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how to clean mac book from virus

how to clean my macbook of viruses


MacBook Air

Posted on Sep 1, 2021 12:49 PM

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Posted on Sep 2, 2021 7:38 AM

collins156 wrote:

how to clean my macbook of viruses


The place to start —


Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/Anti-Virus/VPN


Typically third party Anti-Virus does nothing but add issues and compete directly with Apple’s® 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



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Sep 2, 2021 7:38 AM in response to collins156

collins156 wrote:

how to clean my macbook of viruses


The place to start —


Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/Anti-Virus/VPN


Typically third party Anti-Virus does nothing but add issues and compete directly with Apple’s® 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



Sep 2, 2021 5:12 AM in response to collins156

There are no viruses on your Mac. Windows viruses cannot execute in macOS, and Apple has built-in security to stop that.


What you likely have, and you haven't shared why you think you have a "virus" on your Mac, is some form of adware/malware that has altered your Mac (or browser) behavior. For that, I recommend that you download, install, and run Malwarebytes. It is a free trial, will detect and remove known malware. If you wish, you can uninstall Malwarebytes afterward from its Help menu.

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