![]() Install security updates regularly. Make sure your Mac is always up to date by updating it to the latest software version. Apple regularly releases updates that improve the security of your Mac and close any vulnerabilities. If malicious software has found its way onto your Mac, the removal of known malware will also occur with a system update.If you handle a Mac carefully, an antivirus is not necessary. This leads to the error: “ can’t be opened because the developer couldn’t be verified.” It is then risky to download the app. If you still want to download the app, you can do so via ‘System settings>Security and privacy>Open anyway’. Gate KeeperĮven if you install apps outside of the Mac App Store (for example, directly from the developer’s website), macOS will continue to protect your Mac. With Gatekeeper technology, Apple blocks downloaded software that is not digitally signed. MacOS has a safe place to download apps: the Mac App Store. Apple checks every app on the App Store before accepting it. If you only download apps via this store (there are about 30,000 of them), then the chance that you will ever have to deal with malware and viruses on your Mac is minimal. Xprotect works completely in the background and is updated automatically. The updates take place separately from the system updates, so you don’t have to do anything. The antivirus comes in handy if you have to work with files that come from an obscure or shady source. You do not need to download Xprotect: the software is already on your Mac. ![]() ![]() One of the main reasons why you don’t need to get an antivirus is because your Mac already has one. The macOS operating system is equipped with Xprotect, an antivirus program. It scans your Mac for known malware and warns if it encounters an infected file. ![]() The vast majority of Mac users do not have an antivirus. That is not surprising, because macOS does a lot to keep malware out. Three programs are particularly helpful: 1. ![]()
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