Re: Interesting read regarding AV Software

[Ronni Brown]

Hi Stephen and Marcus,

/quote

There are viruses written for the Mac, iPhones and iPads, they do exist but 
Apple is successful at deflecting them because Apple expends a huge effort in 
keeping their customers safe, protecting customer privacy via an effective 
multi layer defense system built into many layers of the operating system 
(which deflects viruses, hackers and other malware).

Apple responds very quickly to new virus threats, automatically updating all 
Mac, iPhone and iPad users around the world immediately and invisibly. If you 
have Automatic Updates” turned on (which is the normal setting for all users), 
then you will receive updated virus protection, invisibly, the same day that 
Apple releases it. This is why there is no *Active* virus/malware in the Apple 
community, so there is nothing to worry about.
/End quote
https://www.quora.com/Why-does-Avast-slow-down-my-mac-so-much

Kind Regards,
Ronni

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> On 8 Jun 2020, at 5:00 pm, Stephen Chape  wrote:
> 
> Hi Marcus.
> I used to use Intego which did slow down my Mac.
> But I have had no noticeable slow down with Avast.
> 
> However I do recommend the Premium (paid) version.
> 
>> On 8 Jun 2020, at 10:03 am, Marcus Harris  wrote:
>> 
>> Thanks for the response. I recall some time ago people saying norton slowed 
>> down the OS and so I’ll try Avast
>> Cheers
>> Marcus 
>> Marcus Harris
>> Mobile +61417965618
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>> On 7 Jun 2020, at 8:52 am, Pete  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Agreed Ronni 100%.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> 
>>> Pete
>>> 
>>> On 7 Jun 2020, at 8:39 am, Ronni Brown  wrote:
>>> 
 Hi Marcus,
 
 I most certainly agree with Alex, I read all a...@macmyths.com and it 
 doesn’t change my mind. I’ve never had any Malware on my computers and I 
 would not recommend installing Norton AV on any Mac computer.
 
 It is not required and will most likely slow your computer to a crawl.
 
 Kind Regards,
 Ronni
 
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> On 6 Jun 2020, at 11:53 pm, Alex  wrote:
> 
> Hi Marcus & All,
> 
> I am not an expert but am a bit dubious about Al & his claims especially 
> when he promotes Norton.  Although my experience with Norton was on a 
> client’s Windows machine, I found it virtually impossible to delete it 
> from their computer & it made their computer painfully sluggish to use.  
> Could be different on the Mac environment?  Others may be able to comment 
> better.
> 
> Cheers,  Alex
> 
>> On 6 Jun 2020, at 9:57 pm, Marcus Harris  wrote:
>> 
>> Yes that is interesting, but do you Personally choose to instal AV 
>> software. 
>> I always update my Apple systems ASAP and expect to then be malware 
>> secure. Should I buy Norton as Al suggests?
>> Regards
>> Marcus Harris
>> Mobile +61417965618
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>> On 6 Jun 2020, at 1:48 pm, Stephen Chape  wrote:
>>> 
>>> https://macmyths.com/best-malware-detection-for-mac/
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> Stephen Chape
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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Re: Interesting read regarding AV Software

[Stephen Chape]

Hi Marcus.
I used to use Intego which did slow down my Mac.
But I have had no noticeable slow down with Avast.

However I do recommend the Premium (paid) version.

> On 8 Jun 2020, at 10:03 am, Marcus Harris  wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the response. I recall some time ago people saying norton slowed 
> down the OS and so I’ll try Avast
> Cheers
> Marcus 
> Marcus Harris
> Mobile +61417965618
> 
>  
> 
>> On 7 Jun 2020, at 8:52 am, Pete  wrote:
>> 
>> Agreed Ronni 100%.
>> 
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> Pete
>> 
>> On 7 Jun 2020, at 8:39 am, Ronni Brown > > wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Marcus,
>>> 
>>> I most certainly agree with Alex, I read all a...@macmyths.com 
>>>  and it doesn’t change my mind. I’ve never had 
>>> any Malware on my computers and I would not recommend installing Norton AV 
>>> on any Mac computer.
>>> 
>>> It is not required and will most likely slow your computer to a crawl.
>>> 
>>> Kind Regards,
>>> Ronni
>>> 
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>>> 
>>> 
 On 6 Jun 2020, at 11:53 pm, Alex >>> > wrote:
 
