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10 June 2009
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Interested in reviewing a great new anti-virus program for the Mac? iAntiVirus is specifically designed to detect and remove Mac-specific threats and does not contain any unnecessary information about Windows-based threats – this ensures that the product is lightweight and its memory footprint and system resource usage is kept to an absolute minimum. iAntiVirus is actually free, but we'll be supplying the nominated user with a license key to gain access to customer support services.
PC Tools (the makers of iAntiVirus) recognise that the Mac community is still reasonably skeptical about the need for security products, so as part of their strategy to encourage users to protect their computers and adopt the iAntiVirus software, they are offering the full version of iAntiVirus free to home users. For full technical support and business use, iAntiVirus costs AU$49.95.
While Mac OS attacks have not yet proliferated widely, PC Tools' Malware Research team has identified a range of malware specifically targeting the Mac OSX which make use of social engineering and deliver payloads that are just as significant as those in the Windows environment (you can view the current threats in the iAntiVirus database at http://www.iantivirus.com/threats).
If you are interested in writing the review...
- Address an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
- In the email, please put your name, your postal address (which must be in New Zealand) and a very brief reason why you feel you should get to review iAntiVirus
You have until 9pm on Thursday June 18, 2009 to email me.
Once a reviewer is selected and announced, I will send you some information and a contact to receive your license. You'll then be expected to complete a review of 600-900 words within two weeks. You'll then forward your comments to NZMac.com along with any screen shots you can provide. The information and images will then be used to create a review of the product under your name.
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me. Do not express interest in writing the review in the forum, but to me via email.
- A New Zealand postal address must be supplied in the application process
- The review is to be 600 to 900 words in length and should include 2 - 4 images as attachments. These can be submitted as email, or attached to an email as a Word, Pages, text or Appleworks document. Images should not be reduced in size or quality, but should be cropped to remove unwanted parts and attached separately.
- The review is expected within two weeks of receiving the software
- The review must include a rating out of 5 for each of the following:
- Installation & Documentation
- Ease of use
- Value for money
- Submissions must be entirely your own work and must not breach copyright or intellectual property rights in any way.
- If you are not a registered user of the site, you will be required to register so that the review can be assigned to your user name
- By your submission you confirm that you have no association or financial involvement in the product being reviewed.
- By your submission you grant NZMac.com the right to make publicly available the submitted content as they see fit and (with permission from NZMac.com) for third parties to display your review on their site
- By your submission you grant NZMac.com exclusive publishing of the review for a minimum of one month
- NZMac.com reserves the right to edit articles and reviews. In most cases, this will be done in consultation with the original author.
- Material submitted is not fact-checked for content accuracy and NZMac.com is not responsible for inaccuracies in the content contained in the article.
- By agreeing to undertake the review, you assume the risk of any and all damage or loss from use, or inability to use the product.
- Anyone who fails to complete the application process will not be considered
- All information submitted by users will be deleted at the end of the review process
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