It is a Unix-based OS with all the built-in security features Unix supplies. (To address this somewhat, Avast does offer a “ gaming mode” for gaming & streaming video.) I’m a mac user! Do I need AV?
Avast ranks less well than others on performance: introducing a greater lag while running under normal mode. It compares favourably with other freeware AV (like Sophos and Avira), and still supports OSX 10.6 (where other AVs do not).Ĭomparative reports of Avast ranked against other AVs show Avast scoring well in detecting threats (from websites, emails & attachments, corrupted on-line files, etc). What is AVAST?Īvast is an AV that runs on OSX. The rest of this post provides some extra details for the interested reader. Avast still supports OSX 10.6 (God bless them): and you can download it here. One such challenge is: what AntiVirus (or AV) freeware produce will still run on my operating system?įor users still running OSX 10.6 – this is your lucky day. Running obsolescent Operating Systems (or OSes) is full of challenges.
