Not a huge surprise considering Avast is equally effective on Windows.Īvast Premium Security for Mac tries to install Chrome and make it your default browser.ĭuring installation Avast tries to install Google Chrome onto your Mac. It also had a 100 percent detection on 500 samples of Windows malware. Here, too, Avast received high marks earning 100 percent malware protection from 585 samples of Mac malware. IDGĪV-Comparatives tests Mac software once a year with its most recent tests at this writing dating from June 2019. In December 2019, it also had a 100 percent detection rate from 145 samples. The suite earned a 100 percent detection rate from 58 samples in its widespread and prevalent malware test. You can read all about it on PCWorld.ĪV-Test most recently tested Avast’s malware capabilities in March 2020. In early 2020, the company suffered a huge privacy black eye related to data collection that has since been ameliorated. On the privacy front Avast has had a rougher time. In the two years since then, Avast renamed the product Avast Premium Security, but its protection is as strong as ever. We heaped praise on Avast’s top tier product in 2018, then called Avast Security Pro, for its solid malware fighting capabilities and a modern interface.
