Internet Security

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Internet Security

Is it recommended to have an internet security program installed on my imac, and if so, which product would you recommend?

iMac 27", macOS 10.15

Posted on May 11, 2020 2:26 PM

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Jim10W Author

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May 12, 2020 11:44 AM in response to Ferd II

Thank you for providing me with John Galt's article. It makes sense to rely on the security systems already provided by Apple along with common sense and caution rather than to add a security program that may at best be redundant to and at worst interfere with the security that Apple provides.

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rkaufmann87

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Jun 29, 2020 11:40 AM in response to Annapple2020

No it does not, no Apple products need any third party security products. Mac OS, iPad IOS, and IOS are all extremely secure and only need to be kept up-to-date to remain so. If you want to make your Apple device slow, unstable and appear buggy then begin introducing third party antivirus, security, cleaning or any other "maintenance" app.

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Ferd II

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May 11, 2020 2:38 PM in response to Jim10W

This excellent User Tip, Effective defenses against malware and other threats authored by John Galt states:

"Rather than asking which non-Apple "anti-virus" or "Internet security" product is best, a much better question is "how should I protect my Mac""

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lkrupp

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Jun 26, 2020 3:54 PM in response to Annapple2020

Annapple2020 wrote:

The Trend Micro Internet Security code was not emailed to me by Best Buy! Is this iPad protected.

What on earth are you talking about? No internet security code exists for iOS devices, certainly not from Trend Micro. Again, explain what you are talking about.

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