• Introduction To Comodo Antivirus
  • System Requirements
  • Comodo Antivirus For MAC - Installation
  • Start Comodo Antivirus
  • Comodo Antivirus - The Summary Screen
  • View Antivirus Events
  • Comodo Antivirus - Navigation
  • Understand Alerts
  • How To... Tutorials
    • How To Scan Your Computer For Viruses
    • How To Configure Database Updates
    • How To Quickly Set Up Security Levels
    • How To Change Language Settings
    • How To Password Protect Your CAV Settings
    • How To Run An Instant Antivirus Scan On Selected Items
    • How To Create A Scheduled Scan
    • How To Restore Incorrectly Quarantined Item(s)
    • How To Submit Quarantined Items To Comodo For Analysis
    • How To Switch Off Automatic Software And Antivirus Updates
    • How To Temporarily Suppress Alerts While Playing A Game
    • How To View Antivirus Events
• Antivirus Tasks - Introduction
  • Run A Scan
  • Update Virus Database
  • Quarantined Items
  • Scanner Settings
    • Real Time Scanning
    • Manual Scanning
    • Scheduled Scanning
    • Exclusions
  • Submit Files To Comodo For Analysis
  • Scheduled Scans
  • Scan Profiles
• More Options - Introduction
  • Preferences
    • General Settings
    • Language
    • Parental Control Settings
    • Log Settings
    • Update Settings
  • Manage My Configurations
    • Comodo Preset Configurations
    • Import/Export And Manage Personal Configurations
  • Diagnostics
  • Check For Updates
  • Browse Support Forums
  • Help
  • About
  • View Logs
    • Antivirus Logs
      • Filter Antivirus Logs
    • Alerts Displayed Logs
      • Filter Alerts Displayed Logs
    • Tasks Launched
      • Filter Tasks Launched Logs
    • Configuration Changes
      • Filter Configuration Changes Logs
• About Comodo Security Solutions

Introduction to Comodo Antivirus

Comodo Antivirus (CAV) offers complete protection against viruses, worms and Trojan horses for MAC OS X based computers. The software is easy to configure and use and features real-time, on-access and on-demand virus scanning, full event logging, schedules scans and more. Users can start virus scans immediately by clicking the 'Scan Now' link on the summary screen. Individual files can be checked for viruses at any time by dragging them into the scan box in the 'Summary' area or, if the interface is not open, by dragging them onto the Comodo dock icon. 

• Detects, blocks and eliminates viruses from desktops and networks
  
  
• Constantly protects with Real-Time and On-Access scanning
  
  
• Built in scheduler allows you to run scans at a time that suits you
  
  
• Isolates suspicious files in quarantine preventing infection
  
  
• Daily, automatic updates of virus definitions
  
  
• Simple to use: install and forget while Comodo Antivirus protects you in the background

Guide Structure

This introduction is intended to provide an overview of Comodo Antivirus. Please use the links below to jump to the section that you need help with. 

• Introduction to Comodo Antivirus

• System Requirements

• Installation

• Starting Comodo Antivirus

• The summary screen

• Navigation

• Understanding Alerts

• Comodo Antivirus - How To... Tutorials

• How to Scan your Computer for Viruses

• How to Update the Antivirus Database 

• Setup security levels easily

• How to Change Language Settings 

• How to password protect your CA settings

• Run an instant Antivirus scan on selected items

• Create an Antivirus scanning schedule

• Restore an incorrectly quarantined item

• Submit quarantined items to Comodo for analysis

• Switch off automatic Antivirus and software updates

• How to Enable/Disable Comodo Antivirus

• Temporarily suppress alerts when playing games

• How to view Antivirus reports

• Antivirus Tasks - Introduction

• Run a Scan

• Update Virus Database

• Quarantined Items 

• Scanner Settings

• Real Time Scanning

• Manual Scanning

• Scheduled Scanning

• Exclusions

• Submit Files to Comodo for Analysis

•  Scheduled Scans

•  Scan Profiles

• More Options

• Preferences 

• General Settings

• Language Settings 

• Parental Control Settings

• Log Settings 

• Update Settings

• Manage My Configuration

• Diagnostics

• Check For Updates

• Browse Support Forums

• Help

• About

• View Logs