XPost: alt.comp.microsoft.windows, alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.c   
   mp.os.windows-8   
   XPost: alt.windows7.general, microsoft.public.windowsxp.general   
   From: mt999999@ymail.com   
      
   On 6/21/2021 11:27 AM, nospam wrote:   
   > In article, Michael Trew   
   >   wrote:   
   >   
   >>>>> Much easier if you were to simply give your opinion on ClamXav   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I've never heard of it... I used to work for Apple Care tech support,   
   >>>> and we recommend everyone install a free program, now called   
   >>>> MalwareBytes for Mac.   
   >>>   
   >>> that is bad advice.   
   >>   
   >> Why is that?  I haven't worked there since 2016, but it basically solved   
   >> any malware/adware issue we found.   
   >   
   > malware is relatively rare on the mac, thus no need to run a utility.   
   >   
   > it's mostly browser hijackers and crapware that claims to find malware   
   > when the crapware is actually the malware itself.   
   >   
   > mac os itself blocks as much as possible (nothing is 100%), but nothing   
   > can prevent a user from typing in their admin password and installing   
   > what looks like something useful, but actually is not.   
   >   
   >> That was a directive from Apple to   
   >> suggest that program.  Unless, of course, it's changed in the last 5   
   >> years.   
   >   
   > nothing significant.   
   >   
   >> I'm not a mac person, I don't know.   
   >   
   > how is it you worked for apple care tech support and don't know much   
   > about macs?   
   >   
   > never mind i saw your explanation in another post.   
      
      
   Agreed, Malware is rare on Macs, but that utility did clean up the   
   "crapware" as you call it.  That utility also cleaned up system files   
   and junk that most users didn't want to bother with or were not   
   experienced enough to do.  You'll probably see my other post just made   
   above, but most issues were resolved by clearing the cashe or whatever   
   to remove the annoying "browser hijack".   
      
   For the record, I've had very poor luck with Malwarebytes on Windows...   
   not recommended.  I didn't try the paid subscription however.   I   
   currently use Webroot.  It's very light weight, and it found two viruses   
   on my Windows 7 machine, one that had been there for 5 years, that   
   Malwarebytes and Norton somehow never managed to find.  I would   
   recommend Webroot so far.   
      
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