Dr. Web Antivirus for macOS deploys the usual interface, as you can see.
Dr.Web Light 11.1.2 for Mac can be downloaded from our website for free. The application lies within Security Tools, more precisely Mac protection. This application's bundle is identified as com.drweb.DrWebLight. This free application is developed for Mac OS X 10.6 or later. The most popular versions of Dr.Web Light for Mac are 9.0 and 6.0.
Let’s say that you operate an internet security company, and you discover a brand-new security threat for the Mac platform – one that is allegedly safe since forever. You can honestly brag about it, and deservedly so. Dr.Web «uncovered the first botnet» made of Macs in 2012, but its software runs on OS X since 2009 and implement the usual graphic interface implemented by the majority of antivirus.
Dr Web Light, along with ClamXav, are the best anti–virus tools I've found for OS X. Dr Web's database is typically more current, so it is more likely to catch things ClamXav has missed. I have rooted out infections in the HDs of a few different Macs by this point— and none of them belonged to users prone to risky activity. Complex protection from all kinds of threats for mobile devices, Anti-virus for TV sets, media players, and game consoles based on Android TV. The product is free for 14 days; after that you need to purchase a commercial license valid for a year or more. Use Dr.Web Security Space for Android for free with the purchase of Dr.Web Security Space or Dr.Web Anti-virus for PC/Mac. The latest version of Dr.Web Anti-virus for Mac OS X is 10.1 on Mac Informer. It is a perfect match for Mac Protection in the Security category. The app is developed by Doctor Web and its user rating is 4 out of 5.
It comes in a free edition which gives you only basic protection, and a paid one that extends its reach with features like firewall, anti-spam filters, automatic, manual or scheduled scans, quarantine option, a log that record every ambiguous object, a database of all the virus already out in the open, and much more.
Conclusion
As a security warden, Dr. Web Antivirus for Mac OS X surely protects your computer. If your Mac is a bit old, though, Dr. Web can be a stress on your performance.
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| Usability: 7/10 | Speed: 6/10 | Features: 7/10 | Support: 6/10 | Pricing: 7/10 |
Means of transport #2: Vulnerabilities
To spread malware for macOS, intruders also exploit vulnerabilities. Vulnerabilities are program code flaws that enable malware to infiltrate a Mac without user knowledge or consent.
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Just like any other piece of software, macOS also has vulnerabilities.
It was namely vulnerabilities that played a major role in the first-ever outbreak of the malicious program BackDoor.Flashback.39.for macOS.
- In February 2012 criminals started using Java vulnerabilities to spread BackDoor.Flashback.39, and after March 16 they began using yet another exploit.
- March 2012 – Oracle released an update for the Java Virtual Machine, closing the vulnerabilities exploited by BackDoor.Flashback.39.
- As late as April 2012, Apple released an update for its own Java implementation to close the vulnerabilities exploited by BackDoor.Flashback.39.
Outbreak! 650,000 Macs
were infected with BackDoor.Flashback worldwide
More than 4 million websites
involved in spreading BackDoor.Flashback
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Malicious websites were used to spread BackDoor.Flashback.39. At the end of March, Google search results contained links to over four million infected web pages distributing the backdoor.