Viruses

[crtosi]

I bought an IMac because i thought i woudnt have to worry about viruses. Now on the MAC page, there is this app for virus protection taht will cost me about 60 dollards.
What's everyone`s thoughts on this?
What do I do?
Thanks a lot😕

 

[MacDawg]

No need for any AV software on your Mac unless you are wanting to prevent the transfer of Windows malware to Windows users

 

[simsaladimbamba]

An important read for all virus and malware related questions: Malware/Virus Info

 

[Mac.World]

I bought an IMac because i thought i woudnt have to worry about viruses. Now on the MAC page, there is this app for virus protection taht will cost me about 60 dollards.
What's everyone`s thoughts on this?
What do I do?
Thanks a lot😕

You don't need to pay money for A/V software. SOPHOS is free and has recently been made available for Mac's.
But this is more to help protect your Window's friends, rather than yourself. I don't believe there are any active viruses for Mac's currently in the wild.
Having A/V is not a bad idea, just be careful which one's you choose. Some are just bloat and adware that hog the CPU.

 

[jljue]

You don't need to pay money for A/V software. SOPHOS is free and has recently been made available for Mac's.
But this is more to help protect your Window's friends, rather than yourself. I don't believe there are any active viruses for Mac's currently in the wild.
Having A/V is not a bad idea, just be careful which one's you choose. Some are just bloat and adware that hog the CPU.

I second Sophos. I've only been using it for 3 months, but it seems pretty good so far and pretty light (not a resource hog). I was using F-Prot for Mac before then (also free and pretty light), but it didn't ever remind me that my registration was up and that I needed to re-register. I hope that I didn't pass any viruses to any Windows users for 2-3 months.

 

[rickyalan]

it seems that no news indicates virus on mac system

 

[Apple OC]

why waste your time with AV software ... there are no viruses running wild for Mac

 

[dime21]

Anti-virus software for OSX is like putting on a condom before you jerk off.

 

[GGJstudios]

I bought an IMac because i thought i woudnt have to worry about viruses. Now on the MAC page, there is this app for virus protection taht will cost me about 60 dollards.
What's everyone`s thoughts on this?
What do I do?
Thanks a lot😕

Anti-virus is as useful for protecting your Mac as having a bomb shelter to protect you from purple left-handed English-speaking 12-feet-tall frogs carrying machine guns. No need to protect against something that doesn't exist.

Read the link that simsaladimbamba posted:

Mac Virus/Malware Info​