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AV-Comparatives 2017 Test & Review of Mac antivirus and security software
August 2017 by AV-Comparatives
The independent security software tester
AV-Comparatives released the 2017 Mac Security Test & Review. Nine popular Mac
antivirus are tested and reviewed. The user interface is reviewed in a seven
questions format to picture ease of use. Seven Mac antivirus solutions met the high
protection rates required for certification.
Relevance of Mac antivirus software
The closed Apple ecosystem reduces the risk of malware. This does not mean that Mac
users are immune to adware, spyware and phishing. Phishing does not have to attack
an operating system to do harm. Financial and personal data are easier targets with
a higher reward. The security model of Apple hardware reduces the number of malware
samples found in the wild. We used 687 malicious Mac that we collected in 2017. Most
Mac users are over-confident and think they need no antivirus protection on Macs.
Why take the risk, with excellent Mac antivirus software available?
The recent FruitFly malware spied on Mac users through their own webcams. This
malware infected Mac systems from Yosemite until recent macOS Sierra. The
probability of Mac malware may be lower, but the impact for victims is the same. So
why take the risk – download the report from our website:
http://av-comparatives.us5.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=d4c26adf2b393d0a98257ec8a&id=7b9f584866&e=3a6a8df996
