Internet Security Barrier Dual Protection - Intego

The ability to run Windows on Intel-based Macs is a boon for long-time Mac users and switchers alike. The drawback is that running two operating systems leaves your computer more vulnerable to attack... read more at MacUserUK

DoorStop X Security Suite 2.0 - Open Door Networks

When I last reviewed Open Door Networks’ DoorStop X Security Suite (4 mice), I didn’t find much wrong with the suite’s Firewall application. It was powerful, secure, and stable, and it made OS X’s built-in firewall easy for almost anyone to manage. I’m pleased to note that with this new upgrade, nothing has changed in that regard. DoorStop X Security Suite 2.0 will still lock your Mac down tight... read more at Macworld

Norton Confidential for Macintosh - Symantec

With some justification, many Mac users feel immune to virus threats. But nowadays the real malware action lies in platform-agnostic identity theft, or phishing, which involves tricking users into revealing personal data... read more at MacUserUK

MacScan 2.1 - MacScan Software

Designed for security-conscious Mac users, MacScan 2.1 does two things: It scans your hard drive for spyware and other malware that has surreptitiously slipped onto your system and it cleans up the traces left behind by Web browsing—your browser history, cache, and cookies... read more at Macworld

Norton AntiVirus 10.1 - Symantec

Symantec has collected a huge, detailed database of virus information on its Web site. Search for the recent Mac Leap.A malware, for instance, and you’ll get a page full of information, including screenshots. If a virus is found on your machine, a Learn More button will open the relevant page from Symantec’s site in a mini-browser window within the application... read more at Macworld

Intego VirusBarrier X4 - Intego

Intego’s VirusBarrier X4 may be pricier than its competition, but it’s worth it. For starters, it’s extremely easy to use. Installation is a couple of mouse clicks and a restart; after the NetUpdate program updates your virus definitions, you’re ready to go... read more at Macworld

ClamXav 1.0.3 - Mark Allan

If you don’t think the virus threat to your Mac is dire enough to spend any money protecting against it, ClamXav will get the job done. It’s based on a well-established open source project (clamav), and provides a decent level of protection (thanks in part to daily updates of its virus definitions). It costs nothing to buy or update (though the author does request donations), so ClamXav is about as cheap as it gets... read more at Macworld

ClamXav 1.0.1 - Mark Allan

If you don’t think the virus threat to your Mac is dire enough to spend any money protecting against it, ClamXav will get the job done. It’s based on a well-established open source project (clamav), and provides a decent level of protection (thanks in part to daily updates of its virus definitions). It costs nothing to buy or update (though the author does request donations), so ClamXav is about as cheap as it gets... read more at Macworld

Little Snitch 1.2 - Objective Development

Little Snitch 1.2.2 is a valuable application that picks up where Mac OS X’s built-in firewall leaves off. Whereas the firewall software that Apple provides only screens incoming traffic (attempts to access your computer from the outside), Little Snitch watches for outgoing traffic—connections from software running on your Mac to addresses elsewhere on the Internet. Aimed at the increasing population of users whose computers are constantly online, the software could prove useful for providing an early warning that a malicious program is running on your Mac... read more at Macworld

IPNetSentryX - Sustainable Softworks

IPNetSentryX is not so much a firewall as a firewall companion. It watches your network for unusual or dangerous traffic, and then blocks it. It’s geared primarily toward users who have a fair amount of technical knowledge, who know their UDP from their TCP, and who don’t need a fancy firewall front end. Simply put, it’s not for novices... read more at Macworld

Norton Personal Firewall 3.0.3 - Symantec

Norton Personal Firewall 3.0.3 (NPF) is a friendly app that’s easy to configure and protects your computer from unauthorized access by keeping an eye on incoming network traffic. NPF supersedes Apple’s built-in firewall, offering you protection that’s ample, easy to access, and simpler to configure... read more at Macworld

