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from: FROMTHERAFTERS
date: 2014-12-07 06:44:00
subject: Re: Avast vs Sophos on Ma

~BD~ wrote on 12/7/2014 :
> On 07/12/2014 18:18, Brian Gordon wrote:
>> Despite being on a Mac, latest updates of everything, I run antiviral scans
>> once a month or so.  ClamXav is my mainstay, and I also have Sophos.  I was
>> also offered Avast, again the free version.
>>
>> When I tried to install it, it announced that I would first have to 
>> uninstall
>> Sophos.
>>
>> Is Avast that much better, so worth it?
>
> The best advice is that if you don't have Microsoft Windows on your machine, 
> you should have *NO* resident anti-virus software on your Mac!
>
> For more advice, ask here: https://discussions.apple.com/welcome

Which could very well lead to this:
http://www.reedcorner.net/mmg/


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