Anti Virus, Firewall etc. software for Mac?

[Simon L]

Hi, I am pretty new to the world of Macs, I was wondering what anti-virus software (if any) people use on their Macs? Do people go down the Norton route or is a waste of money cause no-one hacks Macs?

Any advice greatly appreciated.

 

[kettle]

I use the built in firewall. (sharing in system preferences)
I use a hardware fire wall that is built into my adsl router gateway box thingy.
and I keep an eye out for bad things that could hurt my mac. you'll read it on these forums first so you're ok thus far.

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Please, search before posting...

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/113405/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/113181/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/112316/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/112493/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/107826/ (my favorite)
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/110075/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/109617/

These were the search result from the FIRST page with hits...

 

[russed]

DO NOT USE NORTON FOR Mac. it is like a big virus itself! honestly!

 

[Benj]

DO NOT USE NORTON FOR Mac. it is like a big virus itself! honestly!

And the thing on .mac (can't even remember who makes it) - Virex - is fairly lame as well.

If anyone makes an OS X virus there is no guarantee that any of the anti-virus packages will pick it up. They are like a vaccine for a disease not yet discovered.