Mac Anti Virus – using clamXav
December 21st, 2006 at 22:01The good old virus problem….not a real problem for mac-users, but ok, maybe we should care about the future too, like most Microsoft users do already.
For all those who are afraid of them, check ClamXav
ClamXav is an open source antivirus scanner for OS X. It is based on an anti-virus “engine” that itself is a free, open source program. The two combined present a powerful platform for scanning for viruses that is easy to keep up to date and very robust. While not packed with features like some commercial anti-virus utilities, it is free of cost and likely to do what most OS X users need to do with regard to virus scanning. Read on for a full guide to installing an using ClamXav to search and destroy viruses on your Mac.
An example screenshot:

The download offers in addition to the *.app itself a context-menu plugin.
Again i must admit, i love opensource development
Best regards
fidel


