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AVG for Mac
Hi all
I have free AVG virus protection / firewall for my Mac, which I was recommended ages ago.
Someone I know also has this for his Mac but the better, paid-for version. Today he tried installing an update and found he couldn’t, so spoke to their tech support.
Result? He’s been given a full refund. I didn’t know this until today, but AVG products no longer work with ANY Mac.
So – as Mac users, can anyone recommend an alternative, whether free or paid-for?
Thanks in advance
Feenix
I have free AVG virus protection / firewall for my Mac, which I was recommended ages ago.
Someone I know also has this for his Mac but the better, paid-for version. Today he tried installing an update and found he couldn’t, so spoke to their tech support.
Result? He’s been given a full refund. I didn’t know this until today, but AVG products no longer work with ANY Mac.
So – as Mac users, can anyone recommend an alternative, whether free or paid-for?
Thanks in advance
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I can recommend "Norton Security with Backup" - available for PC, Mac, as well as android and iphone - and multipack (10 licence) pricing comes out at around $5 per device per year.
We've been running with it or its predecessors for a number of years and it's been faultless
I don't know what has happened to AVG lately. I have had AVG Free version for years on various PC's but the last update I got disabled Internet Explorer !! Tried everything to no avail so have now binned it and moved to Avast (which is handy as even the free version has an inbuilt adblocker).
Don't know how it goes on a Mac though.
Don't know how it goes on a Mac though.
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For a freeby look up user reviews and experiences with Avira.
I use it as admin mail here at PPRuNe gets bombarded with bad things and my memory monitor is showing an incredibly small footprint for constant real time detection. New signatures just about every day arrive on auto.
Rob
I use it as admin mail here at PPRuNe gets bombarded with bad things and my memory monitor is showing an incredibly small footprint for constant real time detection. New signatures just about every day arrive on auto.
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You might like to consider Avira. I have been using it on a couple of Macs for sometime without problems. I've found that on Win10 it becomes very intrusive - trying to get you to upgrade of course - but nothing like that on OS X. So far.
How effective it is is another matter. It rarely seems to be tested in the magazines/sites I read.
How effective it is is another matter. It rarely seems to be tested in the magazines/sites I read.
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Still never been a (self replicating) virus for OS X. Some Trojans, which require user acceptance. Recently a couple of ransom malware being spread by MS word attachments, but again positive user acceptance needed.
Practice safe OS (X), don't use an administrative user for normal work, don't give admin access to other users of your Mac, or tell them your password. If you get a prompt asking for permission to download something, make sure that's what you want to do. Remember all existing malware needs to be installed with an administrators permission/password.
Keep an eye out for media reports of new threats to OS X, they are so rare that they get a lot of media attention.
Those two are the best protection for OS X.
Practice safe OS (X), don't use an administrative user for normal work, don't give admin access to other users of your Mac, or tell them your password. If you get a prompt asking for permission to download something, make sure that's what you want to do. Remember all existing malware needs to be installed with an administrators permission/password.
Keep an eye out for media reports of new threats to OS X, they are so rare that they get a lot of media attention.
Those two are the best protection for OS X.
I can recommend "Norton Security with Backup" - available for PC, Mac, as well as android and iphone - and multipack (10 licence) pricing comes out at around $5 per device per year.
We've been running with it or its predecessors for a number of years and it's been faultless
We've been running with it or its predecessors for a number of years and it's been faultless
Phoenix1969, why do you think you need AV software? You might like to have a read here:
http://guides.macrumors.com/Mac_Virus/Malware_FAQ
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Indeed I have, and no stress to report - but, as with Windows, I'm no early adopter, so always wait until the teething problems are sorted out well in advance before getting remotely interested.