• Scheduled scans allow you to set the time for Avast for Mac to run its routine scans for the. Moving the scheduled time to when it will least impact your workload is a big plus.

Antivirus for Mac is a free version of the popular virus checking software that first made its. Dropped support for macOS 10.6, 10.7 and 10.8.

• File shield can check all of the files on your Mac for nefarious content. Files can also be checked by file type or location on your Mac. • Web shield blocks unsafe websites from loading or downloads from those sites from occurring. Google hangout for mac os x mac.

• Mail shield prevents dangerous email attachments from downloading or from being executed. • Local network scan makes sure your home network and all connected devices are free from vulnerabilities that hackers could make use of to steal personal data. • Time Machine Protection monitors your Time Machine backups and prevents ransomware attacks that may try to encrypt or remove your backups. • Safe File allows you to specify folders that will be continuously monitored, preventing unauthorized apps from making changes to these folders. • Adware removal can free your Mac from annoying ads, unwanted browser add-ons, and browser toolbars that may be added without your consent. • Traffic Light browser extension works with Safari, Chrome, and Firefox to add advance phishing detection to your browser and warn you of dangerous websites.

Alberto R Air wrote: Hello everybody! I'm new and this is my second post, wrote in order to learn more about MAC, and in this case about my new MacBook Air 13. Well, actually I'm wondering if MAC needs Antivirus software too.

Also on Apple's site it's recommended that you install antivirus software. And so, my questions is: does Mac really need antivirus software, and which is the best.? Which is best? You'd have to weigh the costs and benefits of each. The two criteria to measure would be how many viruses does it find and how much interference to the system will it cause. Since the answer to the first is none of them will find any Mac OS X viruses, that leaves the second to weight.

Since they all impact the system in some way, you're best to choose one that doesn't take over and run in the background. ClamXAv does that. Also heard Sophos' free version can be set just to scan on demand. So, comparing the relative costs and benefits, using nothing is the best choice. You also might want to peruse [Thomas' Mac Virus Guide http://www.reedcorner.net/thomas/guides/macvirus. The article is written and released by the manufacturers of antivirus software. That article was written soley to scare people into using their software, therefore it has little if any credibility.

As there are no, zero, none, 0, nadda, zippo viruses for Mac's antivirus software currently is not only unnecessary it's a waste of time, effort, system resources and money to install on a Mac. If you sill believe you need antivirus software I'd recommend ClamXav (Google it), it is free, consistently updated and reasonably unobtrusive. Because there are no viruses for OS X about it's only use is to flag Trojans and Virus's that PC's are susceptible to.