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This page only covers malware for Mac OS X. Forinformation on viruses for the Classic Mac OS, see Classic Mac OS Viruses.
Mac OS X VirusesFree Mac OS X Antivirus Software
The following free antivirus apps are listed in order of the Mac hardwareand operating systems they support, going from the oldest to the newest.
clamXav may be the oldest OS X antivirus software inexistence. It's based on the open source ClamAV application. Version 2 requires OS X 10.5Leopard or newer. Version 2.2.1 is available for those using OS X 10.4 Tiger.The Mac App Store version of clamXav requires OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or newer.
Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Editionis compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger through 10.8 Mountain Lion. It supports both PowerPC and Intel Macs.
avast! Free Antivirus for Macis compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard through 10.8 Mountain Lion. It supports Intel Macs only.
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iAntivirusis compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard through 10.7 Lion. It supports Intel Macs only.
Commercial Mac OS X Antivirus Software
Intego VirusBarrier X6is compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and newer.
Intego Internet Security Barrier X6is compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and newer.
Kaspersky Security for Macis compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard through 10.8 Mountain Lion. It supports Intel Macs only.
Norton AntiVirus 12 for Macrequires OS X 10.7 Lion or newer on Intel Macs. Version 11 supports OS X 10.4 through 10.6 on PowerPC andIntel Macs.
Norton Internet Security for Mac, version5requires OS X 10.7 Lion or newer on Intel Macs. Version 4 supports OS X 10.4 through 10.6 on PowerPC andIntel Macs.
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