AVG AntiVirus is an effective and rapid antivirus. It provides protection against viruses, Trojans, spyware, and other malware. This program is multiplatform and can be run on macOS devices. We will tell you about it.

What's great about this program?

AVG AntiVirus for Mac does the following:

• Blocks and deletes viruses, worms, and Trojans and prevents them from spreading;

• Protects from malware and prevents possible infecting;

• It prevents unauthorized people from taking control of your computer;

• Detects and blocks infected or fraudulent attachments that could harm your computer. It functions as a plug-in for email applications, including Microsoft Outlook, or as a POP3, SMTP, and IMAP email scanner;

• Detects and prevents threats in the cloud by updating antivirus software;

• Constantly analyzes new threats to respond to them adequately and improves antivirus protection for the entire AVG community;

• It has the AVG LinkScanner Surf-Shield feature. It is an intelligent technology preventing you from visiting infected and fraudulent sites. It analyzes web pages and stops downloads when a suspicious object is detected;

• Checks the links you share on social networks, such as Facebook or Twitter, to protect you and your friends;

• Analyzes files before they are downloaded and protects them using MSN, Yahoo!, and ICQ (the AVG Online Shield feature).

Privacy protection

AVG AntiVirus for Mac has the following privacy protection features:

• File Shredder. Ordinary deletion is not always enough to make data disappear completely. The File Shredder component deletes data securely using processes preventing other users from accessing and restoring it;

• Data storage. The program encrypts and stores valuable documents, images, and other files on a password-protected virtual disk located on your PC. Use Windows Explorer to drag and drop data into the data storage and open them as from any other drives;

• AVG Identity Protection. Analyzes software behavior in real-time and determine its security level. This feature protects against zero-day threats and malware that can steal your passwords, bank account information, and other crucial digital information;

• Anti-Spyware. Protects your personal data from spyware and adware collecting important personal information stealthily;

• WiFi Guard. It helps you avoid WiFi access spots used by attackers by warning you when your computer tries to access an unknown WiFi network.

High performance

This antivirus has many features for protecting your device without slowing it down, such as:

• Turboscan. Reduces scanning time with a streamlined scanning technology (it scans files in the order they appear on the hard drive);

• Game mode feature. Reduces the priorities of scans and updates while playing to avoid system freezes and slowdowns. It also protects your game profile from hackers trying to steal and sell your game achievements;

• Smart Scanner. Scans your computer only when it is not in use. It goes into low-priority mode when the mouse or keyboard is activated. Ignores scanned and protected files from speeding up the scanning process.

Additional antivirus features

• Expert Advisor. Evaluates performance and make recommendations for rapid Internet browsing. Warns you of applications consuming much traffic and system memory and lets you close them;

• User-friendly interface. Forget about confusing menus. AVG has refined the interface to give you full-featured antivirus protection with a simple design;

• Automatic patching. Detects and warns you of all security threats and allows you to fix problems and restore maximum system protection with the Auto Patching button;

• Automatic updates. AVG is constantly improving its protection technologies and creating new ones, so the Automatic Updates feature helps maintain the highest level of security.