Strangely, though, it reported finding more malware than I actually have in my collection. I tested the new iAntivirus, and it did indeed catch most of what is in my malware collection. But it does mean that much of what I said here is longer applicable. Personally, I think that’s an amazingly stupid decision, given the negative connotation that has been associated with the name. However, the site still allows downloads of iAntivirus, and still promotes it as protecting “against the most nefarious cyber-threats attempting to gain access to your Mac and personal information,” which it doesn’t.Īddendum 2 (): Symantec has, apparently, bought iAntivirus and decided to release a new free anti-virus product in the Mac App Store under the iAntivirus name.
#IANTIVIRUS ROLEPLAY HOW TO#
To learn how to protect yourself against Mac malware, see my Mac Malware Guide, and if you decide you want anti-virus software after reading that, try the excellent and free ClamXav.Īddendum (): Since I wrote this, it looks like PC Tools has removed any options for purchasing iAntivirus from the site. Nobody should be asked to spend money on security software that is more than 2 years out of date! If you purchase security software, you expect it to actually keep you secure, and iAntivirus does not. In fact, you can still download and even purchase the software! That, in my opinion, makes iAntivirus very close to a scam. However, nothing I can find anywhere on the iAntivirus site indicates that it has been discontinued. None of this would be a major problem if iAntivirus had been officially discontinued.
#IANTIVIRUS ROLEPLAY UPDATE#
Especially since, according to their web site, the last update to iAntivirus appeared in 2009: I believe that, at this point, it may actually be dangerous to rely on iAntivirus!Īfter recently reviewing the iAntivirus threat list, published on the iAntivirus web site, I noticed a major problem: it contains absolutely no recent Mac malware! In particular, the two malware outbreaks that have affected more Mac users than any other malware to date – MacDefender and Flashback – are completely missing from their list! Also missing are OpinionSpy, Koobface (aka Boonana), BASH/QHost.wb, Revir/Imuler and Devilrobber (aka Miner-D).Īlthough I have not actually tested to verify that iAntivirus misses these trojans, I have no reason to believe that it does. However, iAntivirus has come back to my attention after years of not thinking about it, and what I see now concerns me greatly. I have always had a problem with iAntivirus’ published threat list, which mostly includes hacker tools and antique viruses that cannot affect any system made this century. February 3rd, 2012 at 7:56 AM EST, modified