fergamy Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 So I have a quick question, I've just got a mac book and was wondering do I need and anti-virus protector? anti spy and all that sort of thing. any help would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 They reckon that you dont need anything but there was recently some malware which attacked macs - the patch to fix it was quite quick though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jaffas1 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I downloaded Sophos antivirus for mac, which is free if you google it. It seems to find malware every few weeks and is definitely worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimsdu Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Macs have everything built in already had my macbook 6yrs never had a problem and do not need virus software. If you get a virus Apple will send you a new machine..but this is not advertised... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohhh heck Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I, for my sins, work in IT with macs and yes you do need anti-virus software. Whilst it is a popular myth that macs are immune to viruses and spyware it is simply not true. Apple always used to be a niche brand with relatively few users so weren't worth the effort, now they are the top computer maker (in terms of sales) so have attracted the attention of hackers and virus writers. Over the last couple of months there have been a number of virus alerts for mac users, one of which had infected more than 500,000 machines. There are anti-virus applications available from all the major companies and some free ones too. I use this one at the moment, it is free http://www.clamxav.com whatever one you choose get it installed and keep it up to date and you should have a very happy life with your mac! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ptp113 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Macs have everything built in already had my macbook 6yrs never had a problem and do not need virus software. If you get a virus Apple will send you a new machine..but this is not advertised... Nice fantasy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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