Sophos anti everything!

Does anybody use https://home.sophos.com anti virus, anti malware, anti just about everything protection?
Any good? I currently run only Malwarebytes and clean up with Onyx once a week.

Avoid all anti-virus, regardless of company. It is not needed and is a resource hog for no reason. Do not fall for the marketing scare..

Just curious. Haven't had any issues to date so stick with what I've got!

The combo you have right now is safe since they require you to manually run them and don't constantly run. Additionally, as long as you are careful as to where you download files/programs from and scrutinize any that ask for your Administrator password to install themselves, you are usually good..

If you regularly stick to getting apps from the App Store, that is the safest. But that isn't possible for all the apps, so trusted developers (the usual default) apps are generally OK..

The bulk of the issues on the Mac arise from when people hackers replace a good DMG/PKG file with a bad one that installs your intended application but also some malware along for the ride, and the second is usually browser hijacks that will inundate you with pop-ups or redirects. The first is usually mitigated by the App Store, the second is mitigated with a couple of extensions (Ghostery or uBlock Origin)..

At the end of the day, you being diligent will go a long way of keeping you and your data safe from hackers/ransomware/malware and what have you..

Sound advice Raz0rEdge!

Look at it this way.

There are no Mac OS X viruses. If ever there is, it will be screaming world headlines. AV companies call adware and malware 'viruses' in an attempt to convince Mac users they are in danger of a threat and use their junk which will slow down your computer as it uses resources checking for Windcows viruses.

You just gotta love Apple

cheddar-caveman said:

Does anybody use https://home.sophos.com anti virus, anti malware, anti just about everything protection?
Any good?

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Just about all of the fully interactive anti-virus programs have been known to cause slowdowns, and in severe cases nasty software conflicts. In other words, they tend to cause more trouble than they prevent.

Of these, I hear more complaints about Sophos' product BY FAR than any other product.

See:

Macintosh OS X Slowdown Solutions
http://www.macattorney.com/sd.html
Item #5

Lots of folks gravitate to Sophos because it is free. I'm afraid that in this case, "free" isn't a good deal.

In general, Mac users don't need anti-virus software. See:

Do Macs Need Anti-Virus Software?
http://macmost.com/do-macs-need-antivirus.html

also:

How To Protect Your Mac From Malware
http://macmost.com/how-to-protect-your-mac-from-malware.html

However, there are those who feel that they must have anti-virus software, for whatever reason. (e.g. Work requires it, your data is insanely valuable, you do a lot of high risk Web surfing, etc.). If you feel that you must have anti-virus software, it's worth not going for something that is free, and instead going for "the best" product available. Since the best product available (based on believable comparison tests) is actually reasonably priced, I highly recommend Intego's Virus Barrier for those who feel that they must have an anti-virus product.

Virus Barrier ($40/year)
https://www.intego.com/antivirus-mac-internet-security

Most informative Randy! Thanks. I'll stay where I am. As I said, someone on another forum said they used Sophos, I'd never heard of it so decided to ask the question.