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True or False? No Antivirus needed for Macs?
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<blockquote data-quote="lifeafter2am" data-source="post: 744608" data-attributes="member: 20101"><p>You really don't need any anti-virus on a Mac. As Jaygray said, being based off of the BSD kernel the way that OSX works is very different than windows. Not to say that it is completely foolproof, but as of right now there are very few Mac viruses out in the wild.</p><p></p><p>Firewall, it is always a good idea to turn on your firewall. Your Mac will have a built in firewall and that will be more than enough as long as you just turn it on and set it for what you use and don't use.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lifeafter2am, post: 744608, member: 20101"] You really don't need any anti-virus on a Mac. As Jaygray said, being based off of the BSD kernel the way that OSX works is very different than windows. Not to say that it is completely foolproof, but as of right now there are very few Mac viruses out in the wild. Firewall, it is always a good idea to turn on your firewall. Your Mac will have a built in firewall and that will be more than enough as long as you just turn it on and set it for what you use and don't use. [/QUOTE]
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