![]() Unfortunately, this means I have never made online purchases except with gift cards, so I can't activate the software. I selected 'Fix' and a pop-up arose stating that it fixed nearly 100 of the issues, but if I wanted it to do any more at a time, I would have to pay for such functions, since my current version was 'trial.'įortunately, I never put private identity information anywhere, so the virus has nothing to find. ![]() The system status was 'dangerous' and 'serious' and it offered to fix the problems. I did so reluctantly, and it allowed me to scan my computer for issues. The only websites that addressed this issue all said I needed to install MacBooster. I have heard that VBS:Malware-gen has been known to tamper with the functions of computer security systems, but from my searches, it has only come up recently that this virus ever appeared on OS X, and most reports come from PC users. Among them were all the files I attempted to delete. I started another scan, and it turned up 0 infected files, but 39 files unable to scan. They were not deleted, but rather restored to their original locations. I hit the 'delete' button, and this message came up: "Restore selected items?" and I am thinking 'no, I said to delete.' So I went ahead and 'restore-deleted' the files. index and the like), and since the software for each was already installed, I decided it was okay to remove them. Practically EVERY '.dmg' file was infected (everything else was. I decided at this point that I should delete some of the infected files. This came as no surprise to me since I learned that 'worm' viruses will navigate randomly throughout the system, and looking at the locations of the infections, it is quite clear that it is following a random path since every four files are from relatively the same locations. I have Avid Media Composer, and it seemed that was what the virus attempted to attack first, because most of the first infected files were in its application files.Īfter scanning a few more times, it found first 12 infected and 1 unable to scan, then 16 infected and 21 unable to scan. Then it blocked four random viruses, all of them were VBS:Malware-gen and all were in my AvidAppManHelper. This time, it found 51 infected files and 22 unable to scan. After sending THOSE files to the chest, the numbers finally decreased. After sending those files to the chest, I re-scanned, and it found 80 more infected files. However, when I did a system scan, it found some 25 or 50 infected files. They immediately went to the chest, as should be the case. Yesterday afternoon, the Avast Mac Security 2016 notified me that 2 infections were blocked, and my internet program wasn't even open. OS X El Capitan current operating system. Avast Free Mac Security is free, you can download and install it in a matter of seconds.I am a Macbook Pro user. This antivirus asks macOS 10.10 (Yosemite) or higher to work properly. You can access the Avast’s VPN service free trial through the antivirus dashboard: if you aim to secure your internet connection you can give it a chance. You’ll be able to block trackers and unsafe search results.Ī full Avast Mac Security scan takes longer than most of the Mac antivirus competitors, but during the process you can keep an eye on particular file processed, on the count of files scanned, on which data can’t be processed and on a progress bar. ![]() The antivirus will scan your Mac on three levels: the hard drive, the email client (all IMAP and POP3 clients are supported), and the web browser thanks to the extension for Firefox and Chrome telling you if web pages are safe to visit and who’s tracking you. A quick scan option is also not available.Īfter every scan, a popup will give you detailed information on what’s going on and you can decide if delete suspicious files immediately or moving them to quarantine inside the Virus Chest window. ![]() Recurring tasks can be automated, like updates. The malware detection is the Avast Mac Security primary goal: you can run a real-time scan every time you need it but it’s not possible to schedule scans based on your needs. Avast Mac Security assures excellent malware detection scores in a simple interface, coming second only to the competitor Avira. Avast Free Mac Security is a noteworthy antivirus for Mac, despite it lacks some functionalities.
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