Do I need some kind of virus or malware protetion. Someone told me I didn't but now, after about 5 month, my computer is running much slower. I have a MacAir running OS X. if I need something, what?
MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)
I would suspect a lack of disk space could be causing your slowdown and that is more likely than any virus or malware. ClamXV is available for free if you want to scan your machine but check your available disk space before trying to install it.
I don't think it's a lack of disk space. I have 68GB free out of 120 GB. Does ClanXV scan for viruses or malware? Is this at the Apple store? thanks for trying to help.
Malware rarely causes any type of slow down, but there are many other causes. Start a new discussion topic describing what is running slower and you should probably run EtreCheck first to give everybody an idea of what you have.
cbh6161 wrote:
Does ClanXV scan for viruses or malware? Is this at the Apple store?
Yes, but it's spelled ClamXav and if you mean the AppStore, yes, but it can also be downloaded from the web with additional capability. For more information visit ClamXav.
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Barry
This ASC User Tip may help:
How to eliminate slow Mac problems
...Found here:
User Tip Contributions — Overview
And consider the free Bitdefender Virus Scanner app. Rather than constantly running in the background, you open the app, let it run a few minutes and then quit it. To view it on the Mac App Store, click on this:
Installing anti-virus software should never be a response to performance issues on a Mac. Mac malware does not generally cause performance problems, if you happen to be unlucky enough to be infected with something. On the other hand, adding additional third-party software - especially third-party software in a class of software where most are known to reduce performance - will only make problems worse and harder to solve.
Take a look at my Mac Performance Guide for some suggestions on how to approach speed problems.
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And consider the free Bitdefender Virus Scanner app.
That one isn't ideal... it only detected 76% of the malware I threw at it in my most recent tests. You'd do better to recommend Dr. Web Light, also from the App Store, which caught 95%.
It's best to describe the problem in as much relevant detail as possible, rather than what you think is causing it or how you think it should be solved.
Do i need virus protection on my MacAir. Someone told me i didn't but my system is much slower in the past few months. My air is 6 months old.
