AVG's main window is spacious and simple.Ī large dark grey expanse holds three icons penned in by a darker rectangle: Mac Shield, Web Shield, and Email Shield. In addition to basic antivirus protection, it includes site rating, active Do Not Track functionality, a network security scanner, and even a basic password manager. Note, though, that Avast offers Mac users a lot more than AVG does. On the PC side, the two free antivirus products are extremely similar under the hood, and my company contacts assure me that the same is true of the Mac products. Since Avast's acquisition of AVG a couple years ago, this product and are now, if not siblings, at least cousins. It takes care of basic antivirus protection, but its protection against malicious and fraudulent URLs currently leaves much to be desired. AVG AntiVirus for Mac is one of several totally free antivirus solutions to protect your Macs. Sure, you get more and better protection from the best commercial products, but while Mac-centered malware totally exists, it doesn't come close to the wild and woolly jungle of Windows malware.

But I'll be goldarned if I'm gonna pay for it!' That's actually quite a reasonable attitude. Bottom Line The free AVG AntiVirus protects against Mac, Windows, and mobile malware, but that's about all, and its antiphishing component tanked in our hands-on testing.Lacks scheduled scanning, website rating, and other features found in competing free apps. Cons Very poor score in hands-on phishing protection test.Pros Certified by one antivirus testing lab.

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