Secure Your Mac With VirusBarrier and NetBarrier

As Mac users we’ve been almost exempt from problems with viruses, worms, and other malware, at least since the arrival of Mac OS X. Lately there has been more announcements of these nasty things becoming available but we’ve yet to see anything in the wild, attacking scores of users. If you want to already now go ahead and make sure your Mac is safe take a look at NetBarrier and VirusBarrier. You can buy VirusBarrier for $69.96 and NetBarrier for $49.95 or both together for $89.95.
By Magnus Nystedt

VirusBarrier
If you want reliable and fast virus-protection for your Mac today the only commercial choice is VirusBarrier X5 (http://www.intego.com/virusbarrier/) as far as I’m concerned. It’s simple, fast, doesn’t get in the way, but it has a non-standard Mac interface. But even if the interface looks a bit strange the functionality more than makes up for it and it’s actually pretty easy to use. It scans files quickly, automatically in the background or when you tell it to, and it doesn’t seem to affect the other things you do. My MacBook kept humming along very nicely even when VirusBarrier was scanning the entire hard drive. The interface shows you what it is doing in a very nice overview. When you buy VirusBarrier you get a one-year subscription to virus updates from Intego.

NetBarrier
NetBarrier X5 (http://www.intego.com/NetBarrier/) is like VirusBarrier an incremental upgrade to an already very good product. And it must be hard for them to come up with new things to cram in. To put it simply, NetBarrier is an extension of the firewall built-in to Mac OS X. It gives you more options, more functionality, and should provide better protection. Especially it’s anti-vandal functionality sets it apart from what comes with Mac OS X already. It protects you from potential exploits from the outside and there’s also functionality for cleaning up your tracks online, like removing cookies, saved passwords, etc. Like with VirusBarrier it sits nicely in the background and doesn’t bother you unless there’s something important you need to know about, or take down your Mac’s performance. For many users putting money on NetBarrier is a bit harder to justify compared to VirusBarrier but for total peace of mind, it’s a good investment.