I have an iMac M1 2021, and I have been running Sophos on it for additional security. I've just upgraded to Sonoma 14.4.1 and a tech savvy friend tells me I don't need the extra protection anymore with Sonoma. Should I drop Sophos?
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.13
Yes, you should "drop" Sophos. macOS is extremely secure. There is no need to employ any additional anti-virus apps as they will do nothing to help protect your Mac any further than what macOS already provides ... and they have the negative affect to your Mac's overall performance. This is not new with macOS Sonoma. Apple has been doing this for quite some time.
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Yes, you should "drop" Sophos. macOS is extremely secure. There is no need to employ any additional anti-virus apps as they will do nothing to help protect your Mac any further than what macOS already provides ... and they have the negative affect to your Mac's overall performance. This is not new with macOS Sonoma. Apple has been doing this for quite some time.
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Mac OS is catlike in that it cleans itself, Mac OS does not benefit from nor does it require any of the following types of third party apps:
· Antivirus Apps
· Cleaning Apps
· Security Apps
· VPN Apps
· Maintenance Apps
What these types of apps do is the exact opposite of what users want. They make Mac OS slow, appear buggy, can damage Mac OS and sometimes create unwanted behaviors. In short, they are really bad news!
The first order of business should be to uninstall Sophos per the developers instructions. Next, download and install FindAnyFile and have it search for anything with:
in it and move it to the Trash and then empty the Trash. As stated Mac OS does not require or benefit in ANY way by adding the above mentioned types of third party apps. In order to keep your Mac secure and running well, simply keep Mac OS up-to-date and restart it about 1x per week.
Thanks for the advice. I'll follow it right away.
Thank you, Tesserax.
Your welcome!
You're very welcome!
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