he's been using it for a year with no internet security software and he's had no problems at all i donwload software and songs from the internet and having encountered a virus yet
2007-06-18 22:14:26 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
he's always said, "it completely safe because it's a mac" only pc's get viruses"
2007-06-18 22:15:14 · update #1
if it does need security software, what mac security software is available for free
2007-06-18 22:16:13 · update #2
For Free I Use ClamXav 1.0.8 .... till today i got nothing =p No viruses but is good to have some protection if you download stuff from the internet.
2007-06-18 22:24:14 · answer #1 · answered by Hansel Jr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure there are any for free there are anti virus software programs around but there basically pointless. What they do is scan for windows virues, so say if you had a flash drive which had a dorment virus on, it wouldn't effect the mac but the software could detect it before you put it into a windows machine.
For this reason I don't see the point, as its just hogging resources and not benfitting the Mac at all, PCs have virus protection, better to I imagine then anything on the Mac.
Macs do have security, I would make sure that he has his firewall on though to be safe, which is in prefeences > sharing I think.
2007-06-19 05:20:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what your dad is running on his Mac, like Window.
It is true that Macs are much safer than PCs, but they are not invulnerable.
It is only certain kinds of mainframes and mini computers that are invulnerable, so far. I suspect super computers may also be invulnerable. I do not know about work stations and hybrids.
Believe it or not, there are some kinds of computers even more vulnerable than Microsoft Windows.
Many people buy PCs Macs and run without protection, thinking they are safe for whatever reason. Some get infected right away, some are safe for years. Some get infected and don't know. It is a crap shoot out there.
When you get your first virus, and you did not have good backups, and later need to try to reinstall what you used to have ... it is a real nightmare.
2007-06-23 03:39:24 · answer #3 · answered by Al Mac Wheel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mac are less vunerable to virus attacks, however they are not immune.
Sophos is one of the leaders in anti-Virus protection and this is what they have to say.....
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39287472,00.htm
2007-06-19 05:21:14 · answer #4 · answered by A Little Knowledge Is Dangerous 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's quite right - very little out there to hurt a Mac.
2007-06-19 05:17:03 · answer #5 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