Yes, it has built-in protections. At least the latest version of macOS does. I don’t know about older versions.hi
Does macos has a built-in antivirus like windows?
Thank you for the suggestions, I'm kinda familiar about avoiding ****** software and virus, I'm mostly wondering if macos has a "Windows Defender" equivalentYes, it has built-in protections. At least the latest version of macOS does. I don’t know about older versions.
Some people install Malwarebytes, but it’s really not necessary. If you follow some basic practices when browsing the Internet and don’t download random things from random websites, you’ll be fine
Thank you for the suggestions, I'm kinda familiar about avoiding ****** software and virus, I'm mostly wondering if macos has a "windows defender" equivalent
Do macos built-in protections have names? Can they be disabled?
Thanks, xprotect indeed seems to be "the thing"You can read some blog posts about XProtect and security in general at https://eclecticlight.co
https://eclecticlight.co/tag/xprotect/ (maybe skip the updates articles)
https://eclecticlight.co/tag/security/
And or a massive shutdown due to faulty third party submitted codeI welcome correction if the following statement is wrong, but...
... isn't it a fact that there has NEVER been a Mac "virus" discovered "in the wild" ...?
(malware, adware, even ransomware, yes... but not "a virus"...)
isn't a malware/ransomware etc a kind of a virus? O_ oI welcome correction if the following statement is wrong, but...
... isn't it a fact that there has NEVER been a Mac "virus" discovered "in the wild" ...?
(malware, adware, even ransomware, yes... but not "a virus"...)
what event(s) do you have in mind?And or a massive shutdown due to faulty third party submitted code