Avast Security Icon On Desktop For Mac

| 25-04-2021
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If Avast doesn't open immediately after installing, double-click its icon on the Windows desktop. Alternatively, you can click the Start menu and type avast into Start, then click the 'Avast Free Antivirus' app icon in the Start menu. On Mac, open a new Finder window, click Go in the menu bar at the top and then click Applications in the drop-down menu. Avast Free Antivirus is an antivirus developed for Windows and Mac OS X platforms that not only detects and destroys a wide variety of known viruses, but can also detect traces of the modifications produced by unknown viruses. Double-click the Avast SecureLine VPN icon on your desktop to open the application. Click the Off slider so that it changes to On. Click Change location and select a location from the list. If Avast doesn't open immediately after installing, double-click its icon on the Windows desktop. Alternatively, you can click the Start menu and type avast into Start, then click the 'Avast Free Antivirus' app icon in the Start menu. On Mac, open a new Finder window, click Go in the menu bar at the top and then click Applications in the drop-down menu. Then double-click the 'Avast' app.

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The Virus Chest in Avast Security and Avast Premium Security (previously Avast Security Pro) is an isolated space where you can safely store potentially dangerous files before taking further action. Files in the Virus Chest cannot run or access your system and data, so any malicious code contained within a file is unable to harm your Mac.

Refer to the sections in this article to learn how to manage files in the Virus Chest. To access the Virus Chest, click Virus Chest on the main Avast Security screen.

Move files to the Virus Chest

Files are automatically moved into the Virus Chest in the following ways:

  • If an Avast Security scan detects a suspicious file and you confirm that the detected file should be moved to the Virus Chest.
  • If an active Avast Security shield detects a suspicious file.

When Avast Security detects a suspicious file during a scan, the detection appears in the scan report. To move a file to the Virus Chest, use the check box to select the file, then click Resolve Selected.

The file is now marked as Threat resolved.

Suspicious files can also be manually added to the Virus Chest by following the steps below:

  1. Click Virus Chest on the main Avast Security screen.
  2. Click Add File....
  3. Locate the file on your Mac using the Finder window, then click Open.

The selected file is added to the list of files in the Virus Chest.

Submit files from the Virus Chest to the Avast Threat Labs

Any suspicious file, or file incorrectly identified as a threat, can be submitted directly from your Virus Chest to Avast Threat Labs for further analysis. To submit a file for virus analysis:

  1. Click Virus Chest on the main Avast Security screen.
  2. Hover your cursor over the file in the Virus Chest, then click … (three dots), and select Send for analysis.
  3. Select either Potential malware or False positive, then enter as much additional information as possible in the text box, and click Send. If you are submitting a False positive, specify the Program name, Program publisher, Program version number, and the reason why you believe the file or program should not have been detected.

A confirmation appears when the file is sent.

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Restore files from the Virus Chest

When you restore a file from the Virus Chest, Avast Security moves the file back to its original location. Alternatively, you can specify to restore the file to another location on your Mac. To restore a file from the Virus Chest:

  1. Click the check box next to the file in the Virus Chest.
  2. Click … (three dots), then select Restore or Restore as.
  3. If you selected Restore as, use the Finder window to choose a new location for the file, then click Open.
  4. If prompted, use your Touch ID or enter your Administrator password and click OK to confirm the restoration.

The file is restored and can now be opened or run from its original or specified location on your Mac.

Restoring files from the Virus Chest is only intended for critical situations, such as a system file being moved there. Restoring infected files puts your Mac at risk. We recommend you only perform this action if you have advanced skills and experience in handling infected files.

Delete files from the Virus Chest

To permanently delete a file from the Virus Chest:

  1. Click the check box next to the file in the Virus Chest.
  2. Click Delete.
  3. Click Delete to confirm.

The file is deleted from your Mac.

  • Avast Security 14.x for Mac
  • Avast Premium Security 14.x for Mac
  • Apple macOS 10.14.x (Mojave)
  • Apple macOS 10.13.x (High Sierra)
  • Apple macOS 10.12.x (Sierra)
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.11.x (El Capitan)
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.10.x (Yosemite)

Apple has finally acknowledged the Mac Defender malware problem and released a system update to combat the Trojan, but many OS X users are left feeling that it might be time to install an antivirus application. In recent years, several companies have added Mac versions to their repertoires — and you can now add Avast to the list.

Avast remains one of the most popular antivirus applications in the world, with tens of millions of Windows users running both paid and free versions. The arrival of the company’s first beta for Mac couldn’t have been timed better, with so much talk about the recent spate of Mac Defender rogues targetting OS X users.

As with its Windows cousin, Avast for Mac offers realtime filesystem and web defense — critical elements in blocking those annoying Trojans — as well as email protection. Avast can also execute on-demand scans on fixed disks, removable drives, and network shares and files can also be dragged and dropped onto the Avast Dock icon or into the area in the bottom-left of the application window for instant scanning. Desktop notifications are powered by Growl, so you’ll need to install it to enable Avast’s alerts on your Mac.

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It’s important to remember that Avast for Mac is still a beta release and you’re probably going to experience the occasional glitch or crash. That said, Avast has been very stable on my Mini since I installed it a few days ago, and the program has been updating and executing scheduled scans without fail. Those who want a more polished (but still free) antivirus program for their systems may want to check out Sophos Home Edition.

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