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Do I need Norton Life lock security on my MacBook Pro?

Do I need Norton Life lock security on my MacBook Pro?



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Posted on Sep 8, 2021 9:53 AM

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Posted on Sep 8, 2021 10:05 AM

1122gotit wrote:

Do I need Norton Life lock security on my MacBook Pro?


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



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Sep 8, 2021 10:05 AM in response to 1122gotit

1122gotit wrote:

Do I need Norton Life lock security on my MacBook Pro?


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



Do I need Norton Life lock security on my MacBook Pro?

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