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Comodo Antivirus For MAC

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  • 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
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      • General Settings
      • Language
      • Parental Control Settings
      • Log Settings
      • Update Settings
    • Manage My Configurations
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      • Import/Export And Manage Personal Configurations
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    • Browse Support Forums
    • Help
    • About
    • View Logs
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        • 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

Start Comodo Antivirus

 

After installation, Comodo Antivirus will be automatically loaded whenever you start your computer. Real-time protection and on-access scanning is automatically enabled so you are protected immediately after the restart. By clicking the taskbar icon you can access the management interface to configure the application and view settings.


Open by clicking the taskbar icon


To open the interface, click the CAV taskbar icon as shown:


 

This will open Comodo Antivirus at the Summary screen. We recommend your first task should be to run a full scan on your computer. Click ‘Do it now’ under the yellow shield on the left to start a full scan. Alternatively, see ‘The Summary Screen’ and ‘Antivirus Tasks – Introduction’ if you wish to learn more about the application.




When Comodo Antivirus is launched you will be displayed the application quick launch icon in the MAC OS dock.



Tip: You can run scans on any file or folder by simply dragging it onto the CAV dock icon. If you wish to manually add Comodo Antivirus to dock then please follow these steps:
  • Double click ‘Macintosh HD’ on your desktop:



  • Click 'Applications' then open the 'Comodo' folder  
  • Click and hold the ‘Comodo Antivirus’ icon and simply drag it down to the dock  
  • From now onwards, you will be able to open the application by clicking the dock icon

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