Anti-virus - what is the best free option today?

[[AK]Squidly]

OSX isn't virus proof, but times have changed. Most infections these days are written by criminals who are trying to grab credit cards, set up file shares, or bots for spamming or launching denial of service attacks. The days of some disgruntled Eastern European kiddie writing something to delete your hard disk and nothing else are mostly gone.

However it's accomplished, Mac users don't worry about viruses or spyware.

Whistling through the graveyard maybe, but there it is.

[[AK]Bribo]

As a Mac user I don't really worry about viruses, but I do run a free Mac anti-virus software package to be on the safe side. It's very innocuous and keeps a low profile. Only pops up once a month and asks me if I want to do a full system scan. It's probably overkill and I probably don't need it but it makes me feel better to know I've got something running adding an extra layer of protection.

[[AK]Hylander]

I've been reading good things about the Microsoft package. The anti-virus companies can't be happy about that and are probably pushing for an anti-trust case already.