[StormTeech]

I know this may seem like a dumb question, but I cannot find the answer in Intego's info: does the VirusBarrier app have to be running for real time virus scanning to continue? Even if I quit VirusBarrier, I still have the option in the Intego menubar icon to "Disable Real Time Scanner", which sounds to me as if real time scanning is still active. Is this correct?

[TETENAL]

You can download the EICAR virus test file. If it's detected, then real time scanning is working.

http://www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm

[cgc]

That's reassuring...I too wasn't sure VirusBarrier (which I got free as part of MUPromo I think) was working. I know..."Macs don't need AV..." but that complacency is all that first successful virus need to own 99% of Macs.