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What is the best antivirus software to get for a Macbook Pro OSX 11.2
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What is the best antivirus software to get for a Macbook Pro OSX 11.2
tipstersue wrote:
What is the best antivirus software to get for a Macbook Pro OSX 11.2
Third party AV is not recommended— it typically does nothing but add issues to the macOS and competes directly with Apples own built in security:
macOS - Security - Apple https://www.apple.com/macos/security/
Apple Platform Security - Apple https://support.apple.com/guide/security/welcome/web
XProtect, the anti-malware system on the Mac....
Apple uses its Software Update service (which also drives system software updates that show in the App Store or via the softwareupdate command-line tool) as a mechanism for installing “background and critical” updates that are installed silently in the background with no notifications to the user.
tipstersue wrote:
What is the best antivirus software to get for a Macbook Pro OSX 11.2
Third party AV is not recommended— it typically does nothing but add issues to the macOS and competes directly with Apples own built in security:
macOS - Security - Apple https://www.apple.com/macos/security/
Apple Platform Security - Apple https://support.apple.com/guide/security/welcome/web
XProtect, the anti-malware system on the Mac....
Apple uses its Software Update service (which also drives system software updates that show in the App Store or via the softwareupdate command-line tool) as a mechanism for installing “background and critical” updates that are installed silently in the background with no notifications to the user.
tipstersue wrote:
What is the best antivirus software to get for a Macbook Pro OSX 11.2
Use what’s built-in: Effective defenses against malware and other threats - Apple Community
Learn how we get hacked: Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support
And I generally don’t recommend add-on anti-malware. Too many problems with that, over the years. Added vulnerabilities, too.
Thank you for your most helpful advice, and for the details of the way OS X incorporates malware & virus protection. Having tried the usual solution with no success we’re reaching out again to Apple support for more options.
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