Advice on anti virus macbook etc

[turbo33]

After some help from the techy gurus here!!

 

I have iPhone, iPad, and Macbook and obviously need all covered. Antivirus seems to be an ever increasing necessity and like electricity tariffs, a minefield!!

 

Help and advice needed!!

 

Thanks

T33

[bluesj]

Your internet provider might supply some, bt do

[markm]

I may be wrong but I dont think you need it with apple products as long as you keep the software up to date.

Edited September 24, 2017 by markm

[AVB]

I have lots of apple devices. Dont have any AV. Apple are very good at weeding out rogue software.

[mick miller]

If you want something for the Mac book try malwarebytes, free and recommended by the Mac tech folks although my copy has yet to find owt.

Edited September 24, 2017 by mick miller

[JohnfromUK]

I use Sophos (free) on my Mac. Reviews suggest it is fairly good, but not 100% detection rates - but it is free and doesn't seem to slow things up.

[Jason_ox]

I don't run any AV on my macbook, I have had malware before but have used malware bytes to remove it. I've only had one issue in 5 years and I do download quite a bit.

[Scully]

I've had iPhones and mac books for years; haven't used any AV at all and it's never been an issue.

[rimfire4969]

I've had iPhones and mac books for years; haven't used any AV at all and it's never been an issue.

 

I am with you never had an issue to date, but this has got me thinking.

[super sharp shooter]

I managed to pick up a virus type thing on my phone and Mac where the screen pop up wouldnt go. A quick call to apple suppoert and it was sorted with a few simple instructions. Ive never had any AV running on any apple device.

[Wb123]

I have also never bothered, if i wanted to start it is getting hard to find software for mine anyway now.

[grrclark]

Whilst viruses are far rarer on Mac's they do still happen.

 

As John above I use Sophos on mine. It is a very low system overhead and offers peace of mind.

[Guest]

I have a few apple devices never had anti virus .youdont need it fo apple .

It runs a different system to a pc

[KB1]

Apple used to be immune when their OS was new but now they are pretty open to attack; Ive had a MacBook Air and iMac get fairly nasty viruses Kaspersky have a well recommended AV to cover all your Apple devices.

[Uilleachan]

From the macbook menu bar, select the apple logo, furthest top left icon, from there select "system preferences", then "Security and Privacy".

 

From "general" setup a password, then check the Download apps from: "Mac App Store & Identified Developers" button (you can disable it manually when ever you want to download a specific app that isn't Mac store approved/supported).

 

Next sub menu from Security and Privacy is "fire vault", you don't need to enable this unless you want to encrypt your hard disk.

 

Then it's firewall, turn it on. You'll have to turn it off again to enable file sharing, if you don't then it's best to have the firewall on.

In the firewall box there's an advanced button, from there you can tweak the firewall further, but read up on it first.

 

Next is privacy, decide which apps share info etc.

 

Once your done, lock the padlock Icon. Don't forget the password.

 

Thats you, then it's just down to observing regular online/communication security i.e. don't click on links or open files you don't trust.

[four-wheel-drive]

I have used Linux on my computers for years much like mac it is a closed program so unlike microsoft people cannot get in to the program to put bugs in I also have a chrome book much the same no Antivirus required.

[KB1]

I have used Linux on my computers for years much like mac it is a closed program so unlike microsoft people cannot get in to the program to put bugs in I also have a chrome book much the same no Antivirus required.

 

If you really think that Mac OS is impenetrable then you need to Google a bit more. Its wide open to attack if not AV protected

[four-wheel-drive]

 

If you really think that Mac OS is impenetrable then you need to Google a bit more. Its wide open to attack if not AV protected

You do surprise me I was under the impression that it was like linux and I have used that for ten years and never needed Antivirus I always thought that was why people pay stupid money for there overpriced computers.

[AVB]

If you want belt and braces you can spend money on AV for mac. Personally I think it is a waste of money to do so.

[dbob]

Don’t worry about it. I’ve used many different macs at work and at home for over 20 years and never once experienced virus issues or heard of anyone that has. Just make sure you regularly backup your data and forget about AV.

[KB1]

Don’t worry about it. I’ve used many different macs at work and at home for over 20 years and never once experienced virus issues or heard of anyone that has. Just make sure you regularly backup your data and forget about AV.

 

Thats a bit of a sweeping statement……. Apple recommend AV software and theres been many millions spent on AV software for Apple devices, so maybe, just maybe they've heard something you haven't https://www.macworld.com/article/1137241/security/antivirus.html

 

Or read this and make your own mind up…. https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/can-macs-get-viruses/

Edited September 28, 2017 by KB1

[rimfire4969]

 

Thats a bit of a sweeping statement. Apple recommend AV software and theres been many millions spent on AV software for Apple devices, so maybe, just maybe they've heard something you haven't https://www.macworld.com/article/1137241/security/antivirus.html

 

Or read this and make your own mind up. https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/can-macs-get-viruses/

Thanks for the links, interesting reading. The first link is from 2008 but I guess still relevant.

 

I have started to look at av for my apple stuff.

[Bazooka Joe]

[Alpha Mule]

If you're running a Mac of any description without AV, make sure you have lots of backups!

Or you could invest in BitCoins now.

[turbo33]

Thanks chaps!