antivirus Sentinel pro

[tony3d]

Does anyone use this package? Is it any good?

 

[phrehdd]

I don't use it but you might want to search the Internet for reviews.

 

[tony3d]

The only reviews I see are on the App Store. What do you use?

 

[beachmusic]

The only reviews I see are on the App Store. What do you use?

I use Avira for Mac. Free.
https://www.avira.com/

 

[Bending Pixels]

Unless you're going to naughty and/or questionable sites or accessing the dark web, you really don't need an antivirus. The only thing it really does is slow down your system.

 

[loekf]

I use Avira for Mac. Free.
https://www.avira.com/

Avira is ok, seems to be light on resources. Coming from PC, I felt strange not having some sort of anti virus scanner in the background.

 

[maflynn]

I usually avoid antivirus software on my Macs (definitely needed on my windows machines). I don't see the need for such apps for OS X.

 

[Ulenspiegel]

It may seem strange, but you don't really need an anti-virus software on a Mac. Neverteheless, I also have two apps that I use, though very seldom. Both are on-demand software, they don't run in the background, do not require any system resources when not used.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Unless you are accepting and sending Windows files to other Windows users, I wouldn't worry with loading an anti-virus program on your Mac. I do suggest installing Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac (formerly known as Adware Medic). Depending on how you use your Mac, or allow it to be used by others, you have a greater chance of acquiring some form of Malware, than you do a virus that can affect your Mac, in my opinion.

 

[boston04and07]

Unless you are accepting and sending Windows files to other Windows users, I wouldn't worry with loading an anti-virus program on your Mac.

Out of curiosity, would plain old PDF files count as this? Because I do regularly send PDFs back and forth between colleagues who I know use (somewhat crappy) Windows machines. Never thought about this before...