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how to enable Xprotect malware protection

CNBC recommended Mac owners make sure Apple's malware protection is enabled, not sure where to find that feature to enable it

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.2)

Posted on Mar 7, 2016 10:33 AM

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Posted on Mar 7, 2016 10:38 AM

It is enabled by default since it is part of OS X. There is nothing the user needs to do.

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how to enable Xprotect malware protection

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