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<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1912651" data-attributes="member: 190607"><p>Do you?</p><p></p><p>It may be that you can completely do without any sort of anti-virus software for Windows when running Windows under virtualization on your Macintosh, yet be completely safe.</p><p></p><p>Here's why. While Windows running in virtualization on a Macintosh is theoretically just as susceptible to malware as Windows running on a PC, folks who run Windows on a Macintosh don't open themselves up to possible Windows malware infection the way that folks who actually use Windows PC's do.</p><p></p><p>Most folks that I know of who are running Windows on their Mac are doing so just to run one or two mission critical applications. They don't use Windows for anything else. </p><p></p><p>By and large, the nasties that a Windows PC can get come either via e-mail or the Web. If you don't use Windows to access the Internet, or for e-mail (and there is no need to, since there is excellent Macintosh software with which you can do that), you have cut off all of the biggest vectors for Windows infection. </p><p></p><p>Now, if you are also careful about what you install on your Windows partition from other external sources </p><p>(i.e. don't share programs or files with non-protected Windows PC's via flash drive), you can completely avoid any Windows malware. </p><p></p><p>So it's easily possible for it to be completely unnecessary for you to need to run anti-virus software for Windows running on your Mac. You just have to take stock of what it is that you will be using Windows for and be careful not to open any vectors for infection.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sadly, just about ALL of the AV reviews that you see on the Web are either disguised advertisements, from shill sites, or they have been paid to reach certain conclusions. You need to find sources for testing that are known, reliable sources, with nothing to gain monetarily. I don't know offhand of any such source for Windows AV software. The only one that I knew of for the Macintosh has shut down, this was their last published comparison test:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.thesafemac.com/mac-anti-virus-testing-01-2013/" target="_blank">https://www.thesafemac.com/mac-anti-virus-testing-01-2013/</a></p><p></p><p>You can scroll down to the table to see how each product ranks. Note how poorly the Norton and McAfee products fared.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1912651, member: 190607"] Do you? It may be that you can completely do without any sort of anti-virus software for Windows when running Windows under virtualization on your Macintosh, yet be completely safe. Here's why. While Windows running in virtualization on a Macintosh is theoretically just as susceptible to malware as Windows running on a PC, folks who run Windows on a Macintosh don't open themselves up to possible Windows malware infection the way that folks who actually use Windows PC's do. Most folks that I know of who are running Windows on their Mac are doing so just to run one or two mission critical applications. They don't use Windows for anything else. By and large, the nasties that a Windows PC can get come either via e-mail or the Web. If you don't use Windows to access the Internet, or for e-mail (and there is no need to, since there is excellent Macintosh software with which you can do that), you have cut off all of the biggest vectors for Windows infection. Now, if you are also careful about what you install on your Windows partition from other external sources (i.e. don't share programs or files with non-protected Windows PC's via flash drive), you can completely avoid any Windows malware. So it's easily possible for it to be completely unnecessary for you to need to run anti-virus software for Windows running on your Mac. You just have to take stock of what it is that you will be using Windows for and be careful not to open any vectors for infection. Sadly, just about ALL of the AV reviews that you see on the Web are either disguised advertisements, from shill sites, or they have been paid to reach certain conclusions. You need to find sources for testing that are known, reliable sources, with nothing to gain monetarily. I don't know offhand of any such source for Windows AV software. The only one that I knew of for the Macintosh has shut down, this was their last published comparison test: [URL code="true"]https://www.thesafemac.com/mac-anti-virus-testing-01-2013/[/URL] You can scroll down to the table to see how each product ranks. Note how poorly the Norton and McAfee products fared. [/QUOTE]
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