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- honest
So what should I buy to keep my mac safe from malware and viruses and the like?
- eb60
use it.
- eb60
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- honest0
scratches beard...
- ********0
- ********0
There is basically no such thing as malware/viruses on a Mac.....
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- nuggler0
been using macs for 20 years, no 'protection' and no problems -- i think the protection is more likely to cause problems
- PIZZA0
iAntiVirus catches the main trojans if I remember rightly and its free
- It's a bit of a pig, though.Continuity
- only run it when you think something you download might be infected. Trojans and allPIZZA
- Atkinson0
antibacterial gel works ok, and boiling water
- ismith0
Just wear a condom over ech of your fingers. Never type, use the mouse, or connect/disconnect cords without them.
- ********0
the best protection is not to be an idiot. i run win7 with just the SP updates, and occasionally do a check up and check my hijack logs and comes out clean everytime. just gotta think about what you do
- This thread is titled Mac Protection, not Windows 7 for idiotsmonospaced
- the idea is if win is super vulnerable and a little intelligence keeps ya viral free, that same thing should work on a mac********
- a mac. right?********
- most people woh say this shit have a ton of virusesPIZZA
- Centigrade0
Don't frequent "those sites".
- welded0
My office Mac has some Symantec AV on it and it doesn't seem to get int he way. Hell, I don't even know if it's running or not. You could look at ClamAV, it's free but not great, I hear.
- sherm0
virus? on mac? where have you heard of this, Virus?
- SoulFly0
I am super paranoid, (ATM card info stolen once) and I begged the mac guy to sell me any anti-spyware, he ended up convincing me that Disk Warrior would have been a better investment, if any, just to keep your hard drive running smooth.
Anyway, the card stolen, I never used it online, it was probably stolen at some convenience store, but I got scared in general.- you can call and cancel it and take care of any purchases that you didn't authorize, it's really simplemonospaced
- cash machines in convenience stores are a massive gamblePIZZA
