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Anti-virus for MacBook Pro

What is the recommendation from Apple for installing an antivirus. Which one is recommended

MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Posted on Mar 27, 2020 6:33 AM

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Posted on Mar 27, 2020 7:14 AM

manarajbari wrote:

What is the recommendation from Apple for installing an antivirus. Which one is recommended


Mac has its own built in Security

ref: macOS - Security - Apple https://www.apple.com/macos/security/



Apple uses its Software Update service (which also drives system software updates that show in the App Store or via the softwareupdate command-line tool) as a mechanism for installing “background and critical” updates that are installed silently in the background with no notifications to the user.


XProtect, the anti-malware system on the Mac.

You are not going to find detailed information on X-protect outside the walled garden of Apple.


The macOS uses these to combat malware:


Gatekeeper mechanism, central to security services, which tries to ensure that any code loaded is ‘safe’. Code signatures are only part of this.


XProtect checks the security and integrity of files, including in broader ways too, vulnerable document types, such as JPEG images, are also screened to ensure that they’re not malicious.


Apple’s Malware Removal Tool (MRT) an app which often complements XProtect’s signature-based screening, and can automatically remove all traces of many different species of malware.


System Integrity Protection (SIP) which ensures that nothing can tamper with key system files, or even Apple’s bundled apps.

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Mar 27, 2020 7:14 AM in response to manarajbari

manarajbari wrote:

What is the recommendation from Apple for installing an antivirus. Which one is recommended


Mac has its own built in Security

ref: macOS - Security - Apple https://www.apple.com/macos/security/



Apple uses its Software Update service (which also drives system software updates that show in the App Store or via the softwareupdate command-line tool) as a mechanism for installing “background and critical” updates that are installed silently in the background with no notifications to the user.


XProtect, the anti-malware system on the Mac.

You are not going to find detailed information on X-protect outside the walled garden of Apple.


The macOS uses these to combat malware:


Gatekeeper mechanism, central to security services, which tries to ensure that any code loaded is ‘safe’. Code signatures are only part of this.


XProtect checks the security and integrity of files, including in broader ways too, vulnerable document types, such as JPEG images, are also screened to ensure that they’re not malicious.


Apple’s Malware Removal Tool (MRT) an app which often complements XProtect’s signature-based screening, and can automatically remove all traces of many different species of malware.


System Integrity Protection (SIP) which ensures that nothing can tamper with key system files, or even Apple’s bundled apps.

Anti-virus for MacBook Pro

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