AVG Antivirus For Mac

Apple’s Gatekeeper can keep you protected only if you are downloading applications included in the Mac App Store. As a result, if you plan to venture outside this territory, an additional security solution is in order.

AVG Antivirus is a small application that comes with a modern, fairly intuitive interface and uses a powerful security engine to detect different types of threats.

What’s more, AVG Antivirus does not focus only on Mac viruses: it is also able to deal with malicious code or spyware threats that have been developed for the PC or for mobile devices.

On launch, AVG Antivirus will place a menu icon in your status bar which provides quick access to the app’s main window. However, the AVG Antivirus icon will also be displayed on your Dock, so you can easily disable the status bar icon from the Preferences window.

AVG Antivirus provides 2 protection modes: the Realtime Scanner keeps an eye on your activity and automatically scans the files you use, while the File Scanner enables you to analyze the entire disk or only specific files or folders (you can add them to the scanner with a simple drag and drop action).

At the same time, the application updates in the background, so you should be up to date with the most recent virus definitions at all times.

Last but not least, AVG Antivirus offers you the possibility to scan both archives (RAR, ZIP and more) and external drives or shared folders: this way, you can make sure that there is no location that remains unprotected.

To conclude, AVG Antivirus is a lightweight and intuitive security solution that can protect your Mac against various threats, viruses or spyware attempts without requiring too much of your attention. It can also detect malicious code developed for Windows or different mobile platforms.