purchased Kaspersky antivirus for Mac..however got this issue " You can’t open the application “KIS21.3.10.391_en-IN_full.exe” because Microsoft Windows applications are not supported on macOS"
Please advise
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.3
> purchased Kaspersky antivirus for Mac
You might have purchased Kapersky antivirus for Mac, but what you're trying to install is the Windows version of the app.
Generally antivirus apps are not needed nor recommended on Mac since there are many other safeguards in place against installing malware. Social engineering hacks are still an issue, but most antivirus apps don't protect against those.
If you're sure you want to install this, check your download link and make sure you download/install the Mac version of the app and not the Windows version.
> purchased Kaspersky antivirus for Mac
You might have purchased Kapersky antivirus for Mac, but what you're trying to install is the Windows version of the app.
Generally antivirus apps are not needed nor recommended on Mac since there are many other safeguards in place against installing malware. Social engineering hacks are still an issue, but most antivirus apps don't protect against those.
If you're sure you want to install this, check your download link and make sure you download/install the Mac version of the app and not the Windows version.
You are trying to install a Windows application on a Mac system. It can't be done.
.exe files open in Windows not on a Mac.
And the general view in these forums is that Kaspersky and the like do a wonderful job of extracting money from wallets but foul up a Mac system.
I think you tried to download an app that only supports Windows.
You can run windows apps on mac with Wine(I have nothing to do with them, and I'm not getting paid to say this). Wine is an application that runs windows apps on not compatible OS. It's like trying to run Roblox on Linux, but with Wine to help you be able to run it. Wine is available on macOS. Although, I agree with what Camelot says.
@dialabrain & @MrHoffman How am I supposed to know? I'm just a beginner, as it shows by just looking at my level. Anyways, thanks for telling me though. I didn't know that.
It's fine if you don't know something. However, you shouldn't suggest something unless you know it will work.
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You can run windows apps on mac with Wine(I have nothing to do with them, and I'm not getting paid to say this). Wine is an application that runs windows apps on not compatible OS. It's like trying to run Roblox on Linux, but with Wine to help you be able to run it. Wine is available on macOS. Although, I agree with what Camelot says.
Pretty sure Wine and CodeWeavers CrossOver and anything short of Windows or a Windows guest will fail when presented with a Windows anti-malware app.
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You can run windows apps on mac with Wine…
You absolutely can't run any Windows antivirus app in Wine or any other way on Macs.
Ok sorry.
--hi wrote:
Ok sorry.
No need to be sorry. It is a good idea to check to see if something will work first.
WINDOWS APP ON MAC
