Mac OS X warns you when you try to open a suspicious file from the internet. This Mac Anti-Malware is a File-Quarantine System that compares a suspicious file downloaded from the internet against XProtect file (list of known malware) stored in OS X. XProtect is a built-in layer Mac Anti-Malware protection introduced from Mac OS 10.6 and up words.

Here is the list of all built-in security software for Mac and a few of the best alternatives that you can depend on for an additional layer of protection.

What would be the ideal security software you need, well to protect Mac from online attacks, you may need a Mac Os X firewall, a good antivirus & anti-malware, encryption software, etc. Believe it or not, there are at least seven built-in Mac Security Software to protect users from hackers and internet threats. I never knew some of them have existed in my Mac Book Pro. Mac users know Mac FileVault and Mac Firewall but never knew about Mac Anti-malware built-in with OS X, called XProtect. Apple did an excellent job on Mac OS X Security to protect their system.

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