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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Apps and Programs
so no need for antivirus for mac?
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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1071726"><p>PS. You wanted a definitive answer to your original question, so here it is:</p><p></p><p>NO. There are NO viruses for the Mac. That's definitive, factual and documented.</p><p></p><p>It is extremely unlikely there will ever be a real virus for the Mac, because viruses by definition have to be able to do things to the system WITHOUT user permission, and that's pretty much impossible on a Mac.</p><p></p><p>We'll probably see continued examples of "trickware malware" and Trojan Horses, since that's all the poor PC script kiddies can figure out to do, but actual virus threats? Nah.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1071726"] PS. You wanted a definitive answer to your original question, so here it is: NO. There are NO viruses for the Mac. That's definitive, factual and documented. It is extremely unlikely there will ever be a real virus for the Mac, because viruses by definition have to be able to do things to the system WITHOUT user permission, and that's pretty much impossible on a Mac. We'll probably see continued examples of "trickware malware" and Trojan Horses, since that's all the poor PC script kiddies can figure out to do, but actual virus threats? Nah. [/QUOTE]
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