Anti Virus in MacBook Pro

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Anti Virus in MacBook Pro

Hi All,

I am new to MacBook Pro and i just want to know whether Macbook pro comes with any default antivirus software or we need to buy and install.

MacBookPro5,5, Mac OS X (10.6)

Posted on Mar 13, 2010 3:33 PM

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iVmichael

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Mar 13, 2010 3:36 PM in response to arthiGopinath

Welcome to Apple Discussions 🙂

The Mac doesn't come with any anti-virus software as they don't catch colds 😉

Unless you plan to run Windows under Boot Camp or Emulation then you need not worry about this at all, if you do run Windows then install and use AVG or some other freeware protection.

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S.U.

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Mar 13, 2010 3:38 PM in response to arthiGopinath

Welcome to Apple Discussions!

If you are running Windows on your Mac, you may want the same antivirus software you would run on a Windows computer. If you are just running OS X, then antivirus software generally causes more problems than it solves and you would be well advised not to install any.

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Prinss

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Jul 6, 2014 12:41 PM in response to arthiGopinath

I had the same question and I've been using Avast anti virus for some time.
There are some threats detected since I got it (got my first Mac 1,5 year ago).

Avast Free Antivirus for Mac
download.com

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Esquared

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Jul 6, 2014 11:38 AM in response to Prinss

New users of Avast better watch out: Avast now seems to include its very own adware. Which is beyond ironic for software of this type.

http://www.thesafemac.com/avast-installs-adware/

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