Designed specifically for Mac, AVG Cleaner lets you quickly clear out unnecessary clutter to free up space for all the things that make your life amazing. Clean up hidden clutter. Quickly find any hidden clutter you may have accumulated and clean it up with just one click: - Browser, app, iPhoto, and video cache. Aug 13, 2016 The result proved the same on both Safari and Chrome browsers. We keep you informed that the LinkScanner for Mac is no longer supported and we suggest you to install AVG AntiVirus for Mac instead. In terms of compatibility with MacKeeper we should choose any protection software and use it.
AVG LinkScanner is a free tool which compliments your web browser. It helps to protect surfers against malicious and hacked web sites.
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Having AVG LinkScanner installed protects you against threats, supposedly in real-time. It scans each web site as they are being visited and works fully in the background until an active threat has been found. Unlike tools solely based on user opinion like WOT, AVG LinkScanner is powered by a real antivirus tool.
This software is effective at eliminating some threats having to do with warez, cracks, exploits, malware and other malicious online threats.
The user interface of LinkScanner is integrated into your web browser and displays warning icons beside search results, for example Google results. Hovering over one of the icons (red or green) will display a popup detailing the risks such as the risk category, the name of the risk, the site IP address and the date of the scan.
AVG LinkScanner will generally run fine on most Windows systems and doesn't really use that much with regards to CPU and memory. Some users have reported that the program may mess with the install/uninstall of other AVG programs like AVG Antivirus.
In the end, AVG LinkScanner should add an extra layer of security to web browsing but is not an all-in-one solution so having a real antivirus program installed is advisable.
Features and highlights
- Real-time scanning of links you click on so you can be sure you are protected from the latest hacked or exploited websites
- Global community network providing up-to-date information, constantly updated to ensure you will always get reliable and up-to-date information about the websites you visit
- Analysis of each web page instead of the web site
- Emphasis on analyzing the websites you actually visit, so you can feel confident LinkScanner is protecting you
- Compatible with most current anti-virus and security suite products, so you can continue to use your existing security software
- Minimal use of system resources
- Easy to install and configure, to begin protecting you immediately
AVG LinkScanner 2015.5941 on 32-bit and 64-bit PCs
This download is licensed as freeware for the Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) operating system on a laptop or desktop PC from antivirus without restrictions. AVG LinkScanner 2015.5941 is available to all software users as a free download for Windows.
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A company that provides antivirus offerings for PC users is bringing a free link checker to the Mac.
AVG Technologies plans to unveil a Mac version of AVG LinkScanner, a free download that scans Website links for potential threats. AVG says its LinkScanner application checks Web pages in real-time, posting a warning to users if the software finds a Website that could pose potential problems.
“Every single time you click on a link, any time you’re accessing information on the Internet, we scan it, looking for malware and phishing attempts,” J.R. Smith, CEO of AVG, told Macworld.
AVG’s software doesn’t rely on blacklisted sites that have been flagged for potential harmful content. Rather, the application uses real-time checking to alert users to potentially problematic sites. The company relies heavily on a large user base—tens of millions of users, according to AVG—to ensure users are surfing to secure Web pages.
Mac users have lived largely free of malware and viruses, as malware creators have focused on attacking more widely used platforms. That figures to change as the Mac becomes a more widely used system, thanks to the growth of both OS X and Apple’s mobile iOS. But the real threat is posed by the growth of social networking sites that increase the risk Web surfers could fall prey to phishing and other malicious attacks.
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“We’re not here screaming that Macs are vulnerable,” said Smith, adding that like any platform the Mac OS has its vulnerabilities. Rather, Smith continues, the threats posed by attacks via social networks threaten users regardless of platform. “We’re protecting people in some cases from themselves.”
Look at the increasing prominence of shortened URLs, Smith said. Savvy Web surfers used to be able to look at a URL and spot a potential phishing attempt; condensed URLs make that harder to do. “You can’t see [the full URL],” Smith added. “You can’t be your own policeman.”
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The free download of AVG LinkScanner is designed for Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6; it runs on Mozilla Firefox 3.x and later as well as Safari 3.x and later, including the newly released version 5 of Apple’s Web browser.