THE BEST ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE FOR MAC OPERATING SYSTEM

There is a misunderstanding that MAC OS – run devices like Macbook Air, Macbook Pro, Mac Mini, iMac or Mac Pro… can not be attacked by any viruses. This misunderstanding maybe comes from the low rate of virus’s quantity acknowledged attacking MAC OS – run devices or maybe there are not too many Mac devices in the world (Microsoft Windows has over 90% of market share of operating system for personal computer, Mac OS just has about 6.4% of market share), so hackers think there will be more efficient if they create viruses to attack Windows – run devices and Mac OS has not been suffered from attacks of viruses. However, the Mac OS – run devices are cheaper and many people have a Mac Devices or other people are willing to buy one. This point make Mac OS more attractive to hackers, the attacks on Mac OS are increasing day by day and Mac OS is not safe as many people have thought. The best action in this case is install a good antivirus for your Mac computer.

Fortunately, there are some good antivirus software that you can trust it. If you still have doubts about it, you can use free antivirus to check its performance. First, Norton iAntivirus is a free software which you should try, it is very light and you can install and run it quickly, it focuses on scanning, detecting and removing virus out of your Mac. However, Norton iAntivirus can not schedule a scanning, so if you want this function, you should consider Sophos Antivirus for Mac Home Edition or Comondo Antivirus for Mac, these antivirus software are not famous as Norton iAntinvirus but with it, you can schedule to scan your computer, its performances are also very good and you can scan on access. Another choice is are Avast Free Antivirus for Mac, as Sophos and Comondo antivirus, you can schedule to scan your computer at a specific moment, but Avast can not scan the email to detect threats from it. If you usually check email, Clamxav is fit with you, it has email scanning functions, so you can feel secure when you check email on your Mac.

If you think free antivirus software can not secure your computer, you can choose others. Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security for Mac is one of the best antivirus software for Mac OS, it can scan more than 50 mil IPs a day, run – in – time function help it can secure your computer every second, it also helps parents can administrate their son, daughter’s behaviours on their computer. If you want a Trend Micro version, you have to pay about 50usd. Another big name is Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac, it has a worth function is determining the fraud websites, it has data of user ratings about specific websites, from the data, it will classify a website is safe or not, if the website is safe, you can access to it, in contrast, it will prevent you to access to unsafe websites. With Bitdefender’s useful functions, 39.95 usd is not an expensive price. Besides that, F – Secure Antivirus for Mac is also an excellent software which you should consider, it is not only a antivirus software but also providing a quality firewall for your Mac. Many rating websites give it 5 stars for its ability about protecting a Mac computer.