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Avast Free Antivirus for Mac review: Basic protection, for free

Macworld At a glanceExpert’s Rating Pros Easy installation and setup Solid customization options such as whitelists, exceptions, and scheduled scans Handy network tools like Traffic Monitor and Network Inspector Cons Steady stream of ads, upgrade prompts, and assorted locked features The Web Guard module failed to catch obvious scam links The Scam Guard failed to

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Avast Free Antivirus for Mac review: Basic protection, for free

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At a glanceExpert’s Rating

Pros

Easy installation and setup

Solid customization options such as whitelists, exceptions, and scheduled scans

Handy network tools like Traffic Monitor and Network Inspector

Cons

Steady stream of ads, upgrade prompts, and assorted locked features

The Web Guard module failed to catch obvious scam links

The Scam Guard failed to detect scam…
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