What is smbd

[stefanmaine]

Based on comments made by members I have grown to trust and appreciate, I have purchased Tinker Tool System 7. I have not done anything with it, just looked at it. (Actually, it is a little scary looking.)

Here's my question: At System Preferences>Security & Privacy>Privacy>Full Disk Access (which Tinker Tool System asked me to allow), I noticed that one of the apps with a check mark is "smbd". What is that? Is that okay?

FYI The other existing Full Disk Access check marks are at: Malware Protection, Onyx, Find Any File, and ClamXav. I know you guys think antivirus apps on a Mac are dead weight, but those of us who grew up on, and spent decades on, DOS & Windows operating systems, are unable to fall asleep at night unless an AV cop is outside our door.

 

[harryb2448]

Are you using File Vault encryption?

SMBD enables file sharing with Windows computers. If you want great protection use Detect X Swift anbd Intego Virus Barrier for malware and any other threats you may pickup.

 

[stefanmaine]

Are you using File Vault encryption?

I do not know what that is, so I assume not.

SMBD enables file sharing with Windows computers.

I don't share files -- or anything else -- with Windows computers (intentionally).
Accordingly, I think I will uncheck it, and see what happens, if anything.
(tick tick tick tick ....)

If you want great protection use Detect X Swift and Intego Virus Barrier for malware and any other threats you may pickup.

Is that instead of "Malwarebytes" and "ClamXav"?

 

[MacInWin]

Yes, it is instead. All you need is DetectX Swift and/or VirusScanBarrier. And don't install ANY resident malware product. You don't need it, they don't do anything and they just take up CPU/memory. You need to get rid of the Windows mentality toward the risks. I, too, spent decades with Windows/DOS, and at first it seems strange to put aside that constant worry, but the threats to macOS are not nearly as virulent or prevalent as in the Windows world.

 

[lclev]

As a Windows user for over 40 years (DOS thru W10) and a recent convert to Macs, I can understand your death grip on running anti-virus. It took me a while to just let it go on my macs. Now I run a scanner monthly for malware - Malwarebytes (scanner only) and DetectX Swift ( I like to use both) and that is it. Neither ever find anything.

Eventually you will find the anti-virus apps will slow stuff down and decide to get rid of them

Lisa

 

[stefanmaine]

I have removed (with App Zapper) ClamXav and Malwarebytes.
I installed DetectX Swift and VirusBarrier Scanner (ever cautious, I took "and/or" to mean "and").

At the DetectX Swift "Profile" some ClamXav and Malware remnants appeared (see below). If I can figure out how, I will remove them.

Thank you all.