VirusBarrier's reverse firewall, categorized as its "antispyware" feature, when enabled will block all outbound activity unless you specifically allow it. Reverse firewalls (of which another popular option is Little Snitch) allow you to monitor outgoing traffic and allow or deny a program access to external servers. Given that most modern-day malware attacks include attempts to steal data and send it to remote locations, the inclusion of a reverse firewall is an added benefit.
Unlike most scanners that will watch folders and schedule scans, VirusBarrier has both incoming and outgoing firewall options to help keep the system safe.
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In this main console you can start full system scans or select individual files to scan, and adjust the other program modes and features-basic routines that all antivirus utilities share. When launched the interface looks like a submarine console, with a big round green status indicator in the middle of the window (this turns red when threats are encountered), surrounded by a number of other indicators of system and program activity. The main VirusBarrier window gives an overview of all VirusBarrier's features.Īt the heart of the suite is Intego's main anti-malware program, VirusBarrier. I chose the latter to see what advantages it may offer over the basic VirusBarrier antivirus scanner, especially given recent malware developments on the Mac and people's interest in keeping their systems safe. VirusBarrier is offered in two versions: the basic VirusBarrier X6 package and the extended Internet Security Barrier suite that includes VirusBarrier and a number of additional utilities.
Among the popular options for OS X is VirusBarrier from Intego, which I recently gave a spin. When it comes to anti-malware utilities, a few prominent names stand out, including Norton, Kaspersky, and Sophos, in addition to some smaller and perhaps Mac-only tools like iAntiVirus and MacScan.
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