The days when there were only a few thousand MacOS attackers are long gone. As of June 2020, the AV-TEST database has recognized over 240.000 MacOS malware variants. The laboratory has tested 14 current products for their protective effect, system load and usability and can report good results.
14 programs tested - 5 for companies
The current test of the 14 products took place in the laboratory from May to June 2020 under the new MacOS Catalina. All products were first tested for their protective effect with new MacOS pests. The laboratory then checked the system load of the respective security products. Finally, the usability was checked, such as false alarms from the software.
Also in the test are 9 products for private users from Avast, AVG, Avira, Bitdefender, Canimaan Software, F-Secure, Kaspersky, NortonLifeLock and Trend Micro. Furthermore, the product solutions for companies from Bitdefender, FireEye, Fortinet, Sophos and Symantec can be found in the test.
Each product can receive a maximum of 6 points in each of the three test sections. This means that the highest possible number of points is 18. For the packages for private users, 7 of the 9 products achieve 18 points. Only Avast and AVG have to be satisfied with 17,5 points.
More on this in the blog at AV-TEST.org
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.