@npub1zp73w37v0kd2tjsqv9cdzfnh32jr54fsajplssw486fuvfvj4uys2rycpq Do I take it correctly that that's mostly focused on privacy (tracking/spyware) and not intrusion or other aspects of #malware ?
@npub1zp73w37v0kd2tjsqv9cdzfnh32jr54fsajplssw486fuvfvj4uys2rycpq I appreciate the information!
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@internic macOS user for around 49 years, yikes! Current macOS hasn’t really needed anti virus or anti malware software. Personally I’ve never used it on OS X. We used to use it in service bureaus back with the IIfx era of machine, and had a few hits.
If a friend asked me, I’d say no need. For you, I can only say what I’ve said, and suggest you do what makes you feel comfortable.
Too vague? 🤪
@outofcontrol Thanks, that's useful input and an interesting historical perspective. Now I'm kind of curious what your first Apple computer was.
@internic First one I used but didn’t own was the first MacIntosh Classic. An eye opener, on which I drew a picture with the mouse.
Some context: I've been using Linux as my home OS most of my adult life and have never used anti-malware software, but someone I know uses anti-malware software on MacOS and sometimes asks me about the warnings that it pops up. Most of the time these are about some outbound connection being made by an application. Usually a little digging finds that it's something obscure but innocuous (e.g. recently it flagged a connection to Google's safe browsing service). Honestly there are so many false positives, and the information provided is so limited that I have trouble imagining it's really useful in practice. But it's software I don't use on an OS I don't use, so it seems quite possible I'm wrong.