Yeah the antivirus triple threat cocktail is all fine and tasty, but what if I’m a Mac user? Well, it’s a good thing you asked, because we’ve got just the solution. Did we mention it’s free?

Unfortunately, free antivirus software is hard to come by for Apple computers. Digital thieves and hackers have spent most of their time exploiting Windows and other Microsoft products. Thankfully, we did the searching for you. After plenty of mixing and even more tasting, we found two Mac antivirus tools to be effective (and delicious) enough for the common Mac user.

ClamXav is an open source free antivirus that has been tried and tested by a large community of Mac security professionals and armatures alike. We were pleasantly surprised to see ClamXav find and quarantine several unwanted viruses. The software allows for several configurations which can help increase its effectiveness. Be warned though, messing with the configuration can increase the possibility of false positives, which means you may accidentally delete a file you actually needed.

iAntiVirus is the second tool we found to be successful. It’s a simple, easy to use antivirus program that uses real-time protection. For most users, this is not necessary, but for people who use the web intensively, this may help prevent major problems. Since it’s a free edition, it does not allow for the deep configuration settings that ClamXav does. Thus, we were not able to catch as many viruses with iAntivirus as we were with ClamXav. Still, some protection is always better than no protection.

Speaking of Appletinis, these two tools should definitely get your Mac through the day, especially if you enjoy free stuff, or your Mac is an alcoholic.

Tags: Antivirus, Apple, Mac, Virus

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