It has had perfect Mac-malware detection rates on each of the annual AV-Comparatives tests going back through July 2017. Turning to the AV-Comparatives testing, Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac identified 100% of the Mac malware threats, 96% of the Mac potentially unwanted programs, and 100% of the Windows malware. This was not a shocking result for Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac, which has managed a perfect 100% detection rate each time it has been part of AV-Test's evaluations since April of 2017. Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac avoid registering any false positives, meaning all its malware detections were accurate, but this was true of its competitors as well. Avast, Bitdefender, Norton and Trend Micro all scored 100% in AV-Test's March-April 2021 evaluations. Intego Mac Internet Security X9 was not tested at that time but achieved a Mac malware-detection rate of 98.5% in AV-Test's November-December 2020 round. In order to determine the overall efficacy of Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac's malware scanning, we relied on the Germany-based AV-Test lab and Austria-based AV-Comparatives lab, which conduct regular evaluations of major antivirus apps and services.ĭuring the May-June 2020 round of testing by AV-Test, the most recent time it was evaluated, Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac detected 100% of Mac malware as well as more than 99% of potentially unwanted programs for Mac and more than 99% of Windows malware, which sometimes lurks on Macs.ĭuring that same round of testing, Avast Free Mac Security (100%), Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac (98.8%), Norton 360 Standard (100%) and Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac (100%) at best matched Kaspersky's perfect performance. Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac: Antivirus performance

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