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Sophos should be avoided, as it could actually increase your Mac's vulnerability?

NickMcEnjoy

Hello,

Some Mac users said "Sophos should be avoided, as it could actually increase your Mac's vulnerability" because it runs with root privileges. Is that true?

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    Hello Bob,

    Thank  you very much for the clarification.

    Mac users said Clamxav does not run with elevated privileges; therefore, it is recomended. I am hesitate to use Clamxav because its definition update function is not working as good as Sophos. More importantly, Sophos is a corporate grade AV sofware.

    Will you develop a non-root-running version anytime soon? Why is it necessary for Sophos to run with root privileges?

    Regards,

    Nick

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    Hello Bob,

    Thank  you very much for the clarification.

    Mac users said Clamxav does not run with elevated privileges; therefore, it is recomended. I am hesitate to use Clamxav because its definition update function is not working as good as Sophos. More importantly, Sophos is a corporate grade AV sofware.

    Will you develop a non-root-running version anytime soon? Why is it necessary for Sophos to run with root privileges?

    Regards,

    Nick

    :1005591
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