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Mac Security Report 2018
July 2018 by AV-Comparatives
The independent security software tester
AV-Comparatives released the 2018 Mac Security Test & Review. Ten Mac security
solutions are tested and reviewed.
Relevance of Mac security 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 310 recent malicious Mac samples. Most Mac users
are over-confident and think they need no malware protection on Macs.
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