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Is firewall a antivirus-?

Is macpro firewall antivirus-?

Posted on Sep 14, 2019 2:12 PM

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Posted on Sep 14, 2019 2:16 PM

If you are speaking about the firewall provided in macOS, no it is not an antivirus. It is a firewall which a different software tool.

To learn more about firewalls, please read https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/firewall

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Sep 14, 2019 2:16 PM in response to valerijus146

If you are speaking about the firewall provided in macOS, no it is not an antivirus. It is a firewall which a different software tool.

To learn more about firewalls, please read https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/firewall

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Sep 14, 2019 2:19 PM in response to valerijus146

You do not need either a firewall or an anti-virus program. Your router is a firewall.

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