Just having anti-malware software on your computer doesn't guarantee you 
won't have viruses. You still need to keep your patches up to date for 
your operating system and applications. You also need to make sure your 
signature files are current for your antivirus software and you're doing 
regular scans and scanning new executables before you install or run 
them. Common sense also helps, such as being careful where you get your 
applications from, which links you click on, and so on. No antivirus 
software in the world is going to stop a user from being tricked into 
compromising something on their system.

Also, there are viruses and antivirus software out there on the Mac.

On 20/07/16 17:27, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Good evening everyone.
>
> On Monday of this week, I had too bring my computer to Best buy  Which
> cost me $163.00 too repair it. They said that it had 21 viruses, and
> they had to go into something called policy and clear whatever was in
> there out.  Now here’s what I don’t understand about Microsoft, and
> windows in general. I have windows 7 64 bit installed on this computer,
> along with Microsoft security essentials which is supposed to clean out
> any viruses and malware and spyware that may be in it.  Even if I were
> too purchase antivirus programs in addition to security essentials,
> theirs no guarantee  that any additional antivirus  programs would catch
> any that can get through.  What the hell is  Microsoft applications and
> programs or windows itself good for if you are forced too spend
> additional money  on things where they should have better security
> protection  fore.  I’m thinking that in my next go round on my next
> computer, I just might consider getting an Apple computer, as I don’t
> hear from those computer users about the many viruses that plague
> windows computer users.  Now that I’ve had my email say here, my
> question is as follows.  How and where do you go too clear out any
> policy issues?
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