wine users - Aug 2010 - Antivirus for Mac Wine?

doh123 <wineforum-user at winehq.org> wrote:
>Sent: Aug 31, 2010 9:53 AM
>To: wine-users at winehq.org
>Subject: [Wine]  Re: Antivirus for Mac Wine?
>
>wouldn't just running a Mac OS X version of Clam be better on your
machine...
>I think trying to run a Windows version of any anti-virus, all the time,
would leave a wineserver running all the time and make it more likely of having
>something bad run.
Doh123:

I agree.  Install ClamAV Mac on your system and if you need ClamAVWin on Wine
(to catch those nasties introduced through it).  However, don't leave Wine
running just to run ClamAVWin and think your system is protected, only the Wine
portion is and viruses and other nasties can come in by running a Mac based
program.  That is why I have ClamAVMac on my Mac when my mail client is
Thunderbird and my web browser is Firefox.  Malware written in bytecode for
Firefox will run on a Mac just as easily as it will on a PC (since they both use
Intel based processors.)

As to the question:  How do I protect Wine?  You can do it the way I described
above, or you can forgo using IE/Firefox from within Wine.  This appears to not
be an option for Steam procured games, however.  I have no experience with them
as I don't have the time to research this at this time.

Just remember to stop Wine when you are done using it to reduce the chances that
something bad will happen while you are away doing something else.

James McKenzie

Antivirus software?s just to get rid of those nasty viruses from your system.
So you can download as your requirement.

 8)

It is mandatory to use antivirus when you use pc it may be any os you are using
it doesnt matter because virus will attack windows but also mac or any other os
because when you use pc you may inserting pendrive or you may downloading some
files from internet in that ways virus may enter in your pc so it is better to
use antivirus which will protect your pc. Bitfinder is most trusted antivirus.

webadmin wrote:
> It is mandatory to use antivirus when you use pc it may be any os you are
using it doesnt matter because virus will attack windows but also mac or any
other os because when you use pc you may inserting pendrive or you may
downloading some files from internet in that ways virus may enter in your pc so
it is better to use antivirus which will protect your pc. Bitfinder is most
trusted antivirus.
>   
Troll warning.

Take this advice with a grain of salt.

James McKenzie