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Mac Anti Virus & Anti Malware

by Blueman44 Oct 22, 2016 10:41AM PDT

I know I am likely to get flamed for this but it is an honest question.

Are we well past the point of it being a MUST to install AV/AM on mac's now?

On a related note, I moved my wife to Linux because I was fed up of all the MS targeted viruses, how does Linux fair these days?

Answer might be that it has been a must for a while but from my experience with PC's over the years, AV does slow the system down so if not necessary I would prefer not to bloat the system.

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Thanks

by Blueman44 Oct 23, 2016 4:57AM PDT

Cheers Bob, you sound like a guy who uses AV on your mac, what do you use?

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Not a mac user

by Bob__B Oct 23, 2016 6:46AM PDT

On this pc I tossed out java and flash player....malware magnets...and run avast free.
In multi years I have never seen any malware.
Don't know how folks get that stuff.

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Only for Linux users?

by SamuelClosa Oct 28, 2016 1:34AM PDT

I am just curious to know about this software. Is this only for Linux Users?

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Re: only Linux?

by Kees_B Forum moderator Oct 28, 2016 1:50AM PDT

If you click that link, you'll read the answer to your question in the first paragraph. That's must faster than asking here.

Back to Spyware, Viruses, & Security forum

Bob__B · Answer 1 · Oct 22, 2016 8:19PM PDT

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Mac av

by Bob__B Oct 22, 2016 8:19PM PDT

All though your mac is much harder to infect than a pc your not immune.

Google...mac av and check the review sites.
Then it's your call if you want to test a few of these and see what effect they have on perf.

r. proffitt · Answer 2 · Oct 23, 2016 1:48PM PDT

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Here's a thing.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Oct 23, 2016 1:48PM PDT

There are few active working Apple OS (iOS, MAC OS, OS X) virus. What most of the work the usual Apple Antivirus does is to scan for Windows pests since you don't want to be tagged as "you sent me a virus."

This is partly why most of these suites hammer your Apple's performance.

James Denison · Answer 3 · Oct 23, 2016 1:57PM PDT

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I use Linux

by James Denison Oct 23, 2016 1:57PM PDT

Install ClamAV and ClamTK the front end for ClamAV and keep it updated, run it once in awhile. It's in all Linux repositories.

mejustsayin · Answer 4 · Oct 28, 2016 2:08AM PDT

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I am a bit late

by mejustsayin Oct 28, 2016 2:08AM PDT

I have been running linux for almost 15 years and personally do not use any antivirus or other anti-malware software. I do not see a need for it based on my usage. IMO, if wife does not do torrents, p2p or any other risky behavior while online then one is not needed.

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