Clamxav

[Mac attack]

Hi
Just recently got a Mac Mini and was advised to download ClamXav for vius protection etc...
Now I don't know much about computing and even less about Mac's so now I've downloaded it I have a couple of questions that I would really appreciate if someone could answer.

Where should I be scanning? If virus's or other unwanted files were on my Mac, where would they most likely be?

Does it autamatically prevent (or alert me) if something potentially bad is happening while I am online?

Any help will be gratefully received!
Thanks

Matt

[j2buttonsw]

You should ensure that the antivirus application is up-to-date with regards to the version and the virus definitions: since people are creating new viruses all the time, the antivirus application must be kept up-to-date as far as knowning what is new to protect you. Does it come with a scheduled updater so you don't have to remember to do the updates? IMO, the antivirus should have two things: a real-time protector which runs all the time the computer is on and is continually scanning what is happening in real-time. This will protect you when you are on the internet or you accidently open a virus infected file. You will often get a message (pop-up)telling you that the anvtivirus has discovered something unsavoury and what it has done with it. The second thing is an e-mail application protector. This is more important if you use office applications to look after your e-mail like Outlook. Since the majority of viruses are spread through e-mail you want whatever is looking after your e-mail to be covered. To answer your first question, I would scan the entire computer hard drive or do a full system scan as viruses can dump themselves in many places. You can never be too carefull even with Macs.

[Pat Flanel]

First do a scan of the whole HD. After that you really only need to scan your emails. ClanAVX does not yet scan automatically so you have to do it yourself periodically. Just keep updating the definitions and remember its free.