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Aug 2, 2013 3:50 PM in response to Barryg84by Kappy,You really do not need such software. But for a more overall view 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
If you require anti-virus protection I recommend using ClamXav.
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Aug 2, 2013 3:50 PM in response to Barryg84by Niel,You can install ClamXav or Sophos if you want. Any Mac OS X antivirus product which actually costs money should be avoided.
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Aug 2, 2013 3:52 PM in response to Barryg84by OGELTHORPE,NO! If you are really concerned, download either ClamXav or Sophos and run them. Both are free. These are the only two AV applications that are generally accepted by the Apple community.
Ciao.
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Aug 2, 2013 3:52 PM in response to Barryg84by stevejobsfan0123,No.
There have been no virus attacks that affected OS X. There are perhaps a few dozen malware programs out there, though.
It's not worth getting anti-virus, though. Mac AV is generally bloatware and most have less than stellar detection stats. Some are harmful, such as ones that delete important system files.
Just don't visit unsafe websites like sites for pirating content, and you will likely never run into any malware.
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Aug 2, 2013 3:53 PM in response to Barryg84by PlotinusVeritas,NO, such anti-virus software is not only not needed, it only causes problem
Like Kappy said, get ClamXav,.............dont download anything else, such "anti-virus" causes issues (some of them) on Mac, are a bad idea,.... especially Norton or MacKeeper etc.