How necessary is antivirus for my mac book pro?

All of a sudden, I saw MacKeeper through another site telling me that they can protect my Mac.  One of the reasons I got a Mac was to get away from antivirus software.  Was I diluting myself?
Please Help!

First, avoid MacKeeper like the plague:
http://www.reedcorner.net/news.php/?p=245
Regarding the malware situation and the need for protection, see:
http://www.reedcorner.net/guides/macvirus
I've got no idea what sanjampet is talking about regarding being "pinged all the time."
(Note that my pages contain links to other pages that promote my services, and this should not be taken as an endorsement of my services by Apple.)

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