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I havent read about the Chinese aspect although its generally true that tech companies that operate in China must disclose all information to the administration upon request.

Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts Log In Sign Up User account menu 113 Should I remove Dr Antivirus, Dr Cleaner, and Dr Battery from my Mac.

If data is being sent to China via these apps, should it be a problem And since now these are not there on the App Store, how do I cancel my subscriptions I am basically paying for Dr Antivirus and Doctor Cleaner.

Also, please suggest alternative antivirus, cleaner, and app removal tools in case you think I should remove all Trend Micro from my mac.

I tried Avast or something like that before going for Dr Antivirus, but it would block Firefox from accessing the Internet.

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For free antivirus I suggest Avast or Avira.

Share Report Save level 2 2 years ago I wouldnt recommend MalwareBytes until they fix it.

Currently it cannot be shut down and restarts itself if you kill the process.

Thats the sort of shit Norton does.

Share Report Save Continue this thread level 1 ACMT 2 years ago yes, they are essentially malware 6 Share Report Save level 1 2 years ago I dont think antivirus is needed for Mac, and for the archiving tool, The Unarchiver from the App Store is pretty solid 33 Share Report Save level 2 2 years ago edited 2 years ago I dont think antivirus is needed for Mac Thats not at all true.

Macs are generally safer because of their lower market share and because theyre not trying to support a decade of legacy software like Windows.

However, being safer and being entirely safe are two completely different things.

For example, here is a list of publicly available exploits targeting macOS vulnerabilities within the past year.

Its also worth noting that these are just publicly available exploits - there might very well be morebetter exploits or even unknown vulnerabilities not publicly disclosed.

Your exposure goes up tremendously if youre running an outdated OS (which a decent number of people do due to their dislike of High Sierra).

This is one of multiple pages for exploits from the past year alone.

Like I said macOS is safer but not safe.

Share Report Save Continue this thread level 2 2 years ago edited 2 years ago The Mac is not immune from malware, and antivirus apps for the Mac protect against viruses being spread sharing files with PCs as well as phising attacks from web pages and emails.

Never had a need for it (reports and scans are always clear) but rather be safe than sorry.

Bitdefender is also very light and doesnt hog resources.

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Dr Cleaner Vs. Disk Doctor Install Of The

Share Report Save level 1 2 years ago Yes 5 Share Report Save level 1 2 years ago I would not only uninstall, I would backup all of your data, reformat, and do a clean install of the OS.

Youve got a good excuse to do so anyways, with the release of Mojave.

Share Report Save level 2 Original Poster 2 years ago Thanks.

Yes, Id better do that.

Share Report Save level 1 2 years ago I thought an apple a day kept the doctor away 9 Share Report Save level 2 2 years ago That would get expensive.

I use daisy disk for storage maintenance and cleaning my files.

Malware Bytes was recommended by an Apple Support Agent after my computer was suspected of being compromised, she said it was the only non-Apple software they recommend.

In my opinion, I found those apps you listed dont accomplish what they say they do.

Dr Cleaner Vs. Disk Doctor For Mac