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<blockquote data-quote="kracalo" data-source="post: 1555834" data-attributes="member: 316834"><p>No I don`t.</p><p></p><p></p><p>It`s not necessary that antivirus is slowing down macs. Nowadays antivirus apps for OSX are actually written for OSX and not just mix of some linux and windows code and somehow compiled to work on OSX. </p><p>We all have our own experiences with viruses and other malware. I work in company with over 1000 workstations (about 50 of them are macs, few linux machines and rest of them are windows based) and at least every month someone brings some kind malware in company. One time a mac user copied from USB drive to network drive some folders containing malware this could become disaster for company. Same thing can happen in home networks.</p><p> </p><p></p><p>I'm not saying that macs will get virus, I'm only trying to say that mac users are unaware about spreading malware. And yes there are viruses and other malware for OS X ( in the bottom is list of known malware <a href="http://www.sophos.com/en-us/press-office/press-releases/2006/02/macosxleap.aspx" target="_blank">First ever virus for Mac OS X discovered</a>) </p><p> And some additional reading </p><p><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/16/backtofront_mac_malware/" target="_blank">Malware-flingers do it back-to-front : scaM snaps, spans Macs</a></p><p><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/07/25/mac_crisis_malware/" target="_blank">Mac malware Crisis as Apple lets slip its Mountain Lion</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>We can go on and on with this and we will newer get to the end. I have a lot of reasons to use and recommend antivirus software, but I will join collective wisdom of this forum.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kracalo, post: 1555834, member: 316834"] No I don`t. It`s not necessary that antivirus is slowing down macs. Nowadays antivirus apps for OSX are actually written for OSX and not just mix of some linux and windows code and somehow compiled to work on OSX. We all have our own experiences with viruses and other malware. I work in company with over 1000 workstations (about 50 of them are macs, few linux machines and rest of them are windows based) and at least every month someone brings some kind malware in company. One time a mac user copied from USB drive to network drive some folders containing malware this could become disaster for company. Same thing can happen in home networks. I'm not saying that macs will get virus, I'm only trying to say that mac users are unaware about spreading malware. And yes there are viruses and other malware for OS X ( in the bottom is list of known malware [url=http://www.sophos.com/en-us/press-office/press-releases/2006/02/macosxleap.aspx]First ever virus for Mac OS X discovered[/url]) And some additional reading [url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/16/backtofront_mac_malware/]Malware-flingers do it back-to-front : scaM snaps, spans Macs[/url] [url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/07/25/mac_crisis_malware/]Mac malware Crisis as Apple lets slip its Mountain Lion[/url] We can go on and on with this and we will newer get to the end. I have a lot of reasons to use and recommend antivirus software, but I will join collective wisdom of this forum. [/QUOTE]
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