I am new to mac, do I need to install some sort of virus protection

I am new to mac, do I need to install some sort of virus protection

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    Maureen

    treCheck version: 2.1.3 (106)
    Report generated 17 December, 2014 7:58:37 AM EST
    Hardware Information: ℹ️
      MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010) (Verified)
      MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro7,1
      1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
      4 GB RAM
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      BANK 1/DIMM0
      2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
      Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
      Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Video Information: ℹ️
      NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB
      Color LCD 1280 x 800
    System Software: ℹ️
      Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63) - Uptime: 0:4:21
    Disk Information: ℹ️
      WDC WD5000BPKT-00PK4T0 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
      disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
      Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.76 GB (396.19 GB free)
      MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898 
    USB Information: ℹ️
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      Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
      Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
      Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
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    Launch Daemons: ℹ️
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    User Login Items: ℹ️
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    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
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      Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
      JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
      Flash Player  [Support]
    Time Machine: ℹ️
      Time Machine not configured!
    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
          8% helpd
          3% Safari
          2% WindowServer
          0% fontd
          0% ps
    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
      116 MB Safari
      73 MB Finder
      71 MB Officejet_Pro_8600
      56 MB mds
      30 MB WindowServer
    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
      2.72 GB Free RAM
      751 MB Active RAM
      196 MB Inactive RAM
      356 MB Wired RAM
      197 MB Page-ins
      0 B Page-outs
    Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
      Dec 17, 2014, 07:54:53 AM Self test - passed
    Here it is Mike.  Let me know !! thanks TONS .. Maureen

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