In September & October 2022, AV-TEST tested 6 endpoint protection solutions for companies under MacOS Monterey in the laboratory. In addition, 7 single-user Mac protection packages were tested.
In many companies, Mac PCs form the technical backbone that needs to be protected. The independent German test institute AV-TEST tested 6 MacOS endpoint protection solutions for companies. In addition, 7 single-user packages were examined in the laboratory. In the test, the protective effect (protection), the system load (performance) and the usability (usability) were tested.
MacOS endpoint solutions and single-seat packages
There is still significantly less malware for MacOS systems than for Windows systems, for example. But if you look at current statistics, the number of malware specimens has increased massively. The statistics platform AV-ATLAS.org shows that by December 2022 there will already be over 908.000 digital malware threats for MacOS. In December 2019 there were still less than 230.000 copies. This December, there is now a 3x increase in malware for MacOS.
3x as much malware for macOS since 2019
The lab tested each of the tested products with over 400 particularly dangerous and mostly new malware specimens. The result is good for MacOS endpoint protection solutions and single-seat packages.
MacOS endpoint protection solutions
🔎 Testing MacOS endpoint security solutions (Image: AV-TEST).
- Acronis Cyber Protect
- Bitdefender Endpoint Security for Mac
- Crowdstrike Falcon Sensor
- Sophos endpoint
- Symantec Endpoint Protection
- Trellix Endpoint Security
The individual results can also be called up online
Furthermore, the following 7 MacOS protection programs were tested for single users.
MacOS standalone versions
🔎 MacOS single-seat security packages being tested (Image: AV-TEST).
- Avast Security
- AVG AntiVirus
- Avira Security
- Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac
- F-Secure Safe
- Norton LifeLock Norton 360
- Trend Micro Antivirus
The individual results can also be called up online
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About AV-TEST AV-TEST GmbH is an independent provider of services in the field of IT security and anti-virus research with a focus on the identification and analysis of the latest malware and its use in comprehensive comparative tests. The fact that the test data is up-to-date enables the quick-response analysis of new malware, the early detection of virus trends, and the investigation and certification of IT security solutions. The results of the AV-TEST Institute represent an exclusive information base and serve manufacturers for product optimization, specialist magazines for the publication of results and end customers for orientation in product selection.
The company AV-TEST has been operating in Magdeburg since 2004 and employs more than 30 people with profound specialist and practical experience. The laboratories are equipped with 300 client and server systems in which more than 2.500 terabytes of self-determined test data of harmful and harmless information are stored and processed. Further information can be found at https://www.av-test.org.