date: September 6, 2008
- Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4 and higher
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