Version tested: 1.0.0.64 (Engine: 8.2.12.38) Date of testing: August 7, 2012 Last updated: May 8, 2013 Hardware used:. Malware sample count: 189 Macs supported: Intel 64-bit OS supported: 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion Price: Free Compatibility: Limited to Intel Macs that can run 64-bit Snow Leopard and up. Installation and setup: Download and installation are quick and easy, no restart required. Immediately after installation Avira starts, puts an icon in the menu bar, opens the main application window and checks for updates. As soon as updates are finished Avira will start a full system scan, this is very good for novice users and ensures immediate protection/disinfection.

Unfortunately the default settings make it so that archived files are not scanned, more on this in the Detection section. Resource usage: RAM usage was hard to analyze. Sometimes RAM and processor usage was so high the Mac’s performance was reduced to ‘terrible’. Then RAM would be freed up and processor usage would go down and the Mac acted snappy again. Though systems with 8GB or more of RAM will hurt less from this type of behavior it’s not something you want happening on an office or production Mac.

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Update frequency: According to Avira’s FAQ page definitions are updated on average three times a day. However we did not see the Application itself check for updates more than once a day. Features: Anti-virus, malware, phishing, privacy protection, real time scanning and more, Avira appears to have all the essentials. We experienced some application crashes and non-responsive interface buttons on all systems. Scanning: We tested Avira Mac Security on all Macs and had it scan the boot drive. Here are the results: MacBook Pro: 113 Minutes iMac: 143 Minutes Mac mini Intel: 80 Minutes As archived files are not included by default and this is how we scanned, we are very disappointed with the scan time. Detection: Only one MacDefender file, the PC Virus and EICAR test file were found and deleted.

MacKeeper was not marked as a threat and the zipped MacDefender file was not found because the default settings for Avira is to not scan archives, in our opinion not a good move. Free war games download for mac. Re-infecting the system while Avira was installed was simply not possible as the files were deleted instantly (the zipped MacDefender file was allowed back on the Mac). Tampering: Attempting to tamper with Avira proved to be tricky. Quitting the processes did not immediately terminate Avira, it locked up our entire system. Sometimes to the point we had to force a restart, other times to the point where after a few minutes of frozen state the Mac would continue to function but the process gave an “quit unexpectedly” error message. If a virus or malware attempts to disable Avira system wide issues can be expected, Avira will not be able to protect you and crash your system if you are unlucky. Uninstall: An uninstaller is located in Applications / Utilities folder.

Files are left in Library / Application Support, User Library / Application Support and User Library / Saved Application State so these all have to be deleted manually. Score: Compatibility: 3/5 Installation and Setup: 4/5 Resource usage: 3/5 Update frequency: 4/5 Features: 4/5 Scanning: 2/5 Detection: 3/5 Tampering: 1/5 Uninstall: 3/5 Total Score: 27/45 Sidebar Menu.