The usual answer is "no." That answer is right, but it may give the wrong impression that there is no threat from what are loosely called "viruses." There is a threat, and you need to educate yourself about it.ฤก.
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Mac users often ask whether they should install "anti-virus" (AV) software. If you allow the completely worthless "Sophos" to delete an email message, you will corrupt the Mail database. from the Finder menu at the left of the top menu bar. (4) For extra safety, choose Empty Trash. (3) When the Drodcab file appears in the window, drag it to the trash, or click once on it to select it, then choose Move to Trash from the File menu at the left of the top menu bar. (2) In the search box at upper right (contains a magnifying-glass icon), click and type Drodcab to search for it. To remove the file outside of Sophos: (1) Go to the Finder and open a new window. Accept the warning, then Sophos will delete it. (4) Click the Clean Up Threat button at lower right of the Quarantine Manager window. (3) Important: This is the step you may have overlooked: click the padlock icon at lower right of the Quarantine Manager window to unlock it enter your Mac system password (the password you use to log on to your Mac on startup).
(2) If you see the Drodcab item in the Quarantine Manager window, click once on its line to select it. To remove the Drodcab file within Sophos: (1) Choose Open Quarantine Manager. Drodcab is one of those - it affects Windows only.
Even though you might never encounter a Mac virus (there are a few, but not many), Sophos certainly performs a valuable service by preventing you from passing PC viruses along to others who may be at risk from them. I think it is worthwhile to have Sophos protecting your Mac, and I advise my clients to do so.