NetBarrier X4 10.4.1 - Intego

Intego’s NetBarrier X4 10.4.1 costs more than most other Mac firewall products, but you get what you pay for: It has more features and is more capable than any other Mac firewall, including the one that comes built-in to OS X. While it has all the standard features you’d expect in a firewall, such as packet filtering and intrusion detection, it also includes tools to fight spyware, manage your Web site cookies, and hide your browser info when you visit sites on the Internet... read more at Macworld

DoorStop X Security Suite - Open Door Networks

DoorStop X Security Suite puts a friendlier front end on OS X’s built-in firewall, making it an excellent solution for users who like the idea of using that built-in firewall but would like to be able to configure it more completely without resorting to the Terminal. The question is, are you willing to pay $80 for such access... read more at Macworld

Internet Security Barrier Platinum Edition - Intego

Internet Security Barrier offers a complete set of Internet-management tools to protect your Mac from online dangers. The Platinum Edition includes NetBarrier, VirusBarrier, ChatBarrier, ContentBarrier, Personal Antispam, and Personal Backup. Each app is also sold individually... read more at MacAddict

Timbuktu Pro 8.5 - Netopia

Macintosh users and tech support crews have long used Netopia’s Timbuktu Pro to interact with other machines over a network connection—through screen control, file transfer, or voice or text chat with remote users. Whereas version 7.0 brought Panther compatibility, but not much in the way of new features, Timbuktu Pro 8.5 embraces OS X’s underpinnings to deliver increased security and flexibility... read more at Macworld

DoorStop X 1.0 - Open Door Networks

DoorStop X 1.0 is intended as an easy-to-use replacement for the software firewall built into OS X, and it offers finer control of configuration and logging. The program’s documentation and interface achieve a good balance of simplifying the basics of configuring a firewall while avoiding complexity that might overwhelm novice users. The program’s focus on simplicity may explain its lack of features in comparison to other third-party firewall programs... read more at Macworld

Norton AntiVirus 10.0 - Symantec

It’s been a while since a virus or other problem has directly affected Mac users. Even so, it’s crucial to remain vigilant. For one thing, our luck could change, and you’ll want to be ready. Also, if you send documents to and from PCs, it’s important to be able to detect and repair infected files so that you don’t pass them on to others... read more at Macworld

Internet Cleanup 3 - Allume Systems

If you use the Web a lot, you may want to occasionally or regularly remove all traces of your Internet activity: your browser cache files, chat transcripts, cookies, or other files. Allume’s Internet Cleanup 3 streamlines these tasks (which you can also perform manually in the Finder or within individual applications) by providing a simple way to delete browser caches, auto-fill data, chat transcripts, browser history files, and e-mail attachments... read more at Macworld

IPNetSentry X - Sustainable Softworks

OS X’s built-in firewall is good enough to protect most Mac users from hacker attacks. But it doesn’t have many bells and whistles and isn’t very easy to customize. So to find out whether you can get better protection from third-party firewall applications, Macworld teamed up with AV-Test to test Intego’s NetBarrier X3 10.3, Pliris’s FireWalk X2, Symantec’s Norton Personal Firewall 3.0 (NPF), Sustainable Softworks’ IPNetSentry X, and OS X’s built-in firewall .... read more at Macworld

Norton Personal Firewall 3.0 - Symantec

OS X’s built-in firewall is good enough to protect most Mac users from hacker attacks. But it doesn’t have many bells and whistles and isn’t very easy to customize. So to find out whether you can get better protection from third-party firewall applications, Macworld teamed up with AV-Test to test Intego’s NetBarrier X3 10.3, Pliris’s FireWalk X2, Symantec’s Norton Personal Firewall 3.0 (NPF), Sustainable Softworks’ IPNetSentry X, and OS X’s built-in firewall .... read more at Macworld

