Recommended antivirus and malware

[Wd999]

Hello collective Hive,

Nice shiny new imac, looking for recommendations for the above. Ideally free versions.

Thanks for taking the time to reply/help.

 

[Lioness~]

Try malwarebytes.com there’s a free version.

 

[dangerfish]

Not needed. Search and you’ll see why. Plenty of information on this.

 

[Fishrrman]

Recommended anti-virus:
NOTHING.

Recommended anti-malware/adware:
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac (the free version, NOT the paid version).

 

[GGJstudios]

Hello collective Hive,
Nice shiny new imac, looking for recommendations for the above. Ideally free versions.
Thanks for taking the time to reply/help.

Macs are not immune to malware, but no true viruses exist in the wild that can run on macOS, and there never have been any since it was released over 17 years ago. The only malware in the wild that can affect your Mac is a handful of trojans, which can be easily avoided by being careful about what apps you install (no pirated software). 3rd party antivirus apps are not necessary to keep a Mac malware-free, as long as a user practices safe computing.

 

[Gregg2]

Why does everyone ( or so it seems ) want free software?
Is there anything else in the world that people expect to be free of charge??