2. AVG Internet Security for Mac – Effective MAC -AntiRirus
Covers: macos
AVG Internet Security for Mac is easy to download from the AVG website, downloads and easily installed, and when you are allocated once permits for your entire hard drive, you are good at going. Best of all, it is available as a 60-day trial period before billing begins.
AVG Internet Security focuses on four directives: computer protection, web and e email protection, hacking and payment protection. The Smart Scan feature controls your virus definitions to make sure they are up to date and scan by viruses and malware. A Ransomware Shield, Network Inspector and Fake Website Shield features see things over to see where you are in terms of your overall online presence and security.
The kit of whitenlists and exceptions can be customized to hone on files you want to scan and omit areas you want to leave alone. A quick antiviral scan took a few minutes, while a full scan of an entire NVME drive with 821 GB of data on it took just over 5.5 hours to complete.
Scans on external drives and specific folders are easy to configure and perform, the planning function works well, the software can set location configurations and there are customization options for network security.
Tests with malware and phishing-based sites went well. The software combined with MacOS’s Gatekeeper functionality stopped the vast majority of sample development installations that quickly quotated them and prevented installation. The software also prevented questionable external code from being loaded onto suspected sites and blocked phishing places of loading.
There are a few places for improvement with AVG Internet Security for Mac, but not many. During the test, the software allowed a fake version of Adobe Flash Player to be installed. If you disregard macOS gatekeeper and AVG safety features and install malware, AVG Internet Security does a great job of removing it.
If there is one thing I can change at the software, it is the fact that the planned scanning function does not easily show that the scan is taking place.
AVG Internet Security for Mac catches an impressive amount of viral, phishing and malware activity for a consumer package and doing its job well, all while packing in a light, friendly user interface that is easy to navigate. Granted, given the subscription prices and packages, a VPN client would not be out of the question, and price points for a single device move to questionable territory, but the software still works well, raises well with its location settings, and this is appreciated.
Look at its 60-day trial to see what works, what doesn’t do and what might be right for you. You may also be interested in trying the free AVG antivirus for Mac. Despite being free, AVGS covers free antivirus all bases: Blocking viruses and malware from sites, downloads and e -email attached files. AVG will scan applications and check each file and remove threats from your Mac. It is automatically updated so that you should not miss protection against the latest threats.
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