Does firewall act as antivirus on my macbook air

maryh1976 Said:

"Does firewall act as antivirus on my MacBook air?"

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Why do you ask? Has something suspicious occurred?

Malwarebytes for Mac:

Malwarebytes searches for malware (short for (malicious software) and spyware. Those make your Mac act in a mislead manor. So scan with it, and remove what is found from the quarantine. It is created by longtime users of these forums making it the only reliable Security Software for a Mac. If synced with iPad connected, it may have got installed on your Mac.

Downloads:

1. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac
2. Malwarebytes Uninstaller

A firewall and antivirus software do different things.

Virus protection is built into macOS. The firewall is something else entirely.

For what it's worth, there are no known viruses in the wild that can affect macOS.

Malware and adware rely on conning you into installing them. They are not viruses.