Currently switch to MAC OS X from Windows XP.
I wonder if there any anti-virus or internet security software works for MAC system. like, kaspersky works for XP.
which one is considered the best for MAC?
Thanks a lot!
Any anti-virus or internet security software for MAC OS X?nortan antivirus
since there are no wild viruses , nor viral spyware... you might as well wave your hands around and do an incantation to protect you from the evils.
Of course there could be a virus, and there could be spyware. But, it would have to be installed by an idiot who enters the administrator password for the the malware to infect the system.
That is a big difference between windows and OS X.
For each bug found in OS X, Apple has released a patch before any viruses could be written... it's a proven track record.
Any anti-virus or internet security software for MAC OS X?nortonantivirus
You don't need it. There are ZERO viruses in the wild (i.e. that can get to your computer) for OS X. Plus, OS X has a built in Firewall.
Well there is Norton Anti-Virus, but I've never had anti-virus programs on my macs and nothing has ever happened.
Right now there is a recorded 0 viruses for the mac and about 7 Trojans.
Viruses are about in possible because you either need a password or the root account to access anything important.
Also safari can tell if a program is hiding as an image, or any other file. It even picks up on window's executables which don't even work with Mac OS X.
Also Apple normally releases security updates every month to keep ahead of any virus attack. Sometimes they do it right away if it is vital like that Java bug that was found 2 months ago.
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