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Apple won’t allow “antivirus” apps in the App Store, but there are many “security” apps available. For example, Norton Mobile Security costs $14.99 per year, and Lookout Premium costs $29.99 per year. But do these apps actually do anything?
All Specs A common pattern for security companies is to offer a free antivirus, a paid antivirus, and a beyond-antivirus security suite. Some kick protection up a notch with a feature-laden security mega-suite, or a cross-platform suite. Adaware checks the free and paid antivirus boxes, definitely. The top-tier Adaware Antivirus Total holds the suite position, but barely. It does offer firewall and parental control, which are typical suite components, but the paid antivirus also includes these. The only thing you get by upgrading to Total is a license for Adaware’s PC Cleaner Pro product, ...
All Specs You may think you’ve seen a balancing act at the circus, but that’s nothing compared to a security company’s task of balancing features between free and paid editions. Some companies put everything essential into the free antivirus product and drive paid conversions by adding amazing bonuses, or by making the free product consumer-only. Others withhold some important security elements, with payment required for full protection. Adaware falls in the latter camp. With Adaware Antivirus Pro, you get the behavioral protection and web-based security components that are notably mis...
All Specs PCs get viruses, Macs don't, right? Wrong. True, Windows is more popular with malware coders around the world, because it offers more of an attack surface. You'd be loony to go without antivirus protection on your Windows boxes. But Macs need protection too, from ransomware in particular. If you're willing to protect your Macs with antivirus but don't want to splash any cash, consider Sophos Home Free (for Mac), especially if you need to manage protection for others. Sophos is a big name in the enterprise-level antivirus world, where a central IT administrator controls all the loca...