I have used Norton Antivirus for Mac and Virus Barrier (got this with one of those software bundles sometime before, not the latest version) and had problems with both. Maybe I would do a onetime scan of my system and hard drives, and then it would be mostly on a need basis, especially on USB drives/portable hard disks of friends. I don't intend to run it always in the background. 'Internet Security' and the like are not important, and would try to avoid them if it would save money or not make my mac slower.īy 'Best' I mean the best combination of detect-rate (or whatever that is called) and performance. I was looking for the 'Best' of the anti virus software out there. (Many friends' USB drives turn out to be infected). But I need an anti-virus, for a variety of reasons - mostly to prevent my Mac as a carrier for viruses. Avira Free Antivirus for Mac Best for Overall macOS Protection in 2021. I know I can avoid most (if not all) threats by being careful on the sites I visit, and the emails I download.
After years of jabbing Microsoft for the seeming need to run antivirus software on Windows, Apple has quietly posted. I am looking at comparison and user opinion of existing AV products. Apple now 'encourages' antivirus use for Mac OS X. This is not a 'I use OS X, do I need Anti-Virus?' question.