Racer23 Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 I know the topic has been covered and each post has turned into a discussion about the securitties of the OS. But do I need virus software? What program do you recomend? I use McAfee on my PC and love it. Do I need a spyware blocker/cleaner? I use trend micro for the OC love that one too. Also what is the correct way to uninstall an application? In Windoze you simply uninstall it, if you move the folder in the recycle bin you really did not uninstall it. Is this true when you move the app to the trash? Is there a proper way to uninstall a program? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/11992-virus-software-spyware-uninstaller/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
declan Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 In all the time i have used macs i never bothered with antivirus/spyware but that may change, as for uninstalling although you can drag the app to the recyclebin, it will leave stuff like plist files lying around, though at least theres no registry to worrie about. Try appzapper for removing programs completely. Switching to using a mac a few years back was strange because i suddenly found no need to spend time maintaining the system, defrag, cleaning up after sloppy uninstallers, and such, for the first time i could actually just use the computer. Though at first i still felt i should be doing something to keep it ship shape.... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/11992-virus-software-spyware-uninstaller/#findComment-75301 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loug Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Best desInstaller program on Mac is "DesInstaller 3.0b3" you can find it at www.macupdate.com, it's freeware tools. It's PPC application but perhaps run on roseta (not tested)... Description of the author : DESCRIPTION DesInstaller is a simple tool that reads the receipts generated when you install a .pkg file with Apple's Installer. Every file installed by this package is removed, even if it has been modified, and archived if you ask the DesInstaller to. If you decide to use a reinstaller, you will get a tar archive, for portability, and a shell script with a "command" extension, to be double clickable. Please be aware that even if the reinstalller does not actually care about its position when invoked, the two parts (the tar archive and the term shell script) are both needed in the same folder. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/11992-virus-software-spyware-uninstaller/#findComment-75906 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackentangled Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 antivirus --> virus barrier x4 (unibin) or clamxav (ppc still but freeware) firewall --> netbarrier (unibin) uninstaller --> appzapper (unibin) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/11992-virus-software-spyware-uninstaller/#findComment-76791 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XanthraX Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Clamxav not working to me, the rest are working verry well. I wait for other oppinions about clamxav. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/11992-virus-software-spyware-uninstaller/#findComment-77244 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xiberia Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 i'm not that bothered about a virus checker (at the moment) because my hackintosh isn't connected to a Windows machine, so I can't pass virii over. The minute a Mac virus surfaces I'm installing one though. what I WOULD like is some kind of tracking-cookie cleaner, like Ad-Aware or Spybot. -- is it just me, or are Mac virus checkers bloody expensive? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/11992-virus-software-spyware-uninstaller/#findComment-77248 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackentangled Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 what I WOULD like is some kind of tracking-cookie cleaner, like Ad-Aware or Spybot. ...then you need need onyx http://www.titanium.free.fr/ is it just me, or are Mac virus checkers bloody expensive? lol, true 'coz there's only a few out in the wild. but there's a free one, clamxav, but i havn't tried it yet if it works (still ppc). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/11992-virus-software-spyware-uninstaller/#findComment-77254 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xiberia Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 yeah, but Onyx cleans ALL cookies. I just want the ad tracking cookies cleaned. Ah well, no worries Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/11992-virus-software-spyware-uninstaller/#findComment-77281 Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Get a little application called SafariPlus and you can clean out all your cookies and/or keep the ones from sites you trust every time Safari quits. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/11992-virus-software-spyware-uninstaller/#findComment-77562 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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