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<blockquote data-quote="NanoBite" data-source="post: 374255" data-attributes="member: 13565"><p>You won't need those programs unless you plan to run Windows XP via either Parallels or Boot Camp. Win XP, although running on your Mac will still be vulnerable to exactly the same attacks PC's come under.</p><p></p><p>Otherwise all you really need to care about is keeping the ship running smoothly and there are several maintenance apps for free that you should consider:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/11582/onyx" target="_blank"><em><span style="color: DarkSlateBlue">OnyX </span></em>[click link]</a></p><p><a href="http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/17111" target="_blank"><em><span style="color: Red">MainMenu</span></em> [click link]</a></p><p><a href="http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/16790/maintenance" target="_blank"><em><span style="color: DarkOrchid">Maintenance </span></em>[click link]</a></p><p></p><p>There are others and Mac even comes pre-installed with its own program which lives at:</p><p></p><p><em><span style="color: Blue">MacintoshHD -> Applications -> Utilities -> <strong><span style="color: DarkRed">Disk Utility</span></strong></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: Blue"></span></em></p><p>This program is used frequently to verify/repair Permissions as well as your Macs Hard Drive.</p><p></p><p>The only virus scanner I'm aware of is <a href="http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/24449" target="_blank">ClamXav [click link]</a> but I stopped using it as I consider the Macs FireWall to be enough security if properly configured.</p><p></p><p>:headphone</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NanoBite, post: 374255, member: 13565"] You won't need those programs unless you plan to run Windows XP via either Parallels or Boot Camp. Win XP, although running on your Mac will still be vulnerable to exactly the same attacks PC's come under. Otherwise all you really need to care about is keeping the ship running smoothly and there are several maintenance apps for free that you should consider: [URL="http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/11582/onyx"][I][COLOR="DarkSlateBlue"]OnyX [/COLOR][/I][click link][/URL] [URL="http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/17111"][I][COLOR="Red"]MainMenu[/COLOR][/I] [click link][/URL] [URL="http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/16790/maintenance"][I][COLOR="DarkOrchid"]Maintenance [/COLOR][/I][click link][/URL] There are others and Mac even comes pre-installed with its own program which lives at: [I][COLOR="Blue"]MacintoshHD -> Applications -> Utilities -> [B][COLOR="DarkRed"]Disk Utility[/COLOR][/B] [/COLOR][/I] This program is used frequently to verify/repair Permissions as well as your Macs Hard Drive. The only virus scanner I'm aware of is [URL="http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/24449"]ClamXav [click link][/URL] but I stopped using it as I consider the Macs FireWall to be enough security if properly configured. :headphone [/QUOTE]
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