Mac OS X: which folders should ClamXav Sentry watch?

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Published on 2010-03-05T02:02:26Z Indexed on 2010/04/23 21:54 UTC
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I'm using ClamXav on my Mac. I've read this, and I am aware of the whole Macs-need-no-AV-but-they-do-anyway discussion. I guess that's why I would feel like a real jerk if I somehow managed to compromise my system!

So ClamXav has been downloaded and ClamXav Sentry set up to start on log-in, but it doesn't really do anything before you tell it to. Specifically, you have to tell it which folders to watch for virusses/vira so I'm wondering, where are good places to look?

Currently it's been set up to look the following places:

In the home folder:

  1. ~/Downloads
  2. ~/Library/Caches
  3. ~/Library/Contextual Menu Items
  4. ~/Library/Cookies
  5. ~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins
  6. ~/Library/LaunchAgents

In my system folder:

  1. /Library/Application Support
  2. /Library/Caches
  3. /Library/Contextual Menu Items
  4. /Library/Cookies
  5. /Library/Internet Plug-Ins
  6. /Library/LaunchAgents
  7. /Library/LaunchDaemons
  8. /Library/Startupitems

Basically, this is 100% conjecture. All (most of) the folders have something to do with the Internet and things that start up automatically, so I'm guessing that's where vira go. But still, the qustion:

  • Which folders should ClamXav Sentry watch, if any?

FYI, I'm not using any mail applications, but please include that in your answer for anyone who might be interested.

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