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What is available for laptop Mtn Lion Mac Pro against malware - viruses etc?
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3), purchased Sept 2012
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What is available for laptop Mtn Lion Mac Pro against malware - viruses etc?
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3), purchased Sept 2012
No viruses affect osx at this time. According to Apple - http://www.apple.com/why-mac/faq/#viruses
Is a Mac safe from PC viruses?
Yes. The OS X operating system isn’t susceptible to the thousands of viruses plaguing Windows-based computers. And although no computer connected to the Internet is completely immune to all viruses and spyware, OS X has built-in defenses designed with your safety in mind. The Mac web browser, Safari, alerts you whenever you’re downloading an application — even if it’s disguised as a picture or movie file. And Apple continually makes free security updates available for Mac owners. You can even have them download automatically.
As for malware - Free Software:
No viruses affect osx at this time. According to Apple - http://www.apple.com/why-mac/faq/#viruses
Is a Mac safe from PC viruses?
Yes. The OS X operating system isn’t susceptible to the thousands of viruses plaguing Windows-based computers. And although no computer connected to the Internet is completely immune to all viruses and spyware, OS X has built-in defenses designed with your safety in mind. The Mac web browser, Safari, alerts you whenever you’re downloading an application — even if it’s disguised as a picture or movie file. And Apple continually makes free security updates available for Mac owners. You can even have them download automatically.
As for malware - Free Software:
no script
noscript.net/
ghostery
www.ghostery.com/
You dont need antivirus, however most here have ClamXaV
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/clamxav/id430207028?mt=12
The majority of Mac "pay for" security programs will hurt performance, and some cause problems worse than those they claim to solve.
For a more complete answer to your question, see my Mac Malware Guide. It will tell you what the threats are and what you need to do to keep yourself safe.
Just a few comments about some aspects of other replies... I would strongly recommend against iAntivirus. Not only do Norton/iAntivirus not do a very good job of detecting Mac malware, but iAntivirus has no facility for updating its definitions. It only updates its list of known malware whenever there is an application update, which is fairly infrequent.
Flashback Check's site no longer exists, apparently, and for good reason: Flashback is extinct. You won't see it anywhere at this point other than on very, very outdated computers that have been infected since last year or in a malware hunter's collection. Thus, there is no need for a tool specifically designed to protect against Flashback.
NoScript and Ghostery do not protect against malware, strictly speaking. They have absolutely zero power to detect malware of any kind. Properly used, they may prevent certain kinds of attacks that can occur through things like malicious ads or cross-site scripting. However, such things, by themselves, are not sufficient to infect your machine with malware. They only have the power to annoy you or to try to convince you to hand over personal information.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge - the guys and gals at apple always say they don't use any and that apple is not prone as others- every once in a while I get a little panicky and think the bad guys finally found a way and of course I want to be up to date on protections. Thanks for answering in such detail. k9Ms
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