Firewall & Virus protection for OS 9?

grimsongrimson
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in Mac Software edited January 2014
Is Norton the best way to go? I have a 600 MHz iMac running 9.1 and a cable modem connection.

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  • Reply 1 of 2
    cubedudecubedude Posts: 1,556member
    You don't really need an anti-virus app in OS9. I think there was only one virus ever for OS9.



    However, basic firewall protection might not be a bad idea on a cable modem.
  • Reply 2 of 2
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Actually, there were a good few viruses for Mac OS 9. Maybe a couple dozen. Many were actually just basic variations of the same one (like the 666/sevendust strands). They were so incredibly rare and far-between (and usually didn't really DO anything), though, that it really was almost never worth buying into Norton antivirus or the others. There are a few free ones around like Agax (i think?) and Disinfectant that work just fine.



    As for a firewall, that's very likely another non issue on Mac OS 9. Techies I knew always considered Classic Mac OS pretty solid as far as ports go because it never really opens anything up. I wouldn't worry about that either.
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