I would like to get an Anti Virus Software for my Mac running Sonoma 14.6.1. The reason for adding the anti virus software is because I have started receiving Spam mail from my own email address. I am hoping that by adding the anti virus software, I will avoid any malware that may be coming with these spoofed emails.Which is a Good and which is th Best Anti Virus Software for the Macs?
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iMac (2017 – 2020)
Do not install any AntiVirus. Your Mac does not have a virus, so any such AntiVirus software is only going to cause problems with your computer.
As long as someone knows your email address, you can expect to receive Spam emails. Having the sender address spoofed to appear to come from your account means nothing.
Apple does provide the Hide My Email service with any iCloud+ subscription. This allows you to use any number of disposable email addresses where it is much easier to manage those spam emails.
Do not install any AntiVirus. Your Mac does not have a virus, so any such AntiVirus software is only going to cause problems with your computer.
As long as someone knows your email address, you can expect to receive Spam emails. Having the sender address spoofed to appear to come from your account means nothing.
Apple does provide the Hide My Email service with any iCloud+ subscription. This allows you to use any number of disposable email addresses where it is much easier to manage those spam emails.
The best way to prevent downloading malware on your Mac is to simply not open the email, send it straight to the trash, and then block the sender! You cannot receive malware just by receiving an email, you must actually open any attachments provided, which would then need to get pass Mac security. MacOS includes built-in antivirus technology called XProtect for the signature-based detection and removal of malware.
Learn more about ⇢ Protecting against malware in macOS - Apple Support
-Zachyy ✌️
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No such product is required for your Mac.
Installing such products will do ZERO to stop bogus, spam emails.
Delete the emails, and do not interact with the message or the sender.
macnewb278 wrote:
I would like to get an Anti Virus Software for my Mac running Sonoma 14.6.1. The reason for adding the anti virus software is because I have started receiving Spam mail from my own email address. I am hoping that by adding the anti virus software, I will avoid any malware that may be coming with these spoofed emails.
You are aware that this is a spoofed email message, and has nothing to do with your Mac, correct?
The sending email addresses are trivial to spoof in a mail message.
The “you pervert” spam campaign has been doing this sender spoofing for a while, for instance. (Loooonng thread)
What does this mean? There is no malware here, and nothing for the built-in anti-malware to detect.
Or for a second add-on to detect.
You can certainly load a second anti-malware app — which won’t solve this issue — but add-on anti-malware can itself add privacy issues. Or stability ir performance issues. Or can add “noise”; ongoing self-advertising chatter.
Outside of end-point security or some other special cases, I generally wouldn’t recommend installing a second add-on anti-malware app, either. For most of us, the built-in defenses do well, and we install our own problems. Not the least of which can include anti-malware apps, VPN apps, and other security apps
TL;DR: what you are asking for won’t address the issue you are reporting
You cannot receive malware just by receiving an email, you must actually download any files provided,…
Incorrect. There's nothing to prevent a crook from sending intended victims malware as an email attachment. In fact, it's very common. You don't always need to take a separate step to download the malware.
The good news is that these are nearly always Windows malware that will not run on a Mac. And the response to send such garbage straight to the trash is still correct.
In addition to Kurt's excellent user tip, see this one:
Effective defenses against malware and ot… - Apple Community
Apologies, that’s what I meant. The best way to avoid the malware is to avoid the email entirely.
✨ I’d like to chime in here. ✨
Kurt Lang has recently posted this excellent user tip:▷ What is malware?
Take Care! 👋🏼😉
Zachyy wrote:
Yes, even opening an attachment could download malware. 👍
No, it can’t. And, it cannot install itself. You would have to download the malware, run the installer, and provide your admin password. Just don’t install malware which includes all of the Trojan Horse malware disguised as “legitimate” anti-virus software.
Yes, even opening an attachment could download malware. 👍
No, not what I said. There isn't always a need to download anything. The malware is already on your Mac as an email attachment. The user's job is to not run it.
I had forgotten all about that! 😃
Actually, I was trying not to be self-promoting. 🙂
Which is the best Anti Virus Software for my Mac?
