Avira Antivirus Mac A 99

AV-Comparatives gave Avira Pro for Mac a 99.8 percent protection rate from 585 malware samples.

The latter is important since it prevents Macs from becoming carriers of Windows malware and infecting Windows systems through sharing infected files.

AV-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).

AV-Test didnt 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.

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It detected a Trojan with no trouble as soon as we tried to unzip the folder, and the same went for Macransom ransomware.

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.

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Interestingly, when we installed Aviras free browser add-on Avira Browser Safety there were four additional detections.

Wed advise users to install the add-on since the web is a primary vector for attacks.

Interface and features Aviras interface is plain but effective.

This functions as a dashboard of sorts as well as the area to initiate a malware scan.

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.

You can also drag-and-drop files into this area to scan it for any potential malware.

The only one worth pointing out would be the Modules section that allows you to turn on or off certain features including real-time protection, protection cloud (checking the fingerprint of suspicious files with Aviras cloud database), firewall, and the USB Scanner (not available in Avira Free).

Bottom line If you dont want to pay for an anti-virus suite then Avira Free is a great option.

Its no-nonsense approach for a free suite makes it easy to navigate and understand, and, most importantly, it gets of your way to do its job allowing you to do yours.

Wed argue its the far better value than Avira Pro since there arent a lot of extra features worth paying for compared to the free version.

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