FireWalk X2 - Pliris

OS X’s built-in firewall is good enough to protect most Mac users from hacker attacks. But it doesn’t have many bells and whistles and isn’t very easy to customize. So to find out whether you can get better protection from third-party firewall applications, Macworld teamed up with AV-Test to test Intego’s NetBarrier X3 10.3, Pliris’s FireWalk X2, Symantec’s Norton Personal Firewall 3.0 (NPF), Sustainable Softworks’ IPNetSentry X, and OS X’s built-in firewall .... read more at Macworld

NetBarrier X3 10.3 - Intego

OS X’s built-in firewall is good enough to protect most Mac users from hacker attacks. But it doesn’t have many bells and whistles and isn’t very easy to customize. So to find out whether you can get better protection from third-party firewall applications, Macworld teamed up with AV-Test to test Intego’s NetBarrier X3 10.3, Pliris’s FireWalk X2, Symantec’s Norton Personal Firewall 3.0 (NPF), Sustainable Softworks’ IPNetSentry X, and OS X’s built-in firewall .... read more at Macworld

built-in OS X firewall - Apple

OS X’s built-in firewall is good enough to protect most Mac users from hacker attacks. But it doesn’t have many bells and whistles and isn’t very easy to customize. So to find out whether you can get better protection from third-party firewall applications, Macworld teamed up with AV-Test to test Intego’s NetBarrier X3 10.3, Pliris’s FireWalk X2, Symantec’s Norton Personal Firewall 3.0 (NPF), Sustainable Softworks’ IPNetSentry X, and OS X’s built-in firewall .... read more at Macworld

MacWasher X - Webroot Software

MacWasher lets you delete a wide range of files: recent items in the Finder and in many common applications, log files, browser cache and history files, cookies, and much more. It’s straightforward to do this manually, depending on how much time and effort you’re willing to put in. But MacWasher simplifies the process down to a single click and lets you know how much hard disk space you’re saving in the process ... read more at Macworld

Internet Cleanup 2.0 - Allume Systems

Two programs, Webroot’s $30 MacWasher X and Allume Systems’ $30 Internet Cleanup streamline these tasks. Both provide one-click deletion of browser caches, cookies, and chat transcripts. Beyond these basics, the two programs clean up different types of files, and Internet Cleanup has additional features that can make your Web surfing safer and more enjoyable ... read more at Macworld

Norton AntiVirus 9.02 - Symantec

For some people, the decision has been made by a company or college, or by the free copy of McAfee Virex that comes with a .Mac subscription. For the rest of us, choices include Intego’s VirusBarrier X 10.1.1, McAfee’s Virex 7.5.1, Sophos’s Anti-Virus 3.87, and Symantec’s Norton AntiVirus 9.02 ... read more at Macworld

Anti-Virus 3.87 - Sophos

For some people, the decision has been made by a company or college, or by the free copy of McAfee Virex that comes with a .Mac subscription. For the rest of us, choices include Intego’s VirusBarrier X 10.1.1, McAfee’s Virex 7.5.1, Sophos’s Anti-Virus 3.87, and Symantec’s Norton AntiVirus 9.02 ... read more at Macworld

Virex 7.5.1 - McAfee

For some people, the decision has been made by a company or college, or by the free copy of McAfee Virex that comes with a .Mac subscription. For the rest of us, choices include Intego’s VirusBarrier X 10.1.1, McAfee’s Virex 7.5.1, Sophos’s Anti-Virus 3.87, and Symantec’s Norton AntiVirus 9.02 ... read more at Macworld

VirusBarrier X 10.1.1 - Intego

For some people, the decision has been made by a company or college, or by the free copy of McAfee Virex that comes with a .Mac subscription. For the rest of us, choices include Intego’s VirusBarrier X 10.1.1, McAfee’s Virex 7.5.1, Sophos’s Anti-Virus 3.87, and Symantec’s Norton AntiVirus 9.02 ... read more at Macworld

Personal Antispam X3 - Intego

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