AVG for OS X?

We are thinking of upgrading our kit which is used
mainly for graphic design work as G3 Creative is a design company.

have any problems been found running graphic software such as Freehand, Illustrator, Quark etc. on the dual platform?

Yep, I use AVG on Windows and its great. Every time I've seen Norton used it causes more issues than it solves. Its very hard to find the AVG free site though, I have to google it, the main AVG site doesn't mention it at all!

Sophos has a nice Mac AV product too. Enterprise only though...would be nice if they had a consumer version. Use it at work on 300+ Macs and 100+ Win boxes. Never a problem and great support. Used NAV before Sophos....always a pain.


http://www.sophos.com/products/es/endpoint/sav-mac.html

AVG is the greatest anti virus in my opnion. Im glad its going to a Mac.

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never ever use AVG some of the computers at my school have been wiped or corrupted by AVG. maybe it is a hacked version. But I would never reccomend it.
reasons

1.2 out of 3 computers with AVG in my class got wiped right after a suspicious "AVG daily update".

2. all other computers with AVG are either corrupted or have a virus.

3.AVG updates take so much processor power that you can not do anything else.

4.AVG detects viruses but does not fix them. I had AVG say "infected items:3 healed: 0".

@ Mr Lizard

That's not exactly correct. While there have been proof-of-concept trojans and (sort-of) worms, there have been no viruses, proof-of-concept or otherwise, on OS X. Any successful malware on OS X would have to rely on social engineering (tricking the user to enter an admin username and password) in order to work. And, while that could happen, it still does not qualify as a "virus."

Also, Apple's latest Security Update removed an authorization caching loophole that will make it even more difficult for malware that relies on social engineering to propagate.

I do run NAV on my Mac for the sole reason of not passing-on Windows malware to my Windows-using correspondents. But I am not worried about my Mac getting a virus.

Smugness R' Us!

Too many Appleites blithely report that the Mac will never get a virus - Macs being being too secure, too cool, too, well...insignificant - a target for those so inclined to waste time on. But the time will come (especially as Apple is enjoying an increase in market share and also seems a bit clueless and rushed over Intel OSX) when an AV scanner will be desirable. If only, as some of those above have noted, not to pass on a virus to their WinOS chums or business colleagues.

I chucked Norton a few years ago (and McAfee before that) in favour of AVG Free on my 'old' notebook (it now runs as my office computer) and its always served me well. Occasional online scans from retail competitors report nothing has got past it, while its interface and automation (especially with the newest version) is clean and seamless.

AVG Free for Mac? I'll be there!

@ Jason

"people need to realize that while the mac can't get a virus"

I'm sorry, that's just wrong! Whilst it might be more difficult to target our chosen platform, it does not make it invulnerable to attack.

Proof of concept viruses have existed in the past for OS X. Whilst none have been successful in the wild, the fact that Apple pushes out security updates means the threat is there.

No platform, no matter how tightly locked down, is invincible to a virus.

I've been using AVG on my PC since my NAV one-year account expired. AVG is fast but it seems to corrupt itself in claiming to be out-of-date even after making the connection with their servers and downloads the updates.

Oh well. Perhaps the OS X client will be better. And they can give competition to Symantec and Virex to make better OS X products too.

In other news, AVG software engineers were busy writing viruses that would attack the Mac. "We need to create a demand for our Mac product."