Anti Virus Help

[veganjustice]

Hello, I have Norton and Intego VirusBarrier for my Mac, I am not sure which one is the best, since there has yet to be a virus on my computer... But anyway, I just recently got Virtual PC for my Mac, and I was wondering if these anti virus protection programs will detect PC viruses that might try to make their way onto my computer through Virtual PC(if this is even possible, will a PC born virus do anything to my Mac?).

Anyone have any ideas? Thanks!


veganjustice

[NarenFish]

Neither, no and no.

[spiderman2k1]

No virus will move from virtual pc to you Mac unless you drag and drop it in to OSX but they will not work in OSX


Free virus software for windows

http://www.free-av.com/

http://www.grisoft.com/doc/289/lng/us/tpl/tpl01

I like antivir little bit better then AVG you might want to install one in your virtual pc plus get

http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/

http://www.safer-networking.org/

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Sygate firewall

http://www.panicware.com/ pop up stopper

Microsft spyware program it's free

Do not use IE use Mozilla or FireFOX

[MJA]

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[rumplestiltskin]

Whatever you share from your Mac to your VPC (the "shared' folder) will be accessible by whatever might infect your VPC.

I have no experience with the free-av product but have used AVG for a number of years and am very hapy with it. (Use this link: free.grisoft.com for a more direct route to the download)

Spybot Search & Destroy is also good for spyware.

However, why bother to do any eMail or Web surfing on your PC when your Mac is safer? I have both Parallels and BootCamp on my Mac and do not have OE configured at all; too much of a security issue, AFAIC.

[MJA]

http://www.av-comparatives.org/ then go to online results then On-demand comparative February 2006

[veganjustice]

So I'll need to download an antivirus and a spyware, will I download those using a browser in VPC? Or can I download them from my OSX and just put them in the shared folder?

I just got VPC and am not exactly sure what I am doing with it. haha. I haven't used windows in about 8 years.

thanks for the help,


veganjustice

[rumplestiltskin]

If you put them into the Shared folder, you'll be able to access them from within VPC. Depending on the permissions, you may have to drag them onto your VPC Desktop in order to launch them (install). I don't remember, offhand; Parallels requires this.

[veganjustice]

Thank you very much. Once I get VPC installed, I'll give it a show, and then see if I need any further help. Oh also, one more quick question, where exactly will the shared folder be? Is that the shared folder that is in the Mac OSX User section on the hard drive? or will it be something that will be there once I open VPC?

thanks,


veganjustice

[rumplestiltskin]

In VPC prefs you'll be able to specify a particular folder (on your Mac) that may be shared with the PC as "drive E" (or something like that). This can be a folder you create on your Mac's hard drive. Personally, I use a newly created folder on my Mac Desktop so it's easily accessed from both sides. By restricting the VPC to this particular folder (instead of your entire Mac hard drive), you limit any virus exposure from the VPC side to just that folder.