![]() You will get this same advice from all of our other regular and experienced Mac users in any of the various Mac communities here. MacOS is perfectly capable of taking care of itself without antivirus or drive cleaning software interfering with normal macOS operations. MacOS needs NO antivirus software, NO “so-called” drive cleaning softwares/garbagewares. If you are new to both iPads/iPadOS/Macs/macOS, coming from Windows PCs, you need to stop using habits and procedures you were using on a PC with your Mac. If running macOS on your MBP, you need to immediately uninstall Norton Antivirus per the application developers uninstall instructions. You do not need any antivirus on your MacBook Pro, if your MBP is running any version of macOS.Īll antivirus software on macOS is going to do is severely slow down macOS and cause all sorts of other macOS performance issues. ![]() Your Mac should NOT have ANY antivirus software installed on it, either! I hope this information proves to be helpful. Use of the above DNS services will help to shield you from “known bad” websites and URLs - and when used alongside 1Blocker, provides defense in depth. I strongly recommend using one of the following services - for which IPv4 and IPv6 server addresses are listed: This can either be set on a per-device basis in Settings, or can be set-up on your home Router. A further benefit on metered services, such as cellular connections where you data may be capped or chargeable, this not only improves speed but also saves you money.Ī further measure to improve protection is to use a trusted Recursive DNS Service in preference to automatic settings. Unwanted content is not simply filtered after download (a technique used by basic/inferior products), but instead undesirable embedded content blocked form download. All processing takes place on your device - and contrary to expectations, Safari will run faster and more efficiently. ![]() One of the very best and most respected within the Apple App Store - designed for iPad, iPhone and Mac - is 1Blocker for Safari.ġBlocker is highly configurable - and crucially does not rely upon an external proxy-service of dubious provenance. However, as with all computer systems, there are still vulnerabilities and exploits to which you remain vulnerable.īrowser-based attacks can largely be mitigated by installing a good, trusted, Content and Ad-blocking product. Those that claim to provide AV protection are nothing more than “snake oil” - and should be avoided.ĭue to the system architecture of iOS/iPadOS, unless jailbroken (don’t go there!), your iPad is not susceptible to traditional malware infection per-se. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.There are no Antivirus Products available for iOS/iPadOS. The Android robot is reproduced or modified from work created and shared by Google and used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License. Microsoft and the Window logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. ![]() Alexa and all related logos are trademarks of, Inc. ![]() App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple and the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. Android, Google Chrome, Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google, LLC. Firefox is a trademark of Mozilla Foundation. or its affiliates in the United States and other countries. NortonLifeLock, the NortonLifeLock Logo, the Checkmark Logo, Norton, LifeLock, and the LockMan Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of NortonLifeLock Inc. LifeLock identity theft protection is not available in all countries.Ĭopyright © 2022 NortonLifeLock Inc. The Norton and LifeLock Brands are part of NortonLifeLock Inc. ![]()
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