For malware prevention and removal, ResNet recommends using the free Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware in combination with the Bitdefender virus protection software that Saint Mary's College provides at no cost to students, faculty, and staff for their personally-owned computers.
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Bitdefender security protection software
for Mac and Windows computers
- Bitdefender Total Security for Windows protects your computer against virus and malware infections,
and is configured to automatically scan and protect your computer from threats.
http://www.saintmarys.edu/virus
- Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac protects your computer against virus and malware infections,
and is configured to automatically scan and protect your computer from threats.
http://www.saintmarys.edu/virus
- This software is free for Saint Mary's students, faculty and staff for their
personally-owned computers. It is also installed on all College-owned computers.
- Malwarebytes
for Mac and Windows computers
- Malwarebytes effectively removes malware like worms, trojans, rootkits, rogues, adware, and spyware.
It also removes malware that can hijack your web browsers.
http://www.malwarebytes.org/antimalware/
- This software contains the free as well as the paid version of
Malwarebytes.
If you wish to purchase the software for $45 (annual license fee),
the option is available from within the installed software.
You should not use the paid-for version of Malwarebytes with the Saint Mary's-provided
Bitdefender software, as they will conflict with each other.
- The free version of Malwarebytes must be updated manually,
and does not provide real-time protection, only malware removal.
