New to Mac and just purchased a MBP. Was told I don't need to purchase any type of antivirus and I am afraid to go without! Was looking into Norton for Mac! What's the difference between dual protection and Norton 10.1?? Do I need to worry about adware and/or spyware? What other recommendations for virus protection can you suggest?
Tiffany
iPhone 3GS, iPad 64gb -3G, HP Pavilion Dv6338se, HP Desktop,
Windows Vista
As someone who supports thousands of Macs in a "mixed" environment (PC & Mac) I will say that there is some advantage to an anti-virus solution. If anything it can help the flow of PC viruses across a campus/corporate environment. I know we use Sophos here and the Mac client does a pretty good job of sniffing out emails or other files that are infected (files created on a PC).
Would I consider this a compelling reason for a home user? No. But I will say that Sophos has been pretty good to us, it's pretty light weight and it's definitely a better 'premium' alternative to Norton.
If you do decide to get one, which you really don't with a Mac, do NOT get Norton. They actually gave my PC viruses by not protecting the computer. They are the worst option you could make for an anti-virus software.