An education for some reading here!
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//Mac users often ask whether they should install "anti-virus" software.
The answer usually given on ASC is "no." The answer is right, but it may
give the wrong impression that there is no threat from what are loosely
called "viruses." There is a threat, and you need to educate yourself
about it!//
1. This is a comment on what you should—and should not—do to protect yourself from malicious software ("malware") that circulates on the
Internet and gets onto a computer as an unintended consequence of the
user's actions. It does not apply to software, such as keystroke
loggers, that may be installed deliberately by an intruder who has
hands-on access to the computer, or who has been able to log in to it
remotely. That threat is in a different category, and there's no easy
way to defend against it.
The comment is long because the issue is complex. The key points are in sections 5, 6, and 10.//
There's MUCH more, here:-
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6460085?sortBy=rank
It was part of my learning curve, back in 2014! 😉
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Have a great day!
David
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