With
the advancement in technology, threats of viruses in your laptops and desktops
have also increased. Today, as compared to 10 years back, complaints by
internet users of viruses and malware has increased at an alarming rate. But
like every problem has a solution, preventing your operating system from
viruses and malware is also possible. Some of the most famous antivirus and
malware protection software (according to users' reviews and rating), among the
MacBook
1. Avast: Avast, a freeware antivirus and malware
protection program supports Mac OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard), Mac OS X 10.8.x
(Mountain Lion), Mac OS X 10.7.x (Lion) and Mac OS X 10.9.x (Mavericks). File
System Shield in Avast scans every single file that is run on your MacBook, to
protect your Macbook from different kinds of viruses and malware that you have
unknowingly downloaded. Features like SafeZone (for safe and secure Banking and
Payments), Silent Firewall (for protection against hackers' attacks), Anti-Spam
(for protection from scam emails and against phishing), are the most
appreciated features of Avast. The Avast (Mac Edition) includes an on-demand
scanner, a mail scanner and an on-access scanner. The best thing about Avast is
that it offers a very user-friendly interface.
2. Avira: Introduced by a Germany based security
firm, Avira is another freeware antivirus program which is highly rated by
MacBook users. By using Avira, MacBook users can scan their entire system or a
specific part of their system, for viruses and malware. With the on-demand
scanning, Avira also offers a scheduler (built-in), which helps you to keep
your system up to date. In addition to this, Avira also offers a feature known
as Real-time Protection. This real-time protection can scan all files (when
accessed) to ensure that between scheduled scans, no virus or malware corrupts
your system. Avira's Mac Edition is available to be downloaded free from its
website.
3. Bitdefender: Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac can
be bought for just 29.95$ from Amazon. You can also download a 30 days trial
version of Bitdefender from their official website. Like every other antivirus
program Bitdefender can scan your entire system for malware and viruses.
Bitdefender is capable of detecting the infected files and attempts to
disinfect them. If Bitdefender fails to disinfect the corrupted file then it
simply quarantines them.
Note:
the above mentioned malware and virus protection programs and software are the
most famous programs (based upon the consumer's reviews and ratings).
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