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does sophos actually detect any mac viri or threats?

ed_andrews

prior to osx there were a few actual mac viruses [8 if i remember]

these would only be found in old mac files and software

does sophos detect them?

i have a library of old mac software which is updated periodically and need this ability

post osx there was reportedly one trojan [reported by an av company but never seen by anyone else i know]

does sophos detect it

does sophos detect when facebook, google or some other ant-social network starts following me around the net and collecting data about me?

and does sophos detect any threats that actually currently affect me as a mac only user

by this i don't mean theoretical future possible threats

so far it seems to only detect pc stuff

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    To answer your questions:

    Prior to OS X, there were 16 well known Mac virus families, plus rogue Applescripts, Word macro viruses, trojan applications, etc.

    MacHomeAV detects these, plus other less-known families and variants.  To verify, run MiniVmac or Basilisk II with a classic OS, and run Disinfectant and Gatekeeper over your library, and compare the results to what you get with MacHomeAV.

    Since the advent of OS X, there have been a number of malware families, most notably DNSChanger, RSPlug and the recent Boonana.  There are also a number of other OS X-specific and cross-platform pieces of malware that Sophos detects.

    Sophos also detects malware targeting Microsoft Windows, UNIX, and various other platforms, as we use the same detection engine across our entire product line, and detect for all platforms on all platforms.

    Sophos does not capture personal information about you, and so is unable to determine if other parties are doing so.  However, our engine does detect malicious iFrames, JavaScripts, Flash, and other "web bugs" of a malicious nature.  To get more control over your web browsing, you would need a third party tool or purchase our Web Appliance.

    To answer your final question, yes -- Sophos detects the malware families I mentioned above that are currently affecting OS X users worldwide. 

    Examples (from the past 4 weeks):

    You will notice that the results include forum posts from people who have been infected with the mentioned malware.

    Likely the reason it seems to only detect PC stuff is that there is so much more PC stuff to detect.  Also note that PC malware can affect you as a Mac user; just because your computer didn't get affected by it doesn't mean that you can't pass on infected files to people you know who are PC users.

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    To answer your questions:

    Prior to OS X, there were 16 well known Mac virus families, plus rogue Applescripts, Word macro viruses, trojan applications, etc.

    MacHomeAV detects these, plus other less-known families and variants.  To verify, run MiniVmac or Basilisk II with a classic OS, and run Disinfectant and Gatekeeper over your library, and compare the results to what you get with MacHomeAV.

    Since the advent of OS X, there have been a number of malware families, most notably DNSChanger, RSPlug and the recent Boonana.  There are also a number of other OS X-specific and cross-platform pieces of malware that Sophos detects.

    Sophos also detects malware targeting Microsoft Windows, UNIX, and various other platforms, as we use the same detection engine across our entire product line, and detect for all platforms on all platforms.

    Sophos does not capture personal information about you, and so is unable to determine if other parties are doing so.  However, our engine does detect malicious iFrames, JavaScripts, Flash, and other "web bugs" of a malicious nature.  To get more control over your web browsing, you would need a third party tool or purchase our Web Appliance.

    To answer your final question, yes -- Sophos detects the malware families I mentioned above that are currently affecting OS X users worldwide. 

    Examples (from the past 4 weeks):

    You will notice that the results include forum posts from people who have been infected with the mentioned malware.

    Likely the reason it seems to only detect PC stuff is that there is so much more PC stuff to detect.  Also note that PC malware can affect you as a Mac user; just because your computer didn't get affected by it doesn't mean that you can't pass on infected files to people you know who are PC users.

    :1000511
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