
macOS checks the app before it opens the first time to be certain it hasn’t been modified since the developer shipped it. All the developers of apps in the Mac App Store are identified by Apple, and each app is reviewed before it’s accepted. Go to Security, click the pop-up menu next to “Allow applications downloaded from,” then choose the sources from which you’ll allow software to be installed:Īpp Store: Allows apps only from the Mac App Store. On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Privacy & Security in the sidebar.

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And not all owners use Safari as their browser of choice, so whatever protections may be built in there are moot.įor what its worth, I currently use Bitdefender - but I've had the free product from Avira on my Macs in the past and its seemed fine.

Opening the perpetual can of worms by even suggesting Macs can get viruses / malware / some other dreaded lurgy - but as noted earlier on the thread, if it makes you feel better, get one.Īpple has routinely waited for it's fan base to deny there is a problem when something has been reported, and so is often late in the game to actually issue a patch (sorry.'update') to actually kill off the potential issue whereas most AV programs update often - sometimes daily.
