Macs and malware

rolandw · March 8

You often hear that Apple Macs don't get viruses. This leads people to believe that Macs don't need security because they are invulnerable to everything. That's not true.

A flu jab means you won't get flu, but you could catch a thousand other nasty bugs. It's the same with the Mac and being immune from viruses does not make it immune from everything else.

I discuss this topic and the recent ransomware attack in Macs under attack from growing malware threat

Have you had problems with adware, spyware, unwanted ads and pop-ups, and other irritations?

jimmy · March 8

Are there any good security programs for the Mac. If antivirus is not needed, what do I use for security? (Actually, it's not me that needs it, I'm asking for a friend.)

mike-j · July 8

Jimmy, many Windows security companies are getting into Mac security and the usual suspects have antivirus apps you can download.

Check out AVG, Avast, Avira, Kaspersky and others.

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