Our virus scan check for malicious files that could threaten your Mac. On-demand scanning combines the easiest to use and most powerful virus detection. The Quick Scan checks the most vulnerable areas of your Mac. The Full Scan searches your entire system for viruses. The Custom Scan checks only the selected data. You choose the one you need. Source : Official Avira […]
Smart Scan checks security, privacy, and performance on your Mac. With just one click Smart Scan detects viruses, unwanted trackers, and junk data clogging up your system. All identified issues are displayed for you in an easy-to-use screen, giving you full transparency over your Mac. These things are analyzed: Malware: Malicious files that can compromise the security and performance […]
Special files, documents, archives, or apps may be incompatible with the Real-time Protection function of Avira Antivirus for Mac. This can be identified by an error message, speed drop, or the screen freezing when opening a file or document. To resolve this, you can disable Real-time Protection via the tray menu icon. Disable/Enable Real-Time Protection To […]
Please be aware that mounting large disk or container volumes (several hundred MBs) created with TrueCrypt can take a long time with Avira Antivirus for Mac installed. Mounting smaller volumes should not pose a problem. Source : Official Avira Brand Editor by : BEST Antivirus KBS Team
If you receive a recurring Avira notification after synchronizing your email, it is likely that your email app is attempting to download a potentially malicious file. Each time it does so, Avira Real-Time Protection repeatedly deletes it. Problem validation To make sure that the presumed problem exists, please verify the following: If you close your […]
Since an update to macOS 10.15.4, you might receive a dialog which reports that an Avira System extension is installed, that will be incompatible with future versions: Avira is fully compatible with the current version of macOS. Our development is currently working on a version, that work with future versions of macOS. At the moment, […]
Quarantine is a safe place for all identified threats on your Mac. Infected files are encrypted and stored in a safe place on your computer so they are unable to harm your system. Via a simple overview, you can select these items and decide what to do with them— either delete or, in case of […]
The Real-time Protection function of Avira Antivirus for Mac is designed to detect phishing and backdoors so that you are protected against these kinds of attacks. There are exceptions like, for instance, if a hardware logger is attached to your computer (usually between the keyboard and the computer). This can’t be detected by any software but can […]
There is no warning of suspicious websites. However, if those websites try to copy infected HTML files into the temporary folder, it will be detected by our Avira Real-time Protection and System Scanner. Of course, if you try to download an infected file from any website, it will also be detected by our Real-time Protection […]
Avira Real-time Protection scans any email attachment that is being downloaded to the hard drive. Each infected file will be moved automatically to quarantine. Source : Official Avira Brand Editor by : BEST Antivirus KBS Team