VirusBarrier Plus is a free anti-malware and anti-virus OS X utility that uses the award-winning Intego VirusBarrier X6 technology.
VirusBarrier Plus keeps Mac users safe from viruses, trojan horses, Word and Excel macro viruses, and other malware. VirusBarrier Plus also detects Windows-based malware, so that Mac users are not infected and pass on malware to their Windows-using colleagues and friends.
VirusBarrier Plus helps its users to manually scan each file, folder or volume on their Mac, and it also lets them schedule scans when needed.
Its users can also repair the infected files for which they have permissions using Intego's VirusBarrier Plus.
VirusBarrier X6 also comes with a real-time scanner which automatically scans newly added files, when opened, written or recorded, as well as over 100 additional features to help you keep your Mac safe from malicious software, network threats, phishing, spyware and much more.
NOTE: To buy VirusBarrier Plus via the App Store, an Apple account is required.
Here are some key features of "VirusBarrier Plus":
· Finds and repairs Mac OS X malware
· Finds and repairs Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint documents
· Finds and eradicates Windows executables
· Finds and eradicates PDF malware
· Finds and eradicates Flash malware
· Finds and eradicates keyloggers and hacker tools
· Finds and eradicates malicious scripts (PHP, Java, Perl, Javascript, shell scrips and more.)
· Finds and eradications Linux malware
· Scans zip archives
· Users can run Quick Scans or Full Scans
· Scans can be scheduled
· Users can specify trusted files and folders
· A command-line scanner lets users scan more files
· A contextual menu lets users scan individual files or folders on demand
· Regular updates of malware definitions
· No impact on performance
· Easy to use
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Improved malware detection.