Network & Internet > Anti-Spam/Virus/Spy Tools

Description: A firewall protects your computer against unwanted guests from the Internet. But who protects your private data from being sent out? Little Snitch does!Little Snitch informs you whenever a program attempts to establish an outgoing Internet connection. You can then choose to allow or deny this connection, or define a rule how to handle similar, future connection attempts. This reliably prevents private data from being sent out without your knowledge. Little Snitch runs inconspicuously in the background and it can also detect network related activity of viruses, trojans and other malware.What's new in this version:Several improvements of the Little Snitch Installer. The installer manages to safely upgrade from versions prior 2.0.2.Improved support for OS X 10.5 Leopard File Fault accounts.Improved support for OS X 10.5 Leopard screen savers.Fixed a bug with VoiceOver on OS X 10.5 Leopard.Fixed a bug which could cause a kernel panic.Fixed a bug which could lead to a very large log file.

Keywords: screen savers connection computer internet network screen data file 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 2253 kb; Updated: 2008-04-06

Description: Virus Update files contain up-to-date virus signatures and other information for Virex to use to protect your computer against the thousands of computer viruses in circulation and against the hundreds of new viruses that emerge between updates. Network Associates releases new Virus Update files each month. To protect yourself against these virus threats, download and install the latest Virus Update file every month.

Keywords: information computer download protect network files virus file 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4; File size: 23040 kb; Updated: 2008-02-22

Description: Free GUI front end to the ClamAV opensource virus checker. Update the virus definitions. Point it to a file or folder and scan. Other features include logging results to a file, placing infected files into quarantine, monitoring folders for changes to their contents and a Finder Contextual Menu Item.What's new in this version:ClamAV 0.92 included
New 512x512px icons which look great in coverflow in Leopard
ClamXav and ClamXav Sentry are now both using ~ in place of the path to the user's home directory to facilitate having a default settings file for all users

ClamXav specific changes:
Better support for diacritics and international characters in ClamXav display
ClamXav now reports its own version and the engine's version number along with definition update date at end of each scan
Main window's report text may be copied and pasted into other applications
New menu item to check for ClamXav updates in the Application menu
"Launch ClamXav Sentry" menu item moved from the File menu to the ...

Keywords: application monitoring directory folders report folder window files 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 20582 kb; Updated: 2008-01-24

Description: OS X Rootkit Hunter is based on Michael Boelen`s "rootkit hunter"but little modified for easier/better usability on Mac OS X.OS X Rootkit Hunter is scanning tool to detect nasty tools on your Mac. This tool scans for rootkits, backdoors and local exploits by running tests like:- Look for files used by rootkits- Look for suspected strings- Look for hidden files- Optional scan within plaintext and binary filesand much more...What's new in this version:Built with Miachel Boelen's rootkit hunter 1.3.0Added additional Network check, to inform you about open and listen TCP PortsUniversal Binary

Keywords: network tools files scan tool 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 1024 kb; Updated: 2008-01-12

Description: ChkRootKit_MacOSX is an utility to detect WORMS, LKM TROJANS and other small dirty animals which could invade your computer.ChkRootKit_MacOSX is a GUI integration of the CLI "chkrootkit" of Pangeia Informatica.

Keywords: computer utility 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4; File size: 305 kb; Updated: 2007-04-08