Today, Macs can be attacked by different types of viruses. Ensuring your Mac OS X is virus free is especially important for people who handle sensitive data or information. Scanning your Mac OS X operating system once in a while in the future can detect or prevent future attacks. Start by ensuring that the Mac has Apple's latest security updates. If that does not fix the issues, it is time to get a good antivirus software package. This is important because regardless of how careful you are, Trojans, spyware, and other malware can certainly find a way through. Below are top five Virus Cleaners for Mac OS X operating system (including 10.11 El Capitan).
#1. CleanMyMac 3
CleanMyMac 3 is a product of MacPaw. When you realize that your Mac starts to crashes down or slow down in the middle of any undertaking, it may be because the hard drive has been cluttered by some unnecessary files. Then, you can use CleanMyMac 3 to clean program for your Mac. It is useful. It comes with an intuitive and user-friendly interface.
What are the Key features of Clean MyMac3?- Cleaning - This program is mainly designed to clean hard drives of Mac. It allows deleting folders and files which are not being used. The antivirus is also able to clear residual traces after uninstalling an application or deleting an empty folder.
- Handling - The software is easy to use. There are no cleaning drive skills or OS formatting required if you want to handle it. If you want to delete unnecessary files, all you need to do is to indicate the path to the folder that you want to delete. Once done, the program will manage to find the file to delete immediately.
- Customization - Apart from all features mentioned above, CleanMyMac can also be customized according to your personal options. Thus, you will be able to accurately set how it is going to work for deleting and searching files.
#2. Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac
Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac brings firewall tools, antivirus protection, parental control, Web protection, and more to OS X. It has all the tools you need to keep your Mac computer safe. It requires 500MB of free disk space and 1GB of RAM. For 1 device the antivirus can be bought on its own for $39.95 per year or $59.95 for 3 devices, with a thirty-day free trial.
Pros:- Parental controls.
- Firewall tools.
- URL advisor.
- Enhanced protection for financial transactions.
- Poor performance on Web protection test.
- Uneven protection when it comes to windows threats.
#3. McAfee Internet Security 2014 for Mac
When installed, this McAfee Internet Security protects against Trojans, viruses, worms, rootkits and bot. It is also developed to guard against malicious software that normally gathers personal data for cybercriminals. The antivirus Active Protection tool detects and quarantines malware automatically in real time. The software can also clear infections from files without interfering with the contents of the file. In addition to malware blocking, this antivirus also detects files that are not authorized with Apple certificates. Beyond simply scanning the files, McAfee also scans every file that is downloaded from the internet. This includes email files and attachments sent over iChat.
Pros:- Scans email and instant message attachments.
- Firewall protection.
- Antivirus protection.
- URL advisor.
- No parental controls.
#4. F-Secure Anti-Virus for Mac
F-Secure offer both on-demand scanning and continuous protection. You can configure on-demand scanning to scan any folder on the Mac with just a click. When you enable it, spyware and virus scanning keeps a constant, watchful eye. The antivirus has several pricing tiers. $39.99 per year for a single license. $99.99 for three Macs for 2 years. A 30-day free trial is also available.
Pros:- Firewall tools.
- On-demand and continuous antivirus scans.
- No parental controls.
- No URL checker.
- No safe Web browsing tools.
#5. ESET Cyber Security (for Mac)
ESET comes in both Pro and regular flavors. The regular starting at a yearly subscription of $39.99 for 1 Mac and going up to $149.99 for a 2-year subscription that covers 5 Macs. The Pro version starts at $59.99 for one license and $179.99 for a 2-year subscription that covers 5 Macs. The Pro version also includes more security options and tools, as well as a free version.
Pros:- Parental control tools.
- Firewall.
- Antiphishing.
- Antivirus protection.
- Training modules.
- Social media privacy scans.
- No URL advisor.
- Some features require Pro subscription.
