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Apple Team,


 I have a question, does the Mac OS need an anti-virus program?


Please accept my regards

Raed Alghuwayri 


Posted on Dec 1, 2020 2:34 PM

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Posted on Dec 1, 2020 2:36 PM

raed159 wrote:

Apple Team,

 I have a question, does the Mac OS need an anti-virus program?

Please accept my regards
Raed Alghuwayri 


Third party AV is not recommended— it competes with Apples own built in security and typically causes nothing but added issues.




ref: macOS - Security - Apple https://www.apple.com/macos/security/


ref: Apple Platform Security - Apple https://support.apple.com/guide/security/welcome/web



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Dec 1, 2020 2:36 PM in response to raed159

raed159 wrote:

Apple Team,

 I have a question, does the Mac OS need an anti-virus program?

Please accept my regards
Raed Alghuwayri 


Third party AV is not recommended— it competes with Apples own built in security and typically causes nothing but added issues.




ref: macOS - Security - Apple https://www.apple.com/macos/security/


ref: Apple Platform Security - Apple https://support.apple.com/guide/security/welcome/web



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