The big friendly “You Are Protected” green checkmark on ’s home screen is certainly a plausible statement. The software is a rare breath of fresh air in a sea of anti-virus products that haven’t worked hard enough to keep up to date with current threats, or haven’t updated the interface to meet modern expectations of presentation and usability. Avast is danged good at catching malware. Says Avast detected 99.9 percent of macOS malware and 100 percent of Windows malware. In spot testing, the app did splendidly. Immediately on decompression of macOS malware from an encrypted archive, Avast detected it, deleted it, and notified me.

It did as well with malicious files on the web, though it didn’t detect some items at the test site that require active local components to be dangerous. Siccing it on drives loaded with other anti-virus products, Avast found test malware I’d downloaded that had wound up in cached files that the anti-virus software on those volumes missed. Note: This review is part of our.

Go there for details about competing products and how we tested them. Avast and hotspot for mac. IDG Avast blocks a malicious page from loading. Avast’s browser component, Web Shield, doesn’t seem to rely on plug-ins (there are none to configure), but uses the program’s kernel extension to check at a low level.

Avast Free Mac Security. When it comes to Avast Free Mac Security, Avast and AVG belong to the same Avast family. Avast is one of the largest security companies in the world and protects over 400 million customers in more than 150 countries worldwide. AVG – Number of Downloads & Rating on CNET Download.com June 2017 Avast has higher editor’s rating – 4 stars (meaning excellent), while AVG has 3.5 stars (meaning very good). The user/community rating is also better for Avast – 4.5 stars, while AVG has 4 stars. Avg vs. avast for mac. For Mac users, Avast offers two separate security suites: Avast Security and Avast Security Pro. Avast Security is the company’s free offering for Mac users. It includes anti-malware security, a WiFi scanner, and also protects against web- and email-based threats. Avast vs AVG Antivirus comparison for Mac, Windows and Android Devices Jul 3, 2014 By Reema C'verty Probably the best two antivirus softwares available for our devices are Avast and AVG.