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Do I need a security system such as Norton or Macfee for my Mac air laptop?

Do I need a security system such as Norton or Macfee for my Mac air laptop?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Mar 20, 2021 12:04 PM

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Posted on Mar 20, 2021 1:28 PM

No, No and No.


AntiVirus, Disk Cleaner, Optimizers, Defrag, VPNs etc installed which should be removed as per Developers Instructions. They are useless, unneeded, cause havoc and interfere with the normal operation of the OS. The Built-in Security of Big Sur is all that is required.

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Do I need a security system such as Norton or Macfee for my Mac air laptop?

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