 Hi Marcus & All,
 
 I am not an expert but am a bit dubious about Al & his claims especially 
 when he promotes Norton.  Although my experience with Norton was on a 
 client’s Windows machine, I found it virtually impossible to delete it 
 from their computer & it made their computer painfully sluggish to use.  
 Could be different on the Mac environment?  Others may be able to comment 
 better.
 
 Cheers,  Alex
 
> On 6 Jun 2020, at 9:57 pm, Marcus Harris  > wrote:
> 
> Yes that is interesting, but do you Personally choose to instal AV 
> software. 
> I always update my Apple systems ASAP and expect to then be malware 
> secure. Should I buy Norton as Al suggests?
> Regards
> Marcus Harris
> Mobile +61417965618
> 
>  
> 
>> On 6 Jun 2020, at 1:48 pm, Stephen Chape > > wrote:
>> 
>> https://macmyths.com/best-malware-detection-for-mac/ 
>> 
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Stephen Chape
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Re: Getting iMac to Sleep

[Ronni Brown]

Hi Adam,

Are you able to sleep it manually using the sleep command in the Apple Menu or 
is that also not working?

In system preferences > Energy Saver - “Computer Sleep” slider. If a slider is 
set to ‘Never’, sleep is disabled for that feature.
Check :
Turn display off after is not set to Never
Prevent computer from sleeping automatically when the display is off is not 
checked
Wake for network access is not checked
The three settings above can prevent or disrupt your Mac from going to or 
remaining in sleep. Additionally, you might want to click on the “Schedule…” 
button to make sure you haven’t accidentally set a schedule for when your Mac 
goes to sleep or wakes up. Worst case scenario, hit the “Restore Defaults” 
button to restore all settings to their default value.

Another thing you could check.
Do you have Internet Sharing turned on?

Kind Regards,
Ronni

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> On 7 Jun 2020, at 6:37 pm, Adam Lippiatt  wrote:
> 
> Hi Ronni
> 
> I do have Time Machine backing it up hourly. But even when the time machine 
> disk is ejected (and there has been a restart), still no sleep.
> 
> Begs the question though, is there anything other than 1 hourly time machine 
> backup?  I would be happy to extend the time period.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Adam
> 
> 
> 
>>> On 7 Jun 2020, at 9:02 am, Ronni Brown  wrote:
>> Hi Adam,
>> Have you got Time Machine backing up hourly?
>> Kind Regards,
>> Ronni
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 On 6 Jun 2020, at 9:39 pm, Adam Lippiatt  wrote:
>>> Hi all
>>> I am having trouble getting my 27 inch late 2013 iMac (running 10.15.5, but 
>>> was happening 10.15.4) to go to sleep.
>>> I have tried the usual things like ejecting external drives, unplugging 
>>> them and plugging them back in.
>>> Zapping the PRAM.
>>> I had this problem a year or two ago and the ejecting and reconnecting the 
>>> drives did the trick but not this time.
>>> Apple says something else to try is to “update the firmware” on the 
>>> external drive.  I am not sure I have ever had any luck finding firmware 
>>> for drives.  
>>> I have looked at the processes preventing sleep and there are a number of 
>>> them.  This list goes up and down but never seems to get to zero.
>>> useractivityd
>>> sharingd
>>> apfsd
>>> hidd
>>> cupsd
>>> backupd-helper
>>> backupd4
>>> mds_stores
>>> Does anyone have any thoughts?
>>> Thanks
>>> Adam
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