If you prefer to stick to your iPhone or iPad, you should also read our review of the WinX MediaTrans iPhone/iPad manager. If you want to check out other cool apps, read our best software apps guide. When possible, it automatically fixes found problems.Ĭomodo Antivirus for Mac is currently available as a free download for consumers and commercial users.While large scale viruses are still a rarity among Mac users, that doesn’t lessen the need for smart antivirus software in order to help you recognize, and react to possible infections. This routine verifies the program's files and Registry entries and also looks for incompatible software.

If the product reports a problem with security status that's not cured by updating or running a scan, you can launch a built-in diagnostics routine. A screen of antivirus tasks lets you take various actions: run a scan, manually check for updates, view quarantine or logs, submit a file for analysis, schedule a scan, or define a scan profile. The product's summary screen shows current security status, including a timestamp for the latest scan and the latest update. Like Panda and Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac ($39.95 direct), Comodo lets you scan a specific file or folder by dragging it onto the main window or the dock icon. You can run a full scan or a user-defined scan at any time, or check off days of the week for a scheduled scan. You can ignore it once, add it to your exclusions list, or submit it to Comodo as a false positive detection. There are three options if you don't think the file should be removed. You can choose to clean the threat by disinfecting it (and deleting if disinfection fails) or just send it to quarantine. If the on-access scanner detects a threat, it will pop up a notification and ask what to do. To keep its impact on system resources light, in the on-access scanner's default mode it skips scanning any file that was already scanned after the most recent update. It scans for malware on demand, on access, and on schedule. Like Panda Antivirus for Mac ($49.99 direct), it's designed to be a set-and-forget solution. Both consumers and commercial users can get a free lifetime license to use Comodo.

Best free mac antivirus software 2012