Do I need Webroot

Getting message suspicious activity detected "to allow this app to make changes in the future press 'ignore'...So what app is it talking about to make the changes? Webroot?

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 15.1

Posted on Jan 13, 2025 5:57 AM

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Jan 13, 2025 6:03 AM in response to sonja267

sonja267 wrote:

Getting message suspicious activity detected "to allow this app to make changes in the future press 'ignore'...So what app is it talking about to make the changes? Webroot?

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 15.1

Third party AntiVirus is not recommended— it typically does nothing but add issues to the macOS and competes directly with Apple’s own built in security:

macOS - Security - Apple macOS - Security - Apple

Apple Platform Security - Apple Apple Platform Security - Apple Support

The current stable release of Sequoia including bug fixes, security updates is macOS 15.2

Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support

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