ClamXav + Parallels Dektop 6

Hi there,

I am using ClamXav Sentry cause I buyed Parallels Desktop 6 now and I want my Mac safe for viruses and I didn't want to pay for Kaspersky or anything else.

But I've got a problem.

ClamXav works just fine and I nearly don't even realize that it is there. But when I start Parallels Desktop 6 and my Win XP Professional Bootcamp virtual machine comes up to life and I'm using it for a short time then suddenly the problems came up.

My Mac is getting EXTREMELY slow. So I took a look at the activity details on my Mac (German "Aktivitätsanzeige"). And there I see where the problem is: The problem is ClamXav which is working and working and working when I used (and already shut down) my Parallels virtual machine... (% CPU is usually somewhere around 70-100).

Both softwares are totally up to date.

What can I do?

As mentioned above I don't want to use a virus scanner which I would have to pay for. I don't use Windows that much.

In my Windows system I am using Antivir too.

Would that be even enough so that I can even delete ClamXav perhaps?

Thanks!

Gordon

 

you want to keep your Mac clean of virusses.
but what virusses ??
since when do we have virusses on Mac OS X ??

 

Mainly I want to keep my Windows virtual machine clean of virusses.

Secondly I don't want to serve as an "carrier" of infections.

And, well, this was my question:
Would I stay save when I delete ClamXav?

 

if your Windows machine has access to internet, you should have a anti-virus software in it.
don't see the need to have a anti-virus software in Mac OS X.
so, I would remove CalmXav.

 

Okay, thanks for this clear statement