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Top 5 Antivirus Security Software applications for Mac OS X

Top 5 Antivirus Security Software applications for Mac OS X


Mac is secure enough to use without third-party Anti virus products. It uses sandboxing technique that runs programs and processes in an isolated virtual environment without accessing the heart of the system.

However, It doesn’t mean that you need decent Antivirus protection on you Mac OS X. Also You don’t need to pay for Anti virus software for Mac. There are many Best Anti Virus Software apps are available for OS X. It will give you another layer of protection to your system to secure from Malwares, Spywares and other threats.

1. Avast free Mac

Avast is one of the best Anti virus Software for Mac. It offers plenty of security features in its free version. It gives you the full file system protection. It Secures your email and from infected websites. Though It doesn’t support scheduled scanning, you can use on demand scanning to remove any Mac targeted Malwares, Viruses. It offers the most useful features for free that are only available in paid version in other Anti virus products.

Download Free Avast for Mac

2. Bitdefender for Mac

Bitdefender is the best Anti virus software Windows. And so It provides better protection for Mac too. Bitdefender Virus Scanner finds Mac malware as well as Windows viruses with ease. The award-winning Bitdefender gives full protection for entire mac. Unlike Avast, it offers schedule scans and scans running apps and critical locations of Mac.  It is the light weight Anti virus solution for Mac OS X.

Download Bitdefender Virus Scanner For Mac

3. ClamXav

ClamXav is a free virus scanner for Mac OS X. It uses the very popular ClamAV open source antivirus engine. It removes the Mac Threats and Windows threats in your OS X. You can scan entire folders or partial folders on demand or using schedule scan and quarantine anything. It provides free virus definitions daily. So you can effectively protect your system from new threats actively.

Download ClamXav

4. Sophos

Sophos uses the cocoa user interface,so it looks like native Mac App. It has the basic security functions to protect your OS X. It provides the scheduled scanning, Live Anti-Virus and live updates for free. It is also compatible with latest Mac OS X 10.8  mountain lion.

Download  Sophos

5. Avira

I feel that it is very easy to use Antivirus software, you can quickly access the advanced features too. You can use full system scan to completely scan your Mac or use custom scan to scan particular folders.

Download Avira