Developed by Trend Micro Incorporated, Antivirus One is an antivirus program, designed for macOS, whose purpose is to protect computers, and implicitly the owners, against all sorts of online attacks, such as spyware, ransomware or malware.
The program's GUI has a modern look, and it comes wrapped in a mixture of white and blue theme colors. The working areas are well-delimited into a left side-menu and a right-side action area. The menu area could've been more colorful and the font text could've had a more visible color.
When it comes to its technical capabilities, Antivirus One provides users Real Time Detection, which means it protects your Mac against all kind of threats day and night.
Moreover, it helps customers to get rid of adware, pop-ups and other objects that interfere with your online browsing.
But before you start using the features mentioned above, you should start with a basic and much-recommended Virus Scan, in order to be informed about the health of your system.
Other included options are Web Threat Protection - against phishing websites - and Privacy Cleaner - for making your browsing session invisible.
All in all, Antivirus One is a reliable program to use in order to protect your computer against all sort of online viruses. Though it's free to use, there are some features that require a subscription fee. Also, when performing a full system scan, the use of CPU memory is quite high.
Pros
- Provides Real Time Protection
- Removes adware and pop-ups
- Has a Virus Scan option
Cons
- Extra features require subscription
- Uses a lot of CPU memory
- Font text lacks color