Personally, I've had a mac since 2011, and never have really ran any sort of security software.
Now, that said, let me just say that you could! key word, could! get a virus, I'm not saying it's impossible. The odds however are ridiculously unlikely though. With the way the OS is designed, you have to type your administrator password, and pretty much intentionally want! to allow anything to run which may be harmful. In other words, if the mac asks you to run something, and you don't know what it is, nor trust it, then bottom line, don't letit run, and you'll be fine. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. [email protected] Phone: (704) 256-8010. ----- Original Message ----- From: Arnold Schmidt To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 3:24 AM Subject: Antivirus For My Mac Mini? How many use some type of an antivirus program? It has been said for years that the Mac did not need one. But it isn't as if they can't get viruses, it is more that the virus writers concentrate on writing viruses for windows and android phones. If antivirus and anti-malware programs are necessary, which ones are accessible? Thanks in advance for any information. I am going to the Apple store on Wednesday afternoon, and unless I discover something completely unforeseen, I will buy my mini then. Arnold Schmidt -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
