Monday, October 19, 2009

Do u still think i need an Antivirus software in my Macbook computer?

Because of the architecture on which OSX is built, it is inpossible for Windows based viruses, trojans etc to infiltrate the system.



However, there have been known issues recently whereby people have been able to plant programs in OSX and rmeotely control the infected machine...



I am a web designer and use Mac Book Pro's and have antivirus and firewall's on them. I would advise you to get one (even if it as a free one such as ZoneAlarm or AVG" as you can never be too secure.



Jamie



Do u still think i need an Antivirus software in my Macbook computer?norton internet security 2008



an anti-virus software in any platform won't hurt. even though macs doesn't get that much viruses, they still do. so remember, prevention is always better than cure.



Do u still think i need an Antivirus software in my Macbook computer?spyware removal



no
yes, mac also have harmful virus that steal your docs
It just depends on how much you browse "unknown" published sites. If you hit them often it would be safe to install the software. However, if you do basic surfing, I would not really worry about it. There really aren't any viruses for Macs, only the security holes in Windows. This is due to the complexity of Microsoft's integration of Networking. Macs do a wonderful job, but everything is usually in separate applications as Microsoft's apps are usually tied in to everything.
Mac OS X isn't prone to viruses such as trojans so you really don't need an anti-virus software. Somehow, the OS has a "built-in" anti-virus software and can "repell" the viruses.. thus protecting your MacBook.

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