Apple recommends itself since 2008 on a Mac a virus scanner to install. Where that was not necessary, seemed to be because viruses only on Windows PC's occurred with the increased popularity of the Mac, also the amount of malicious software has increased. ClamXav is a free antivirus program specially designed for Mac OS.
ClamXav is a free virus scanner for Mac OS. It makes use of ClamAV virus detection where, for example, the Immunet virus scanner for Windows.
This antivirus program provides no real-time protection but must be started manually. It can be your entire computer, scan for hazards, including your e-mail. It detects and also removes viruses that target Windows computers as a way of further contamination via Mac computers to prevent.
ClamXav is automatically on an almost daily basis updated. You can use the virus scanner downloading through the site of the maker itself, or via the Mac App Store of Apple. The version you can download from the site of the developer itself is slightly more elaborate. This provides, for example, real-time protection during the download of files. The version in the Mac App Store will only scan at the scheduled times your Mac for viruses.
ClamXav has the following characteristics:
ClamXav screenshots
You can free download ClamXav 32, 64 bit and safe install the latest trial or new full version for Windows 10 from the official site.