does macbook airs need virus protection

sharonfromnm wrote:

Does mac's need virus protection

In General 3rd Party AV Software is Not Required as Mac OS X tends to look after itself.

Read Here > https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4545776?tstart=0

See Here > Antivirus Discussion

The Safe Mac > http://www.thesafemac.com/mmg/

To keep your Mac Happy...

Have a look here...

http://pondini.org/OSX/Scripts.html

More Info Here > The myth of the dirty Mac

Not unless Windows is being run on them.

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See:

Helpful Links Regarding Malware Protection

An excellent link to read is Tom Reed's Mac Malware Guide.

Also, visit The XLab FAQs and read Detecting and avoiding malware and spyware.

See these Apple articles:

Mac OS X Snow Leopard and malware detection

OS X Lion- Protect your Mac from malware

OS X Mountain Lion- Protect your Mac from malware

About file quarantine in OS X

If you require anti-virus protection I recommend using ClamXav.