Comodo Antivirus

If you wish to protect your Mac against viruses or other threats, Comodo Antivirus is one of the best choices you can make. It offers an airtight security system, which can be controlled easily. What's more, the software doesn't ask for too many resources in return for this security system. You can let it work in the background, with its real time protection feature turned on and you won't notice any significant impact on your machine's performance. Another advantage is the fact that Comodo Antivirus is offered completely free of charge, without any hidden fees or restricted functions.

Unlike traditional Mac OS X applications, Comodo Antivirus takes a bit longer to install. You have to follow a wizard's instructions first and once the installation is complete, you will have to restart your machine. The good news is that there are no complex settings to go through. Once it is installed, you can start using the software right away.

The program's controls are neatly arranged on a tabbed user interface. For quick operations, you can stay on the Summary tab, which is displayed by default when you run the antivirus. It presents short messages about the general state of your protection system, as well as a few options, for starting a scanning process and for changing the scanner's settings. Additionally, you can use one of the program's signature features, on the same tab. If you wish to scan a specific file or folder, you can simply drag it and drop it over the user interface.

Comodo Antivirus allows you to define your own scanning profiles. You can find default profiles, for scanning the entire Mac or just critical areas, but you can also create new ones yourself, if you wish to scan specific folders. Another useful feature is the possibility of defining schedules. It takes only a few clicks to tell Comodo Antivirus which profile to run and when.

The real time scanner can be set to different severity levels, from completely disabled to "on access" mode, which scans everything before you open it, to block any threat before it gets a chance to do any harm to your system. It is definitely worth mentioning that Comodo Antivirus works on a "deny by default" principle. Instead of comparing everything and blocking items from a threats list, the program will block everything by default and it will only allow items from a list of trusted software.