New AVG antivirus for Mac offers triple protection for OS X

AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS & SAN FRANCISCO, USA: AVG Technologies N.V., the provider of Internet and mobile security, privacy and optimization to 172 million active users, announced the availability of AVG AntiVirus for Mac to help protect MacBook, iMac and Mac Pro users running OS X Mavericks (10.9) and Mountain Lion (10.8) from malware.

AVG AntiVirus for Mac is built on a powerful security engine that works in real time to detect and remove viruses and spyware that could infect your Mac or be passed on to your PC or mobile devices. This is the latest product in AVG's comprehensive range of free online security products for devices running on today's most popular platforms. The latest Mac product from AVG, AVG Cleaner™ for Mac, was released in November and currently holds the high average user rating of 4 stars on the Apple Store.

"It's a popular belief that Mac computers are invincible," said David Ferguson, GM, Consumer & Mobile, AVG Technologies.

"But they never were - it's just been a matter of OS X not reaching the popularity that Windows historically had. Thanks to the advent of iPhones® and the iPad, the Mac platform has scaled exponentially, and that fact alone makes it a viable target for attackers. We've extended our award-winning AntiVirus product range to cover OS X and Mountain Lion because our customers are our priority and we aim to protect them, whatever device or system they choose to use."