ClamXav antivirus is currently compatible with Mac OS X 10.5, 10.6, 10.7 and 10.7 Mountain Lion. It is a free antivirus software but if you like it, then consider donating a small money trough their official website appreciating their hard work, and it may motivate them to work more and provide better security for mac users at free of cost.
Besides the World’s most popular, Avast is offering a comprehensive antivirus for Apple Mac OS X (Macintosh). The product is called Avast Free Mac Security 2018 (version 11) and same as the Windows version it’s completely for free. It doesn’t even require, so you can just download, install and use it without any hassle.
While some Mac users are still questioning the need for the antivirus/security software on OS X, we definitely recommend have Avast installed as the number of hacker attacks on Mac users is rising rapidly. Avast for Mac Key Features & Benefits. Award-winning antivirus engine with 100% detection rate (according to and AV-Comparatives). Real-time protection with 3 layers (File System Shield, Mail Shield, Web Shield). Automatic streaming updates of the virus definitions. Excellent performance – very low on system resources. Simple and intuitive user interface.
Completely for free – no registration required Avast for Mac Free Download & Installation Avast for Mac is unfortunately not available on iTunes or App Store. Avast Security for Mac 2018 Avast Security Pro for Mac – Is it worthy to pay extra? Besides the free version of Mac antivirus, there is also a premium one called Avast Security Pro for Mac. The pro version offers two extra features. Wi-Fi Alerts – This feature will immediately notify you if someone connects to your Wi-Fi network. This helps you to keep hackers/ neighbors out of your network. Ransomware Shield – Ransomware shields keep your personal data from being encrypted without your permission.
For these, you need to pay for the premium version which costs $59.99 per year. Is it worthy? We would say yes as ransomware on Mac is on the rise and Avast offers solid protection against it. Avast for Mac User & Experts Reviews – What others are saying? Avast Free Mac Security is also really popular among the users and technical experts.
It is by far the most downloaded Mac antivirus/security on Download.com with more than 4.5 million downloads! While other competitors don’t have even half a million (Sophos 247k, Avira 80k, Norton 30k, Kaspersky 12k, McAfee 11k, Eset 9k). Avast Free Mac Security is the most downloaded antivirus for Mac with more than 4.5 million downloads Also, the user reviews on Download.com are very positive. Avast Free Mac Security 2018 has 4.5 stars (out of 5) from 1,641users. Avast for Mac is doing really well also in the independent tests.
It has been certified with 100% detection rate by the German laboratory AV-TEST. Same results were measured also by the Austrian laboratory AV-Comparatives., Avast Free Mac Security was better in detecting viruses than the other paid solutions: ‘ it was better at malware detection than all three of the paid antivirus solutions we reviewed‘. Avast for Mac System Requirements – Will it run on your Mac? Minimum system requirements are quite easy to comply and really nothing special. Avast Free Mac Security will run even on the older MacBooks (Air/Pro) and iMacs:.
OS X Version: Apple Mac running macOS 10.9 (Mavericks) or newer. Processor: Intel-based Mac computer with 64-bit processor. Memory: 128 MB RAM or above (1 GB RAM or higher preferred). Free space: 500 MB minimum hard disk free space Avast for Mac Uninstall – How to remove it from your Mac? If you decide to uninstall Avast Free Mac Security from your Mac, there is nothing special you would need to do compared to any other Mac application. To remove it simply follow the instructions below:.
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Close Safari browser and open Avast by going to ‘Finder’ » ‘Applications’ and double-click on the Avast orange icon. Open ‘ Avast Mac Security‘ in the menu bar at the top-left, select ‘ Uninstall Avast‘ and confirm (you may need to log in as an administrator). Wait and the uninstall process to finish and Avast Free Mac Security is completely removed Unfortunately, there is no removal tool or uninstall utility for Mac. Is available only for Windows.
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Mac OS X Viruses Free Mac OS X Antivirus Software The following free antivirus apps are listed in order of the Mac hardware and operating systems they support, going from the oldest to the newest. May be the oldest OS X antivirus software in existence. It's based on the open source ClamAV application. Version 2 requires OS X 10.5 Leopard or newer. Is available for those using OS X 10.4 Tiger. The Mac App Store version of clamXav requires OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or newer. Is compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger through 10.8 Mountain Lion.
It supports both PowerPC and Intel Macs. Is compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard through 10.8 Mountain Lion. It supports Intel Macs only. Is compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard through 10.7 Lion. It supports Intel Macs only.
Commercial Mac OS X Antivirus Software is compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and newer. Is compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and newer.
Is compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard through 10.8 Mountain Lion. It supports Intel Macs only. Requires OS X 10.7 Lion or newer on Intel Macs.
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