I love dealing with blind fools who think that having a Mac means you can't get viruses. I spent 20+ years of my life studying computer security. I spent a year working for a city in Ohio where most of my day was spent doing virus removal. I run Macs exclusively in-office and I guarantee you, that if you are not running some form of protection, you have a high probability of something malicious lurking on yours.
"But Bob, the Genius at the Apple Store said I can't get one."
Yeah, and the "Genius" at mine was so clueless about their own products native capabilities that I went to Best Buy and bought an Android tablet rather than an iPad.
You have a Mac? You need to do 2 things.
1- Surf Smart. Only install trusted software from verified trusted sources. Don't "OK" every pop up automatically. Run ad blockers and pop up blockers in your browsers. Maybe skip the 'website of questionable content'.
2- Install a quality Malware Stopper. Sophos makes a good one, for free. Avast is also highly recommended. While traditional viruses are hard put to impact OSX, there are still worms, trojans, phishing attacks, and other types that do.
Apple makes great computers. OSX comes out of the box fairly well hardened, but fairly well doesn't mean invulnerable. You need to adjust some bits, and you need to operate smartly. With some reports suggesting that 1 in 6 Facebook links are hostile, a little prevention can go a long way in saving you time and reputation.
avast! Free Antivirus for Mac | Security Software for Apple OS X
Mac Antivirus | Free Antivirus for Mac Tool Download | Sophos
"But Bob, the Genius at the Apple Store said I can't get one."
Yeah, and the "Genius" at mine was so clueless about their own products native capabilities that I went to Best Buy and bought an Android tablet rather than an iPad.
You have a Mac? You need to do 2 things.
1- Surf Smart. Only install trusted software from verified trusted sources. Don't "OK" every pop up automatically. Run ad blockers and pop up blockers in your browsers. Maybe skip the 'website of questionable content'.
2- Install a quality Malware Stopper. Sophos makes a good one, for free. Avast is also highly recommended. While traditional viruses are hard put to impact OSX, there are still worms, trojans, phishing attacks, and other types that do.
Apple makes great computers. OSX comes out of the box fairly well hardened, but fairly well doesn't mean invulnerable. You need to adjust some bits, and you need to operate smartly. With some reports suggesting that 1 in 6 Facebook links are hostile, a little prevention can go a long way in saving you time and reputation.
avast! Free Antivirus for Mac | Security Software for Apple OS X
Mac Antivirus | Free Antivirus for Mac Tool Download | Sophos