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Windows Defender is default antivirus for windows.



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  • I only found free antivirus recommendation stuff. Does mac actually have its native antivirus?

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Windows Defender is default antivirus for windows.



I used mac for very brief time, I failed to search for does mac contains default antivirus.



Does mac have default antivirus?










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    This is the second question i have seen from Program Idea in a short period. What have you researched and found out? Have you looked into it at all your self? I honestly want to flag the question because of a lack of research on your part.

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  • I only found free antivirus recommendation stuff. Does mac actually have its native antivirus?

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Windows Defender is default antivirus for windows.



I used mac for very brief time, I failed to search for does mac contains default antivirus.



Does mac have default antivirus?










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Windows Defender is default antivirus for windows.



I used mac for very brief time, I failed to search for does mac contains default antivirus.



Does mac have default antivirus?







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    This is the second question i have seen from Program Idea in a short period. What have you researched and found out? Have you looked into it at all your self? I honestly want to flag the question because of a lack of research on your part.

    – Musselman
    Feb 3 '17 at 1:14











  • I only found free antivirus recommendation stuff. Does mac actually have its native antivirus?

    – Program Idea
    Feb 3 '17 at 1:30














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    This is the second question i have seen from Program Idea in a short period. What have you researched and found out? Have you looked into it at all your self? I honestly want to flag the question because of a lack of research on your part.

    – Musselman
    Feb 3 '17 at 1:14











  • I only found free antivirus recommendation stuff. Does mac actually have its native antivirus?

    – Program Idea
    Feb 3 '17 at 1:30








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This is the second question i have seen from Program Idea in a short period. What have you researched and found out? Have you looked into it at all your self? I honestly want to flag the question because of a lack of research on your part.

– Musselman
Feb 3 '17 at 1:14





This is the second question i have seen from Program Idea in a short period. What have you researched and found out? Have you looked into it at all your self? I honestly want to flag the question because of a lack of research on your part.

– Musselman
Feb 3 '17 at 1:14













I only found free antivirus recommendation stuff. Does mac actually have its native antivirus?

– Program Idea
Feb 3 '17 at 1:30





I only found free antivirus recommendation stuff. Does mac actually have its native antivirus?

– Program Idea
Feb 3 '17 at 1:30










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XProtect.




"The built-in anti-malware protection on Mac OS X is known as “XProtect,” which is technically a feature built into “File Quarantine.” This feature was added back in 2009 with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard."




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