MacScan spyware protection software ready for Mac OS X
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Dec 19, 2005 at 2:14pm
SecureMac has MacScan, its spyware protection software, to version 2.0, adding Mac OS X compatibility. The original version was released in 2002 for Mac OS 9.
MacScan identifies and isolates spyare threats, such as keystroke logging programs that hackers use to record passwords and bank account information, or malicious programs that are capable of taking over entire computer systems. The software will find, isolate, and remove spyware, keystroke loggers, and trojan horses as well as detect whether remote administration applications have been installed on a computer, according to the folks at SecureMac.
You can choose between a full system scan, a scan of your Home folder, or a scan of a selected folder or device. This way, users can scan a CD, DVD or external hard drive before using them to ensure no spyware is present. A demo version of MacScan is available at the SecureMac site.
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Dennis has been a newspaper editor/reporter (seven years) and teacher (seven years). He has over 4,000 magazine, newspaper and online articles to his credit. He has also covered the Mac and tech industries for over a decade for such online publications as MacCentral, MacMinute and now MacsimumNews.
