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Q: AntiVirus for MacPro

May be very old question to all community, but its 10 years i am using Mac computers, never had an antivirus installed,

these days people are insisting to install one because threats are increasing and there are chances of corrupt your device.

please tell me if i really need an antivirus? if NO than its OK but if YES than what is the best software recommended?

thanks for support.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, iOS 10.0.2

Posted on Sep 27, 2016 10:18 AM

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  • by JimmyCMPIT,

    JimmyCMPIT JimmyCMPIT Sep 27, 2016 10:20 AM in response to Commanderqa
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    Sep 27, 2016 10:20 AM in response to Commanderqa

    No, read the forums, they CAUSE problems.

    keep your system up-to-date with OS patches and securities patches from Apple, that is the best defense second only to practice responsible browsing habits.

  • by Meg St._Clair,

    Meg St._Clair Meg St._Clair Sep 27, 2016 10:20 AM in response to Commanderqa
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    Sep 27, 2016 10:20 AM in response to Commanderqa

    I don't know who is insisting that you install anti-virus on your Mac but, in the future, I wouldn't take computer advice from them. No, it's not necessary.

  • by D_@_n,

    D_@_n D_@_n Sep 27, 2016 10:32 AM in response to Commanderqa
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    Sep 27, 2016 10:32 AM in response to Commanderqa

    Hi

     

    I have been a virus expert for many years. Mac don't get viruses unless they are jailbroken and exposing its security features to a certain degree where infiltrators (for example someone is calling your home phone and say they are from Apple) can do harm to your operating system (OSX) of your mac computer.

    Personally I have removed malwares but not viruses on both macbooks and ipads. Malwares are not viruses. Some of them are annoying applications that tend to cover the entire screen or give you the feeling that your computer is slow or that it is infected with X amount of viruses. They are 100% fake and fraudulent. In the end the folks behind them are expecting your credit card or some method of payment that will allow them to take and run away with it. Malwares are treatable manually and some of them require special softwares such as AdwareMedic which was currently aquired by MalwareBytes since it was a very efficient tool of removing mac malwares.

    Adding an antimalware or antivirus will depend of how often you go to websites and download attachments and more importantly on what you click on.

    Personally i do not recommend in having an antivirus installed to protect you but have its dmg downloaded in case you may need to install it when you want to scan and remove such malware.

    The 3 main malicious categories that affect computers these days are viruses, malwares, and spywares.

    On Macs I have encountered malwares only in all my years of experience with them.

  • by Meg St._Clair,

    Meg St._Clair Meg St._Clair Sep 27, 2016 10:38 AM in response to D_@_n
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    Sep 27, 2016 10:38 AM in response to D_@_n

    D_@_n wrote:

     

    Hi

     

    I have been a virus expert for many years. Mac don't get viruses unless they are jailbroken

    "jailbroken" is a term that applies to iOS devices, not Macs.

  • by lllaass,

    lllaass lllaass Sep 27, 2016 10:37 AM in response to D_@_n
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    Sep 27, 2016 10:37 AM in response to D_@_n

    Macs cannot not get jailbroken. One can jailbreak iOS device (e.g, iPhones). One can allow root access of Macs (OSX/Mac OS).

  • by Lawrence Finch,

    Lawrence Finch Lawrence Finch Sep 27, 2016 10:39 AM in response to D_@_n
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    Sep 27, 2016 10:39 AM in response to D_@_n

    D_@_n wrote:

     

    Hi

     

    I have been a virus expert for many years. Mac don't get viruses unless they are jailbroken

    You have just disproved your expert status.

  • by Grant Bennet-Alder,

    Grant Bennet-Alder Grant Bennet-Alder Sep 27, 2016 11:04 AM in response to Commanderqa
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    Sep 27, 2016 11:04 AM in response to Commanderqa

    the Mac comes complete with all the anti-Virus you will ever need, provided you keep it up-to-date:

     

    http://www.apple.com/macos/security/

     

     

    Adding third-party anti-virus will generally make your Mac unstable and slow. Most are just ported PC programs and are using PC-specific lists, so they are a complete waste of compute power, unless you are running Windows (in which case, run the Windows-specific version inside Windows, not on the Mac-side).

  • by D_@_n,

    D_@_n D_@_n Sep 27, 2016 11:57 AM in response to D_@_n
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    Sep 27, 2016 11:57 AM in response to D_@_n

    rectifying. Jailbreaking an iOS (ipad) or exploiting an OSX (computer). I know she was referring to MAC computers and used the wrong verbiage.

  • by D_@_n,

    D_@_n D_@_n Sep 27, 2016 12:04 PM in response to Lawrence Finch
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    Sep 27, 2016 12:04 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

    I know. I should have used hacking instead.

  • by JimmyCMPIT,

    JimmyCMPIT JimmyCMPIT Sep 27, 2016 12:04 PM in response to Lawrence Finch
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    Sep 27, 2016 12:04 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

    Agreed

    or at least Mac OS X expertise for now.

  • by MacMan1997,

    MacMan1997 MacMan1997 Sep 27, 2016 12:07 PM in response to Commanderqa
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    Sep 27, 2016 12:07 PM in response to Commanderqa

    You do not need any additional protection if you are using your Mac safely. macOS does a very good job taking care of itself.  If you feel as though you absolutely need antivirus software, I recommend BitDefender or Malwarebytes.

  • by D_@_n,

    D_@_n D_@_n Sep 27, 2016 12:07 PM in response to Commanderqa
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    Sep 27, 2016 12:07 PM in response to Commanderqa

    Mac OS is by its very nature sandboxed. It's like having a series of fire doors - even if malware gains access to your Mac, it is unable to spread to the heart of the machine. Macs are not unhackable, but they are more difficult to exploit than are Windows PCs


    Avira and Malwarebytes are applications that can help removing malwares.

  • by BobTheFisherman,

    BobTheFisherman BobTheFisherman Sep 27, 2016 1:15 PM in response to D_@_n
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    Sep 27, 2016 1:15 PM in response to D_@_n

    Do not install or use AVIRA. Search this community for user experiences on Apple computers.

  • by D_@_n,

    D_@_n D_@_n Sep 27, 2016 1:49 PM in response to BobTheFisherman
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    Sep 27, 2016 1:49 PM in response to BobTheFisherman

    what would you recommend instead?

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