avast! Mac Edition is an antivirus solution for Apple Macintosh machines running Mac OS X. It is based on a central virus-scanning daemon and includes a mail scanner, an on-demand scanner and an on-access scanner all controlled through a simple user interface. Although designed as a solution for individual desktops, and priced accordingly, the level of performance is closer to that normally delivered by server antivirus software.
Owing to its flexible and modular architecture, avast! Mac Edition is a low-overhead, stable antivirus solution which can be used on nearly all Mac models. It is distributed as a universal binary and therefore delivers optimal performance on both PowerPC and Intel architectures. avast!
Mac Edition offers on-demand antivirus scanning, as well as background on-access protection, with easy review of the results via a well designed graphic interface. An integrated virus chest is also built in for safe storage of infected or suspicious files.
Key featrues: Full on-access scanning Automatic updates On-demand scanning Integrated mail protection Full control of the scanning options Virus Chest Antivirus engine System integration User Friendly Interface PowerPC and Intel supported Access via TCP or UNIX sockets Modular architecture Resident protection Simple installation Drag‘n‘drop scanning User-selected preferred paths for scanning
