Hey guys!
I've been using Avast over on my PC for years, no issues. My wife does a lot of Mac support for clients, and yesterday, she had a virus/malware trigger on one of her Macs during a 1Password upgrade. I think she's still trying to work that out with 1Password BUT...
On my MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013), I'm running macOS High Sierra (10.13.3) and when I checked my macOS Status Area, the free version of Avast Mac Security wasn't there. Eek! (As a security professional, I always have an anti-virus package installed whenever possible.)
So, knowing I'd installed it before, I was a little concerned, but figured it was one of the many macOS updates, or perhaps an Avast update, that had caused the issue.
I downloaded and installed the free version of Avast Mac Security, which installed fine (no errors).
I can click "Show Shields/Program/License Info" and get the pop-ups, but when I try to select "Open Avast" I get an app crash:
"Avast Security quit unexpectedly"
Process: Avast [1275]
Path: /Applications/Avast.app/Contents/MacOS/Avast
Identifier: com.avast.AAFM
Version: 13.4 (338ddb6525b2)
Code Type: X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process:
[1]
Responsible: Avast [1275]
User ID: 1234
So I obviously tried rebooting, just to clear things up: same issue.
Any ideas?
Also, our family typically buys a multi-year, multi-PC license for Avast Premier. Is there a way to bundle the Pro version of the Avast Mac Security in with our home purchase? $59.99 for the Premium package seems a little steep.
