which antivirus program is used? by most members

which antivirus program is used? by most members


iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on Dec 31, 2020 12:49 PM

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Posted on Dec 31, 2020 2:12 PM

What year model is your iMac?

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201634


What macOS is it currently running?

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201260


High Sierra may have gotten it's last security update back in November, but Mojave and Catalina should continue to receive security updates for some time. see > https://support.apple.com/downloads/macos

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Dec 31, 2020 2:12 PM in response to jfloyd9

What year model is your iMac?

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201634


What macOS is it currently running?

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201260


High Sierra may have gotten it's last security update back in November, but Mojave and Catalina should continue to receive security updates for some time. see > https://support.apple.com/downloads/macos

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Dec 31, 2020 1:53 PM in response to jfloyd9

My 2¢ worth:


There is no reason to ever install or run any 3rd party "cleaning", "optimizing", "speed-up", anti-virus, VPN or security apps on your Mac.  This user tip describes what you need to know and do in order to protect your Mac: Effective defenses against malware and other threats - Apple Community   


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Dec 31, 2020 1:36 PM in response to jfloyd9

The best antivirus, cleaning app, and overall maintenance app for Mac OS is Mac OS itself. All you need to do with Mac OS to keep it secure and running well is to keep it up-to-date and do periodic (about 1x per week) restarts. Other than that, leave it alone. Adding third party antivirus, cleaning, security and other types of maintenance apps to Mac OS adds no additional level of security. The only thing these apps do is have the opposite affect users want. They make Mac OS slow, unstable, generate odd behavior and make Mac OS appear buggy. 

 

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