In a few months (got to save up the money), I'll be getting my first Mac. I keep hearing about how, while nothing is absolute, no-one seems to run any kind of antivirus softwear on apple products. The local Apple Store (MacMan, cute name) has been around since the mid 90's, and they say in all that time, their BUSINESS computers have never had any. They claim never to have had a problem. Not that I don't believe them, but I'm looking for some (read many) second opinions. Antivirus, firewalls, maitenance software? None? Really?

On my Win7 machine, I'm running Norton 360. I've always run Norton, always hated it bogging things down and interfering with various processes, but always trusted it. However, if I can loose all or most of this stuff, on a Mac, that would almost be worth switching, all by itself.

Is being this nervous about not having any web security stuff installed a normal thing for those who switch OS's, or am I just being a wuss?

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Permalink Reply by Gibson on March 3, 2012 at 8:04pm

I don't wanna sound rude when i say this but their's no way you were smart computer using then man, My Compaq laptop was bought in late 2008, Not one virus, Nothing, Fricken Smooth fast use computer, and it's also an AMD laptop, it is now 2012 and the thing still works, Although it's gon through 2 shitty power adapters 1 witch was HP honored and replaced for free, the second i bought, witch didn't last a year, and HP honored that part and replaced it free. third well is for Life backup extension of the machine witch is pretty much a test laptop for other Operating systems, and a general back up computer, with no battery, It gets HOT the fan has never been cleaned obviously, and it's had only a 35$ used Inverter part installed on it (total 75$ in labor, and they polished the screen and shit)

pretty good but old and has a Red screen issue when in certain position, Not exactly reliable. But it came with vista! AND RAN IT GOOD, drivers and everything! However the momment i put windows 7 O n it, i mean it works fgood and all but HP Failed to make USB driver supports properly so, Nothing Works on the USB's except an external hard drive, that came with a disc tho.

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Permalink Reply by Beau Dierman on March 11, 2012 at 8:13pm

Since most of the answers seem to be very long winded and unnecessarily opinionated... the simple answer is: You do not need anti-virus on your Mac.

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