Do I need Norton Antivirus/360 or any other antivirus software for my MacBook Pro? I'm running MacOS Big Sur 11.0.1 and my subscription is running out soon. I've had Norton for years on all of my Macs, but other Mac users think it's unnecessary. I use my Mac for Adobe CC apps, MS Office, web apps, general browsing, shopping, etc. ... nothing out of the ordinary. I'd be grateful for any insight. Thanks!
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 11.0
Third party is not recommended, typically it adds nothing but issues and competes directly w/ Apples own built in security.
ref: macOS - Security - Apple https://www.apple.com/macos/security/
ref: Apple Platform Security - Apple https://support.apple.com/guide/security/welcome/web
Third party is not recommended, typically it adds nothing but issues and competes directly w/ Apples own built in security.
ref: macOS - Security - Apple https://www.apple.com/macos/security/
ref: Apple Platform Security - Apple https://support.apple.com/guide/security/welcome/web
<< other Mac users think it's unnecessary. >>
THIS Mac user thinks it is utter garbage. How could any third-party know more about how to protect your Mac than Apple Internal developers.
Apple is not holding out on you. if there were anything additional that could be done to provide protection that is Measurably better (and does not just waste resources incessantly reading your files for antique Windows Viruses) it would already be included in the box.
Effective defenses against malware and ot… - Apple Community
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Thank you for your quick response, @leroydouglas! It's been more of a nuisance lately because of annoying popup connection messages that appear (but I think I've fixed that issue for now), and this helps a lot.
Great info, it all makes complete sense. Thank you!
Antivirus Protection for MacBook Pro
