How much are free Anti Virus programs from App Store reliable?

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Like VirusBarrier Express or something like this. Which free Anti Virus would you prefer?
 
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If I was going to go for one then it would be ClamX

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Does its job and doesn't hog resources
 
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None. Very few Mac users use any form of anti virus software. The few that do are usually switchers. At this point in time, there is no need to run anti virus software on OS X.
 
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urban19 said:
Like VirusBarrier Express or something like this. Which free Anti Virus would you prefer?
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I was going to mention...maybe the better questions is..."Is an anti-virus program on a Macintosh really necessary?"...and many times the answer is an easy...no!;)

Sometimes anti-virus programs come with hidden performance issues (or actually cause problems)...and given that anti-virus protection on a Mac is really not necessary...they are really just a hassle.

- Nick
 

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