Free virus checker using the ClamAV engine
As the popularity of Macs increases, it's inevitable that they will become the target of viruses and although the risk is still small, you haven't got much to lose by installing a free virus checker like ClamXav.
ClamXav is a free virus checker which can perform full system scans or analyze specific folders. The latest release has seen a much improved interface mainly due to the move away from Java and to Objective-C. Installation of ClamXav is a bit lengthy as it also requires installing the ClamAV engine which also requires a script (included in the installation file) to remove it.
The interface of ClamXav is simple and straightforward. You can schedule automatic system scans to be performed regularly, by setting the day of the week and hour at which you want ClamXav to start its analysis. It's obviously best to schedule full scans while you're not using your Mac because as with most virus checker, it can slow down your system somewhat. In fact, scanning in general is very slow with ClamXav although for checking individual files it's fine. Probably the best way to use ClamXav is via the "Sentry" which makes ClamXav monitor for changes in individual files and folders rather than performing slow regular system scans.
If you use it sparingly, ClamXav is a pretty good free virus checker with a regularly updated database although speed is not its forte.
Fix for ClamXav Sentry crashes. Fix for Sentry not logging to the right place.
Changes
Fix for ClamXav Sentry crashes. Fix for Sentry not logging to the right place.
User reviews about ClamXav
by Anonymous
Perfect if you work a lot with external mobile devices.
When working with mixed platforms it catches most of the viruses and worms which are common in Windows environments. Thoroughly protects the computer from traffic of mobile devices like USB sticks, external hard discs etc.
Is very easy to use!
Pros:
It is free.
User friendly and clear interface.
regularly up-dated!
Cons:
CPU is running wild sometimes.
Slow scanning. More
by Anonymous
Didn't Work.
Didn't work for me :o( Got an error message, see below. I don't know if I have a virus but someone has been hacking into my email and Facebook accounts, and received a fraudulent charge via PayPal.
Cons:
Process: ClamXav [698]
Path: /Applications/ClamXav.app/Contents/MacOS/ClamXav
Identifier: uk.co.markallan.clamxav
Version: 2.0.7 (234)
Code Type: PPC (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [137]Interval Since Last Report: 11640901 sec
Crashes Since Last Report: 34
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 985 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 1Date/Time: 2010-09-24 20:37:24.014 -0400
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.7 (9J61)
Report Version: 6
Anonymous UUID: 2438DF48-F9D6-423A-8B55-B41A520F8852Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x000000000000000c
Crashed Thread: 10 More
by Anonymous
Muy bueno y gratuito, sitio alternativo de descarga.
Muy buen antivirus, y además ¡¡Gratuito!!
Aunque en Mac OS casi no necesitemos antivirus nunca está demás tener uno por si las moscas.Otro enlace por el que descargarlo a toda velocidad (por rapidshit) es:
***Link deleted***
Pros:
Gratuito y sencillo.
Cons:
Casi no hace falta. More