As long as you follow some basic rules you do not need them. If your machine has its firewall on and is behind a hardware firewall router you should be perfectly safe. Though it will help if you change your router password from the default. If necessary get a password manager to manage the passwords. Have it do the same to any wifi passwords, and try and use randomly generated passwords as they will make the machine more secure as well.
Avoid dodgy websites as these are the main routes for your machine being accessed. Even turn off installed plug ins in Safari. Your browser is probably the greatest risk to your machine, one way or another. Do not download software of bit torrent as some is infected with Trojans though many forums will tell you which and even how to avoid them. If you need AV get ClamX AV as that is free and does a good job. Though chances are you will only need it to stop your friends Window malware being accidently spread by you. I have used it for two years and never seen anything. I hope that helps. David > > When I used a PC I had several programs providing protection against > viruses etc (Windows Firewall, AVG, Adaware, Superantispyware & > Malwarebytes) all of them free downloads. None of them seem to do a > Mac version. Do I need anything like this for my new iMac, what does > it come with and what should I buy/download? Or is it naturally > infection-proof? Thanks for any advice. > John N > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
