That's a full scan by default, but, as I'll explain, Webroot's full scan is quite fast.Īs part of the setup process, you create a Webroot account online. Naturally, there's a big button to scan your Mac on demand. Shades of green back most parts of the window, with a large light-colored panel that reports details on the latest scan and the next scheduled scan. Aside from the macOS window style, the only immediately visible difference is that the Windows edition includes a toggle for its firewall component, something not present on macOS. More than most cross-platform antivirus tools, Webroot's main window on a Mac looks the same as that of its Windows counterpart. My Webroot contact confirmed that only Chrome is supported at this time.
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I had to manually locate and install the Web Threat Shield extension for Chrome and activate it with my keycode. Past versions of this product installed security extensions for Safari, Chrome and Firefox very smoothly, with minimal user interaction required. As with Webroot SecureAnywhere AntiVirus on Windows, you can also opt in for "special offers and newsletters." I didn't. Registering an email address gets you access to 24/7 tech support and email alerts about new global security threats. Easy Installationĭuring its quick installation, Webroot asks for your registration key and an email address. However, its website currently indicates support for versions all the way from 10.10 (Yosemite) to Big Sur. As for Norton, it used to limit support to the current OS and the two previous ones. Avira requires a more modern OS-it only runs on High Sierra (10.13) or better. If you do have a reason to stick with an ancient macOS version (old hardware, perhaps), ProtectWorks AntiVirus (for Mac) supports versions all the way back to Snow Leopard (10.6).
Webroot used to extend support all the way back to Lion (10.7) but given that most Mac users stay up to date with the very latest, the change is no bother. You can run Webroot on a Mac running macOS Sierra (10.12) or newer. At the other end of the spectrum, Avira Free Antivirus for Mac and Sophos are totally free.
In addition, Norton offers a full suite, not just antivirus. You pay $104.99 per year for Norton, quite a jump in price, but that gets you five cross-platform licenses, five no-limits VPN licenses, and 50GB of hosted storage for your (Windows-based) online backups. McAfee costs $59.99 per year, but that price lets you install McAfee's antivirus protection on all your macOS, Windows, Android, and iOS devices.
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