Antivirus for Mac?

Jasconius

My WoW account was hacked this week and I've not used a PC in over a month so I'm guessing it was keystroked from my Mac.

This shall not stand.

Is there a good (and preferably free) trojan/keystroke ward for OSX?

mts

one of the last macheists had a virus program virus barrier x5 something or another. mostly runs in the background and don't ever notice it

admanb

I'm not saying it's impossible that your Mac has a keylogger, but almost anything else is more likely. Are you sure you're not using any addons or helper programs that may've been compromised? Never logged on with someone else's computer? Because, really... so damn unlikely.

Esh

admanb wrote: »

I'm not saying it's impossible that your Mac has a keylogger, but almost anything else is more likely. Are you sure you're not using any addons or helper programs that may've been compromised? Never logged on with someone else's computer? Because, really... so damn unlikely.

Seconding this. It's generally the add-ons that get you.

Jasconius

I only had two addons. Bagnon and Quartz, addons I have used for years, from the same source, curse.com, without problems.

And no, I haven't logged in on someone else's computer.

RUNN1NGMAN

If there IS something on your Mac that's a keylogger, chances are close to 100% it's something you or someone else installed, and not a virus or trojan. Anything that could do something like that would prompt you for the admin password--its virtually impossible for anything like that to get installed surreptitiously.

Improvolone

Like everyone else, not saying you don't have something on your system, but if I had a key logger on your computer I would be fucking around with more than WoW.

Smasher

Have you used the same email address on other wow-related sites? Some of the big ones (wowhead, allakhazam, thottbot among others) are owned by gold-selling sites and I wouldn't be shocked at all if they tried bruteforcing passwords to be able to hack more accounts for more gold. Speaking of passwords, how strong is yours?

Also, if at all possible I'd strongly suggest getting an authenticator. Unless you're in australia or something the cost plus shipping should be less than a month's subscription, and the account security it provides is extremely valuable. If you have a supported mobile phone you can even get one for free.

Jasconius

i don't think I've registered for a site, even wowhead.

I know how passwords get stolen guys.

That's not my question.

My question is about anti-virus software for OS X. And I got an answer.

Thanks!

TetraNitroCubane

Because Virus Barrier costs money, I'll chime in with two free alternatives.

First, ClamXAV, which is open source anti-virus. It doesn't run resident unless you specify the folders you want it to scan, but it's free and easy to use. Second, ESET NOD Anti-Virus, which is currently in beta, and free so long as it is. Be aware it's likely to not be free when the beta ends, and that as a beta it may still have issues. ESET's AV products are the best I've used, though.

Also, don't be fooled by the name 'Anti-Virus'. These products also look for other common malware, trojans, worms, etc. While there are no virus reports in the wild for OS X (by the strict definition of virus), there are rising numbers of malware out there.

You might also try MacScan, which is more like an 'anti-spyware' tool, but I believe looks for keyloggers. It's free for 30 days, but fully functional within those days.