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#Anti virus app for mac mac os#
#Anti virus app for mac install#

#Anti virus app for mac for mac#

Its AntiVirus Version 11 for Mac automatically updates definitions, runs scans and screens new files and attachments. Norton AntiVirus Version 11 for Mac ( ), $49.99/year: The General Motors of anti-virus software takes Macs seriously. Yet the Web page is short on specifics, and it's not clear whether the extra bells and whistles are worth twice what you'd pay for one of the Eastern European vendors' products. It's all-encompassing, rating websites for safety as your surf the Web (Firefox only) and running its own firewall. McAfee Internet Security for Mac ( ), $79.99/year: One of the big boys of consumer anti-virus software, McAfee was recently bought by Intel and as such their latest Mac product runs only on Intel chips.

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Support for earlier versions of VirusBarrier is available all the way back to Mac OS 9.

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The latest versions require at least Mac OS X 10.5, but appear to be chipset agnostic. For an extra $30 per year, Intego Internet Security Barrier adds parental control and backup features, and $10 on top of either package brings along Windows protection. The latest version of VirusBarrier offers a two-way firewall which scans outgoing as well as incoming traffic, and also monitors running applications for suspicious activity. Intego VirusBarrier ( ), $49.95/year: This Mac-centric company wins lots of 'best of' accolades for its Apple-only security products. But it's always good to be well-prepared. Nor is there any anti-virus software for the iPad or iPhone. It claims to guard 'against viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware, keyloggers, bots, and other malware attempting to access your Mac.' It also 'detects banking Trojans' and protects your 'iPhone/iPod/iPad.' That's great, because there's never been a true Mac OS X virus or worm yet, nor a banking Trojan. Panda Antivirus for Mac ( ), $49.95/year: The Spanish company's Mac offering promises perhaps more than is necessary, or even possible. (It doesn't seem to offer cloud-based malware-definition updates, which would be even better.) There's no 'Mac plus PC' option, and it's for Intel-based Macs only. Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac ( ), $39.95/year: This well-known Russian company's Mac product offers 'cloud-based monitoring of websites and applications,' which should offer increased protection against suspicious sites and apps. For an extra $10 per year, you can get the Mac + PC edition, which protects the Windows installation on your Intel-based Mac as well.īitDefender Antivirus 2011 for Mac ( ), $39.95/year: Romania's BitDefender adds antiphishing protection to the usual features, and like Avast! has a 'Mac and PC' combo option that costs $10 more. For OS X 10.4 and up, both PowerPC and Intel chipsets.Īvast! Mac Edition ( ), $39.95/year: This Czech vendor's Mac tool features the usual customizable scans and downloads, plus 'integrated email protection.' It runs on both chipsets, OS X 10.4 and up. It constantly runs in the background, downloading definition updates and scanning every new file that enters the system.

Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition ( ), free: This is a somewhat downgraded, but fully supported, port of British firm Sophos' business-oriented Mac anti-virus product. For both PowerPC and Intel-based Macs running OS X 10.4 and up. It was once tedious to use – you had to update virus definitions and scan your files manually – but the new ClamXav 2 allows both processes to be scheduled and run automatically.

Without further ado, here they are, ranked in order of increasing price:ĬlamXav ( ), free: This OS X version of a long-standing Unix application was until recently the only fully free Mac anti-malware application.

#Anti virus app for mac install#

There are nearly a dozen good anti-virus options ready for Mac users to install right now. Fortunately, the anti-virus software makers of the world have been waiting for this day to come.