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There may only be 45 known virus for mac, but your mac can also spread non mac viruses to your PC owning friends, so its best to get protected inorder to stop the spread from system to system via email and removable disks. &nbsp;We use Sophos on our network which is really a commercial package, but check to see if the anti virus you are considering or recommended can scan also for non mac viruses, that way you will keep your friends from being infected.
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There may only be 45 known virus for mac, but your mac can also spread non mac viruses to your PC owning friends, so its best to get protected inorder to stop the spread from system to system via email and removable disks.  We use Sophos on our network which is really a commercial package, but check to see if the anti virus you are considering or recommended can scan also for non mac viruses, that way you will keep your friends from being infected.

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checked out Sophos, no pricing on their site, have to request for a quote. &nbsp;i'm a bit nervous about that--usually huge, complicated, expensive software that involves offline quotes. &nbsp;did it anyway but still waiting for response.<br />
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but we'll probably go with Norton coz we can get a discount at the university computer store.<br />
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can't find anything about PC virus protection in the product info. &nbsp;probably won't know until we've tried it. &nbsp;if not, i guess we'll just have to rely on the PCs having their own antivirus software.<br />
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can't say if there's a &quot;correct answer&quot; here. &nbsp;i'm going mostly by first-come-first-serve.<br />
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thanks both for the comments, very enlightening.<br />
--meg
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checked out Sophos, no pricing on their site, have to request for a quote.  i'm a bit nervous about that--usually huge, complicated, expensive software that involves offline quotes.  did it anyway but still waiting for response.

but we'll probably go with Norton coz we can get a discount at the university computer store.

can't find anything about PC virus protection in the product info.  probably won't know until we've tried it.  if not, i guess we'll just have to rely on the PCs having their own antivirus software.

can't say if there's a "correct answer" here.  i'm going mostly by first-come-first-serve.

thanks both for the comments, very enlightening.
--meg

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what's the best antivirus software for macs?<br />
does Virex 6 work on OS 9?<br />
thanks,<br />
--meg
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what's the best antivirus software for macs?
does Virex 6 work on OS 9?
thanks,
--meg

antivirus for mac

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