If it isn’t already selected, click Full Disk Access from the column of options on the left side of the window. This time the Privacy & Security window will open up with the Privacy tab displayed.Click the OPEN SYSTEM PREFERENCES button. Avast needs to be able to access all the files on your Mac so that it can scan them, which means it needs to be granted full disk access.Confirm that it says DONE! above the CONTINUE button, and then click that same CONTINUE button.Click the OPEN CONFIRMATION DIALOG button.To gets started, click the CONTINUE button. With the installation complete, now it’s time to setup and configure Avast – which mostly consists of granting various permissions.After you click “Next” a bunch of times, click the Close button on the last of the installation screens.If you’re asked to allow Avast Security.app permission to access your Downloads folder, click the OK button.
You do not need to install it, and can skip that step entirely.
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