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Hello
I use Norton 360 lifelock which includes the use of VPN
as well as anit-virus - I would like an ad blocker for safari and will pay for one - but some use proxy servers that interfere with the norton 360 and I will not turn off the VPN
there was an issue with AdGuard - so I am looking for something else
Can anyone suggest an ad blocker- have the new MacBook
Air m1
Thanks
Unless you're using a true VPN tunnel, such as between you and your employer's or bank's servers, they are useless from a privacy standpoint: Public VPN's are anything but private.
Also there is no reason to ever install or run any 3rd party "cleaning", "optimizing", "speed-up", anti-virus, VPN or security apps on your Mac. This user tip describes what you need to know and do in order to protect your Mac: Effective defenses against malware and other threats - Apple Community.
There are no known viruses, i.e. self propagating, for Macs. There are, however, adware and malware which require the user to install although unwittingly most of the time thru sneaky links, etc.
Anti Virus developers try to group all types as viruses into their ad campaigns of fear. They do a poor job of the detecting and isolating the adware and malware. Since there are no viruses these apps use up a lot of system resources searching for what is non-existent and adversely affect system and app performance.
There is one app, Malwarebytes, which was developed by a long time contributor to these forums and a highly respected member of the computer security community, that is desshoigned solely to seek out adware and known malware and remove it. The free version is more than adequate for most users.
Unless you're using a true VPN tunnel, such as between you and your employer's or bank's servers, they are useless from a privacy standpoint: Public VPN's are anything but private.
Also there is no reason to ever install or run any 3rd party "cleaning", "optimizing", "speed-up", anti-virus, VPN or security apps on your Mac. This user tip describes what you need to know and do in order to protect your Mac: Effective defenses against malware and other threats - Apple Community.
There are no known viruses, i.e. self propagating, for Macs. There are, however, adware and malware which require the user to install although unwittingly most of the time thru sneaky links, etc.
Anti Virus developers try to group all types as viruses into their ad campaigns of fear. They do a poor job of the detecting and isolating the adware and malware. Since there are no viruses these apps use up a lot of system resources searching for what is non-existent and adversely affect system and app performance.
There is one app, Malwarebytes, which was developed by a long time contributor to these forums and a highly respected member of the computer security community, that is desshoigned solely to seek out adware and known malware and remove it. The free version is more than adequate for most users.
Hi Old Todd,
like your logo! I am new to Mac used PC's for years. I do have some affinity for Norton Security - and I had a hacker or key logger on my PC which was a disaster for me, so I am hesitant to get rid of Norton 360 lifelock.
Questions:
Thanks so much for your input!
Uninstall Norton as it is not needed and at best will only report false positives and at worse can slowdown your system, corrupt your system, cause unexplained issues, cause crashes, render you system unusable,.....
macOS already has built in protections for such things.
Group12 wrote:
and I had a hacker or key logger on my PC which was a disaster for me, so I am hesitant to get rid of Norton 360 lifelock.
That was on your PC. With the introduction of Catalina the system is on a read only volume and makes it nearly impossible to get into.
Norton is notoriously badly written for Macs and does more harm that good. I have never used any A/V on my iMacs. I do have MalwareBytes and run it maybe once a month. If you following the suggestions in the "Effective defenses" user tip you should be all right. When out in the wild using public WiFi then make sure the Firewall is engaged.
Please remove Norton asap for all the reasons already supplied.
Add to this, there are no versus that self replicate on macOS . These types of software are invasive, insidious and can corrupt the OS to the point of having to re-install the Operating System.
I had not found this app during my prior look-up for an Ad blocking tool.
Can you confirm that it also works well against YouTube ads ? The free versions of 1blocker and Magic Lasso which I have tried did not seem to work perfectly. I have been using Brave instead.
Hi.
If you are willing to pay for an app, I would recommend either 1blocker or perhaps Magic Lasso.
Both seem to integrate well to Safari with minimal interference and good efficiency.
Sylvain
Search for >> Ad and Stuff Blocker << on the Apple Apps Store - free and use it on High Sierra, Catalina and Big Sur and works well.
Big Sur os Ad Blocker suggestion -
