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What is the best antivirus software to get for a Macbook Pro OSX 11.2


Posted on Feb 7, 2021 12:10 AM

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Posted on Feb 7, 2021 12:30 AM

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.



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Feb 7, 2021 12:30 AM in response to tipstersue

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.



Feb 9, 2021 6:36 PM in response to tipstersue

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.


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