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Erik Eckel recommends two antivirus solutions for Mac protection.

By Erik Eckel
April 11, 2013

The technology industry keeps you humble. As a technology consultant, I've spent considerable time assisting businesses needing to eliminate virus infections, remove malicious worms, and tighten security. And, despite my family’s penchant for demanding obscure Minecraft modifications and European manga, we’ve remained virus free. Yet, just last week my Mac browser was briefly hijacked when I accidentally typed a URL. I intended to visit a popular clothier; instead I typed one or two characters incorrectly and found Safari battling redirection and efforts to change my default homepage.

All Macs need antivirus. Apple made the pronouncement years ago. Yet, few Mac users load anti-malware software. As OS X share increases, and as Mac laptop sales continue increasing, in particular, OS X will become a greater malware target. Here are two leading applications businesses and end users can load to protect their Macs and their businesses.

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