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1. BEST ANTIVIRUS FOR MAC MAVERICK PRO
2. BEST ANTIVIRUS FOR MAC MAVERICK SOFTWARE
3. BEST ANTIVIRUS FOR MAC MAVERICK WINDOWS

BEST ANTIVIRUS FOR MAC MAVERICK SOFTWARE

This is unique among anti-virus software we tested, and it looks for devices on a network engaged in malicious behavior.

BEST ANTIVIRUS FOR MAC MAVERICK PRO

(Avast could expand the list to include a few more locations by default, too.) Outside of core anti-virus features, the Pro version also offers a Wi-Fi Inspector. Still, it worked well in testing, and most users keep their most precious documents in a few locations. This is an effective way to protect most users’ critical files, but we prefer Sophos’s active monitoring approach, which looks for patterns of behavior and keeps files from being deleted than one that requires anointing folders. Here, it blocks TextEdit, which hasn’t been whitelisted. IDG By restricting specific folders from having files modified by any but approved apps, Avast can reduce the potential for any ransomware attack. Avast Security for Mac.Īny other app that tries to modify or delete anything in the shielded folders is blocked, giving you an option to whitelist it. An Internet connection is also required for automatic security updates. By default, Avast allows any Apple and App Store apps to manipulate items in those folders, although you can disable those options.Īll you need is a Mac running macOS 10.9 (Mavericks) or later with at least 500 MB of disk space. It marks the user Documents and Pictures folders as protected by default, and you can add more folders. If you’re interested in ransomware monitoring, you need to buy the Pro version ($59.99 for one year/one Mac $69.99 for one year/three Macs $99.99 for one year/10 Macs), which relies on folder-based ransomware monitoring. It can be managed from the Avast app, and settings apply to all browsers. Avast’s browser component, Web Shield, doesn’t seem to rely on plug-ins (there are none to configure), but uses the program’s kernel extension to check at a low level. IDG Avast blocks a malicious page from loading. Go there for details about competing products and how we tested them. Siccing it on drives loaded with other anti-virus products, Avast found test malware I’d downloaded that had wound up in cached files that the anti-virus software on those volumes missed. It did as well with malicious files on the web, though it didn’t detect some items at the test site that require active local components to be dangerous. Immediately on decompression of macOS malware from an encrypted archive, Avast detected it, deleted it, and notified me.

BEST ANTIVIRUS FOR MAC MAVERICK WINDOWS

Says Avast detected 99.9 percent of macOS malware and 100 percent of Windows malware. Avast is danged good at catching malware.

The software is a rare breath of fresh air in a sea of anti-virus products that haven’t worked hard enough to keep up to date with current threats, or haven’t updated the interface to meet modern expectations of presentation and usability. The big friendly “You Are Protected” green checkmark on ’s home screen is certainly a plausible statement.