What internet security application is recommended

I have a Mac Book Pro and want to know if there is a recommended internet security software that I should install to protect my computer?

Hi All... Long time Apple user and have enjoyed many many years without a thought about malware, virus' and trojans.
Here is the unfortunate reality... Life was fine and then one day my MacBook Pro started to labor when opening apps/managing multiple documents/etc.. the spinning wheel. When moving to Force Quit - Each time it would indicate that one or more of my apps were 'unresponsive'.
Next... noticed two things; At the same time that a mac app was unresponsive - the fan in my macbook was kicked into overdrive... and the casing above the keyboards had become super hot. R
esearched the issue that pointed me to the possibility of malware... Chose then what was best option McAfee to scan my computer.... and yes you guessed it - two cases of malware and a trojan. McAfee put them in 'quarantine' and I restarted my laptop... Like magic - no unresponsive apps - the fans were calm and the case was no longer excessively hot.
This was great for about a month and then it happened again... ran the scan (with McAfee and Sophos) and found a new case of malware that was found in my email database and dated as received that day - once the virus was quarantined - my macbook was happy again. Now I run realtime virus scanner - seems like about 3-5 weeks and something will show up and - 99.9% time imbedded within an email - I sue McAfee to remove whatever it is and enjoy my computer running as it should.....  fast, cool and quiet.

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