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Antivirus and Antimalware Guide

This article explains how to protect your Mac computer and how to remove Norton/Symantec Antivirus software that NIST no longer uses for Mac computers.

Getting Rid of Norton/Symantec Antivirus

NIST used to install Norton/Symantec Antivirus for all Mac computers, but we have since stopped, so some of you still have Norton/Symantec on your machines. If you see this icon on your machine, you need to remove Norton/Symantec software. Here is how:

How to remove Norton/Symantec Link

Get MalwareBytes Software

How to install MalwareBytes Link

Run a Scan of Your Computer

You should do this once a month. If you set a repeating calendar event, you will always be reminded to do this once a month.

 

Updated on October 5, 2018

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