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Well, most veteran Mac users would not recommend doing that. Is it a requirement of an employer or something?
 
It's not an essential requirement to have antivirus on your Mac, I don't have any and so far didn't have any issue. Apple is doing a great job on security and protection.
However, if you are used to working on public wifi, I might reconsider extra protection.
 
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