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Do we need antivirus for Mac

We need antivirus for Mac ?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.0

Posted on Sep 2, 2021 5:48 AM

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Posted on Sep 2, 2021 7:21 AM

There are no known Viruses in the wild that self replicate and affect macOS. There are Malware and Adware that does affect macOS and are often times downloaded as part of an Application from Third Party UnTrusted Site and get installed along with the Application.


And for that purpose - use the suggest software from previous poster.


Oh and Profile is showing macOS 12 - that is Beta - is that correct.

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Sep 2, 2021 7:21 AM in response to UtkarshThePatriot

There are no known Viruses in the wild that self replicate and affect macOS. There are Malware and Adware that does affect macOS and are often times downloaded as part of an Application from Third Party UnTrusted Site and get installed along with the Application.


And for that purpose - use the suggest software from previous poster.


Oh and Profile is showing macOS 12 - that is Beta - is that correct.

Do we need antivirus for Mac

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