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Q: Security help needed

Using  OS X, 10.6.8. Need to run full scan of system for viruses, malware, firewall check etc. What is the best way to do this?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jan 28, 2015 12:03 PM

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  • by MrHoffman,

    MrHoffman MrHoffman Jan 28, 2015 6:34 PM in response to cfromgp
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    Jan 28, 2015 6:34 PM in response to cfromgp

    There are some general security guides around; US National Security Administration (NSA) has one.

     

    Do you have a reason for looking for all this malware?  Barring downloading cracked software, running badly down-revision software — OS X 10.6.8 is really old — or having Oracle Java or Flash Player accessible via the web browser, or having the "automatically open safe downloads" setting enabled in the Safari browser, OS X is generally pretty good...   

     

    Gatekeeper and various other security features first appeared around 10.7.5 — if your Mac supports it, please upgrade.