Stay protected in Mac OS

[diegobgr]

Hi.

Well, I come from Windows, so I used to be worry about viruses and malware.

Now, Mac OS.

Should I do anything to stay protected? My no.1 rule is Common Sense.

 

[MacDawg]

Rule #1 covered it all
No need for anything else

 

[Dalton63841]

As long as your number 1 rule is common sense then you have NO need for antivirus/antimalware on the Mac OS. Of course, I guess the same could be said of Windows, but it is even more true of Mac.

EDIT: IF you share files with a Windows computer, an on-demand virus scanner is handy, just to prevent copying a file that might infect your Windows computer.

 

[diegobgr]

Thanks for your replies 😉

Well, I share files with Windows, but both Windows computers are protected with antivirus, antimalware...and I usually full scan them once a month.

 

[Xian Zhu Xuande]

If you follow tech news (probably since you're using this forum?) you'll know about any real Mac malware threat which actually comes along. Through the entire history of OS X you pretty much had to be doing some pretty reckless things to have encountered malware and let it cause trouble. I guess the only advice I would have for someone is to be a little extra cautious if they pirate software.

A passive anti-virus scanner (there are free options) is nice if you want to scan documents before sending them over to Windows. Unless you had a good reason, I wouldn't infect your Mac with a 'real' anti-virus program (like Norton)—the slowdowns and problems just aren't worth it.

 

[GGJstudios]

Thanks for your replies 😉

Well, I share files with Windows, but both Windows computers are protected with antivirus, antimalware...and I usually full scan them once a month.

No need on a Mac: Mac Virus/Malware Info