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McAfee VirusScan for Mac

McAfee System Protection

Protect Macs against viruses and other threats

Guard your Macintosh computers and users against all types of viruses and malicious code, even new unknown threats with McAfee VirusScan® for Mac, which integrates with McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator® for efficient network-wide security management.

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Benefits and Features

Benefits:

  • Enforces security policies
    Enjoy continuous policy enforcement for multiple files, directories, or volumes, including volumes on remote computers connected through the network
  • Broad protection
    Protect your Macintosh computers against all types of viruses and even new and as-yet-undiscovered threats
  • Simple on-demand scanning
    Initiate on-demand scanning using Mac OS X file drag and drop
  • Reliable, accurate scans
    Keep false positives to a minimum; with VirusScan for Mac, they are few and far between
  • Always up to date
    Make sure your protection is current; all it takes is a single key stroke
  • Easy to manage
    Keep an eye on VirusScan for Mac as part of your complete security overview using McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator®, which offers security management and reporting on a single console

Features:

  • On-access scanning
    Scan files as they are accessed to determine if they are infected with malware
  • Proven anti-virus technology
    Combat every type of virus and malicious code threat, even compressed files; using advanced heuristics and generic detection, VirusScan for Mac protects against new viruses and other threats.
  • Easy Mac-like interface
    Use Apple's familiar Mac OS X interface; DropScan gives you easy on-demand scanning
  • One-click updating
    Keep your Macintosh security up to date with just one mouse click; the rapid update system automatically loads the latest virus updates to assure full compliance and protection against viruses, worms, and other malicious code threats

Description:

McAfee VirusScan® for Mac uses on-access scanning to guard against all types of viruses and malicious code, including new and unknown threats that target OS X. VirusScan for Mac offers unintrusive protection as it hunts down and kills viruses, worms, Trojans, and other malicious code that attempt to infect Macintosh systems.

Easy to use and always on guard, VirusScan for Mac automatically keeps your protection up to date and lets your Macintosh users work uninterrupted. VirusScan for Mac is supported by McAfee Avert® Labs—recognized as the world's top threat research center.

 

System Requirements:

Note: The following general system requirements vary depending on the nature of your environment.

McAfee VirusScan for Mac 8.6

  • Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.6 or later), Mac OS X Leopard (10.5 or later)
  • - Intel or PowerPC based Macintosh
  • - 512 MB RAM
  • - Minimum of 45MB of disk space

McAfee Virex 7.7 for Macintosh

  • Apple Macintosh OS X v10.2.6 (Jaguar) or later, Mac OS X v10.3.3 (Panther) or later, Mac OS X v10.4 (Tiger) or later
  • 266 MHZ Power PC G3 (or greater)
  • 128 MB RAM

McAfee Virex 6.2 for Macintosh

  • Mac OS 8.1 or later
  • Motorola 68030 or later processor, or a PowerPC 601 or later
  • 8 MB of available RAM
  • 15 MB of available hard disk space

McAfee VirusScan for MacTel 8.0

  • Apple Mac OS X v10.4 (Tiger) or later
  • 133 MHZ Intel-based processor (or greater)
  • 32 MB RAM