Hi Marcus. I used to use Intego which did slow down my Mac. But I have had no noticeable slow down with Avast.
However I do recommend the Premium (paid) version. > On 8 Jun 2020, at 10:03 am, Marcus Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for the response. I recall some time ago people saying norton slowed > down the OS and so I’ll try Avast > Cheers > Marcus > Marcus Harris > Mobile +61417965618 > > > >> On 7 Jun 2020, at 8:52 am, Pete <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Agreed Ronni 100%. >> >> >> Regards >> >> Pete >> >> On 7 Jun 2020, at 8:39 am, Ronni Brown <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >>> Hi Marcus, >>> >>> I most certainly agree with Alex, I read all [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> and it doesn’t change my mind. I’ve never had >>> any Malware on my computers and I would not recommend installing Norton AV >>> on any Mac computer. >>> >>> It is not required and will most likely slow your computer to a crawl. >>> >>> Kind Regards, >>> Ronni >>> >>> Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB >>> >>> >>>> On 6 Jun 2020, at 11:53 pm, Alex <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Marcus & All, >>>> >>>> I am not an expert but am a bit dubious about Al & his claims especially >>>> when he promotes Norton. Although my experience with Norton was on a >>>> client’s Windows machine, I found it virtually impossible to delete it >>>> from their computer & it made their computer painfully sluggish to use. >>>> Could be different on the Mac environment? Others may be able to comment >>>> better. >>>> >>>> Cheers, Alex >>>> >>>>> On 6 Jun 2020, at 9:57 pm, Marcus Harris <[email protected] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Yes that is interesting, but do you Personally choose to instal AV >>>>> software. >>>>> I always update my Apple systems ASAP and expect to then be malware >>>>> secure. Should I buy Norton as Al suggests? >>>>> Regards >>>>> Marcus Harris >>>>> Mobile +61417965618 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 6 Jun 2020, at 1:48 pm, Stephen Chape <[email protected] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> https://macmyths.com/best-malware-detection-for-mac/ >>>>>> <https://macmyths.com/best-malware-detection-for-mac/> >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> Stephen Chape >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml >>>>>> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> >>>>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml >>>>>> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> >>>>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug >>>>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>> >>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml >>>>> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> >>>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml >>>>> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> >>>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug >>>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>> >>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml >>>> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml >>>> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> >>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug >>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml >>> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml >>> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> Regards, Stephen Chape
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