AVIRA ANTIVIRUS MAC REVIEW FOR MAC

The Quarantine section in Avira for Mac Pro. You can also drag-and-drop files into this area to scan it for any potential malware. At the top it shows whether your computer is currently protected or not, there is also a button to initiate a new scan with options to do a quick, full, or custom scan. This functions as a dashboard of sorts as well as the area to initiate a malware scan. It uses the common left-rail and primary pane design. Interface and featuresĪvira’s interface is plain but effective.

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We’d advise users to install the add-on since the web is a primary vector for attacks. Interestingly, when we installed Avira’s free browser add-on Avira Browser Safety there were four additional detections. Over on Wicar there were about 11 “no results” from these tests, which means we tried to open a malicious web-based attack and we ended up with a blank page. It detected a Trojan with no trouble as soon as we tried to unzip the folder, and the same went for Macransom ransomware. Our own malware spot tests using the Objective See archive and were pretty good. AV-Test didn’t see how well Avira for Mac did against Windows malware, but over on the Windows side Avira also did well, with similarly high detection ratings from AV-Test. The organization also gave Avira Free a 100 percent detection rate for Windows malware on Mac using 500 “prevalent Windows samples.” The latter is important since it prevents Macs from becoming “carriers” of Windows malware and infecting Windows systems through sharing infected files.ĪV-Test had a similar finding with Avira Pro for Mac, giving it a 99.8 percent detection rate in June 2019 from 557 samples for widespread and prevalent malware (the industry average is 99.9 percent). Avira Pro and Free use the same detection engine. AV-Comparatives gave Avira Pro for Mac a 99.8 percent protection rate from 585 malware samples. What you do get is a solid anti-virus solution.

It doesn’t include USB scanning, which is a special feature for the paid version.

For no money down, this suite offers real-time protection and a firewall. If you’re the type of Mac user who hates the idea of running an anti-virus suite but recognizes its necessity then Avira Free Antivirus for Mac might be for you.

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