What do you recommend for Mac users? Is it time to get antivirus software? Is there a good free one, like with PCs?
I don't think it is necessary. The only real threats are Trojans. There are seventeen known Trojans in just four families... and a fully up to date OSX install will warn you that you are attempting to download one of them.
Bullshit. This is just an advertisement. If you needed to worry about virus on MacOS, you would already know it, because it would manifest itself the same way it does on Windows. Relax, you’ll be fine.
Defiant, as far as Sophos is concerned, the answer is a BIG no. I work in a mac environment, in a school district. We’re in the process of moving from Sophos to another solution, largely due to anomalous issues we tied back to Sophos. Their products are okay on PCs. It was just on the macs, and the xServes, that we had problems. Our mac server guy uses their name like a swear word, if that tells you anything. It’s not that they’re completely awful, either. But, when you combine the sort of performance we had with their product, and the FUD, a sample of which is in the article, I’d just say no. To be fair, we don’t have torrent-related issues in the district, or much like that. Our primary reason for antivirus on the macs is to protect the few PCs we have. But I wouldn’t worry so much about it at this time. I hope that helps.
I have Norton for my Mac. Probably overkill, but that’s what I have.