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#AVAST SECURITY FOR MAC UNABLE TO SCAN FILES MAC OS X#
#AVAST SECURITY FOR MAC UNABLE TO SCAN FILES ANDROID#

In a rather unfortunate twist, I had downloaded and installed a Dj program that allowed me to sync my spotify playlists to it, and use them to mix live. Yet they both run rampant with malware and virii.

#AVAST SECURITY FOR MAC UNABLE TO SCAN FILES ANDROID#

But these same features are also in use in the most part by android and iOS. Yes the kernel does sandbox memory allocations, and there are things in place that naturally prevent elevated user access to critical files. These other gentlemen are just going by outdated information. Okay, first as a computer programmer, I can tell you that yes, virus and malware are completely possible on the mac. Am now 70 and slowing down a little! But still determined to succeed! PS - I used to work for Apple during the 80s and helped create Apple (Canada) Inc.

It finds all Windows viruses with any difficulty and will remove or quarantine them easily.

#AVAST SECURITY FOR MAC UNABLE TO SCAN FILES MAC OS X#

this morning, I dug out an Avast! file that I had downloaded a couple of months ago and used that with smooth installation for my client in the center of Moscow, where I live! It is up and running - smooth as silk.Īs it happens, there are a couple of malware files that have intruded the Mac OS X environment and they disrupt the system and how it deals with "housekeeping." Also, here in Russia, using Russian (Cyrillic language) as well as running Parallels with Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 on this Mac and needing these systems always up and running, requires the presence of an AV program. Once having realised what was happening, at 2:30 a.m.

I found out that the repeatedly downloading file was a measly 6MB file and was not labelled correctly by the host! I needed the "full" download of about 90+ MB! My reply is not just for you, Barry, but also for the others who took the time to read and reply to my forlorn wailing for assistance! Thank you for your collective input.