#REVIEWS ON CLAMXAV FOR MAC#
It costs quite a bit less than most competitors, but it lacks the expected web-level protection against malicious and fraudulent pages.īitdefender Antivirus for Mac, Kaspersky, and Webroot are among the Mac antivirus products that cost $39.99 per year for a single license it's a common price point.ĬlamXAV for Mac solves the usability problem by wrapping the same technology in a friendly, easy-to-use Mac antivirus app. Most have a volume discount price for three licenses, or some other multiple. For example, a three-license Webroot subscription goes for $49.99 per year, while Bitdefender and Kaspersky run $59.99.
#REVIEWS ON CLAMXAV INSTALL#
McAfee is unusual in that a $59.99 per year subscription lets you install antivirus on every device in your household. If you're fortunate enough to have a modern Macintosh, running the very latest macOS version, you can choose from any of the available antivirus tools. However, if for some reason you must run an older version, your pool of choices shrinks. Avira Free Antivirus for Mac, McAfee, and Norton only work with Catalina (10.15) or later, for example.ĬlamXAV’s direct support goes farther back, all the way to 2014’s Yosemite (10.10). If that’s not enough, ProtectWorks AntiVirus for Mac, goes all the way back to Mountain Lion (10.8) and maintains an older version that even supports Snow Leopard (10.6). Snow Leopard users can actually use ClamXAV as well, also by installing an old version. Once you place your order with ClamXAV’s finance partner, you get an email with installation details. I followed the link in that email to install the product, then followed another link to activate the license key.
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#REVIEWS ON CLAMXAV LICENSE KEY#
Clamxav 2.0.5 review license key#Īt this point, even without a license key I could have enjoyed a 30-day free trial before purchase, and a money-back guarantee valid for another 30 days. Once the newly installed antivirus updated its database, ClamXAV was ready to protect my Mac. As with any antivirus on a modern macOS version, I had to go through various steps to allow the necessary permissions. The product advised me to open Security & Privacy Settings and drag the ClamXAV icon onto System Preferences. Once I found the right spot to drop the icon, it was a snap. Like ProtectWorks and Malwarebytes for Mac Premium, ClamXAV is all about the scans. A source list at left included the whole computer, my files, and my user folder, plus Documents, Desktop, and Downloads.
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If you have other folders needing protection, adding them to the source list is easy. When you select a source, buttons to start, stop, or pause a scan become active.
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A toolbar across the top lets you check for updates, view scan and update logs, and set preferences. I follow regular reports from four independent antivirus testing labs (AV-Test, MRG-Effitas (Opens in a new window), AV-Comparatives, and SE Labs (Opens in a new window)) regarding the tested efficacy of Windows antivirus utilities. AV-Comparatives (Opens in a new window) and AV-Test also run tests on Mac antivirus tools, and AV-Test Institute (Opens in a new window) until recently certified the effectiveness of ClamXAV's protection.