About Dr.Web

Dr.Web for macOS protects Mac from various threats: viruses, rootkits, trojans, spyware, and adware using the most advanced virus detection and neutralization technologies.

Dr.Web components are constantly updated. New threat signatures are regularly added to the virus and website category databases. Updates provide an up-to-date level of device protection. To neutralize unknown threats, heuristic analysis methods are implemented.

Main functions

real-time scan of all files on your Mac,

system scan on demand,

scan of data transmitted via an insecure HTTP protocol,

monitoring network connections of applications and blocking suspicious connections,

protection of cameras and microphones from unauthorized access.

About the application

To open the application details window, click spider_16px in the top left corner of the main window.

The information is specified in the following five tabs:

About Dr.Web—application version, last update date, scan engine version, station ID, the option of generating a report for the support team (if enabled in the General section).

Help—help describing Dr.Web for macOS operation.

News—latest news on the Doctor Web website.

Promotions—Doctor Web promotional offers.

About Viruses—news about viruses found by Doctor Web virus analysts.