When new Mac owners first set up their new machines, one question they may have is whether or not they’re taking a risk by not installing that same genre of application on their Macs. The other reason? The miseries of the tools that allegedly fix those problems but cause even new PCs to run slowly and crash more often.
Therefore I wil not be renewing my licence by upgrading my OS and moving to a subscription model, much as I appreciate programmers need to earn a living: it doesn't work well enough.One reason that many people move from the world of Windows to macOS is because they’re tired of the hassles of having their PCs infected with viruses and other malware. Regarding protection: I can't judge on this point since all I have found is about three phishing emails picked up by ClamXav over the last two years. I did not insist, since I left ClamXav scanning quietly in the background and didn't use the interface, spinning ball issue preventing.
One thing to note: the scanning speeds, and the ramp up time before a scan actually begins are both hugely improved over v2. Those drive icons are a little too big and don't fit in well with the look and feel of a modern Mac, but to be honest, I don't spend my life inside the GUI of my AV software, so I don't really care too much about that. The UI could do with a little more polish, it's true. In each case for me, the constant updates and improvements, and decent licensing terms have been enough to persuade me to opt in. The only other two subs I maintain are for JetBrains products and Office 365. Not that I'm a fan of subscriptions, but in this case it's almost a no-brainer.
Here we have a developer who cares about the Mac, who puts real effort into getting a quality program out, and yes, who asks to be paid for his work. Yes others are completely free, but from experience they also consume more system resources and are a PITA to remove. So not free, but so close as to make no real difference. £14.99 with the 50% discount and VAT removal (being a company purchase) for 3 computers over 2 years - it works out at a few pence per month.