Is Win 7 OS and associated software programs protected if I'm running Norton on my MBP?

Just had a thought....I have loaded Parallels 9 and about to purchase Win 7 in order to run OneNote program, Visio Etc.  Will my Norton anti-virus protect Win 7 OS if it's designed for MAC only?

Izzie111 wrote:
Everyone thinks Macs are immuned to viruses
Everyone is wrong, and the problem with that is that it causes people to behave in unsafe ways.
The truth is that actual malware does exist on the Mac, but it is very rare. More new malware appeared for Windows in the time that it took me to write this sentence than appeared for the Mac in all of 2014. There were only 6 new malware threats that appeared last year, and all of them are no longer threats. They are blocked directly by Mac OS X.
I got the Genieo virus from a template and it took the guys at Apple months (no exaggeration) to get rid of it!
Genieo is not actually a virus, it's adware. One of the key differences is that, in order to get infected with something like Genieo, you have to agree to install it. Most likely you just skipped right past all the license agreement info and whatnot in some bad installer, not realizing what you were agreeing to.
Adware is an increasing problem on the Mac, but it's easy to avoid if you pay attention. In addition, it's easy to get rid of. If this Genieo incident was recent, the Apple folks you were dealing with should be ashamed of themselves. Proper methods for removing Genieo have been known for well more than a year. (See my own Genieo removal instructions, which were the first ones published for the Mac in November of 2013.)
Hence the reason why I got Norton.  Yes I agree, Norton is crap on a Mac but hey, I'm stuck with it until the renewal.
That's kind of like saying, "I'm stuck with this leech on my forehead. I wish I could get rid of it, but I paid someone to put it there." Even if you paid for something, keeping it when it's junk just doesn't make sense. Norton isn't protecting you well - Mac OS X protects you better out of the box - and is notorious for causing sometimes severe performance and stability problems.
(Fair disclosure: I may receive compensation from links to my sites, TheSafeMac.com and AdwareMedic.com, in the form of buttons allowing for donations. Donations are not required to use my site or software.)

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