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MacLover08 · Nov 1, 2006, 08:15 PM

So i took the plunge and bought my first mac. A Macbook Pro, i'm really excited about it. Now my question is do i need a firewall or antivirus program? I know Mac doesn't have that many viruses but i really don't know.

slpdLoad · Nov 1, 2006, 08:20 PM

Firewall: It probably wouldn't hurt to turn on OS X's firewall. You'll find that under System Preferences > Sharing > Firewall

Antivirus: Nope, don't need it.

MacLover08 · Nov 1, 2006, 08:27 PM

alright, thanks for the quick reply!

ghporter · Nov 1, 2006, 10:14 PM

Keep your eye on any files (and some emails) you get from Windows users, because they might be infected, but only because you could pass on the infection. An antivirus program doesn't hurt if you do a lot of interaction with Windows machines for this reason, but it's not the absolute necessity it is for Windows users.