Norton Utilities/Antivirus and OSX
Is it necessary to use a hard disk utility in OSX, and also an antivirus? Any opinions here on the worthiness of Norton Systemworks for Mac which contains both?
Should Norton utilities be used even if not necessary for OSX to use in classic? Is it safe to leave Norton Antivirus autoprotect off-its annoying and slows things down.
Any utilities that you would consider a must have?............................................. ...
Should Norton utilities be used even if not necessary for OSX to use in classic? Is it safe to leave Norton Antivirus autoprotect off-its annoying and slows things down.
Any utilities that you would consider a must have?............................................. ...
Comments
However -- and this is just my opinion -- I don't really get too worked up over the idea of catching viruses on my Mac. The Wintel PCs at my office are another story: Norton AntiVirus is mandatory on them. But if you turn on the built-in firewall with <a href="http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=9103&db=mac" target="_blank">BrickHouse</a> and don't use Microsoft Office products, then (to extend on AirSluf's analogy) that's about the equivalent of using a condom and not the pill. In other words, I agree that there's still a certain amount of risk involved... but you have to decide how much risk is acceptable for your comfort level.
Norton Utilities always spotted problems for me that disk first aid never did. The question is-does OSX need a hard d rive utility at all? And if not, should we use Norton Utilities because OS9 is still part of the equation(classic) and could it possibly screw up OSX?.............................
Daniel
[ 04-24-2002: Message edited by: Daniel ]</p>
anyone know anything about this?
[ 04-25-2002: Message edited by: mac's girl ]</p>