Pros • Detected 100% of threats • Identified over 98% of PUAs • Only +1.5% on system load Kaspersky Lab Internet Security for Mac is another excellent option for security-conscious Mac users. It posted near-perfect scores in recent antivirus tests, with very little import on the system load (performance). Find out more in this Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac review – also take a look at our roundup. Testing explained Testing Mac Antivirus software is a split into four major sections. The first test is a regular malware detection test. Next, we measure the load AV software puts on a Mac’s performance. This is followed by a false positives test to make sure non-harmful files aren’t flagged as dangerous.
The test is concluded with a Potentially Unwanted Applications test – PUAs are programs with excessive advertising, messaging or privacy policies. See AV-Test.org for more information. Protection & Performance Kaspersky Lab Internet Security for Mac detected 100% of the 514 malware threats. Only five other Mac Antivirus packages achieved this perfect score. Tests were performed on an iMac running Sierra 10.12.6. During testing, we left internal MacOS protection running.
Kaspersky Internet Security delivers premium protection against viruses and web threats, safeguards your privacy and defends against identity theft. For that reason, Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac (starting at $39.99 per year) is the best of its class, and our Editor's Choice for Mac antivirus software.
Kaspersky Lab Internet Security for Mac also scored well on performance tests adding just 1.35%. To test how much AV software adds to the system load, tester copied 27.28 GB worth of files. The test was repeated with and without AV software running. The base score for a clean Mac was clocked at 147 seconds.
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The same test, with Kaspersky Lab Internet Security for Mac running, added two seconds to the copying time. Download speeds were also measured. And Kaspersky Lab Internet Security for Mac posted a perfect score here.
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The base time (on a clean Mac) was recorded at 56 seconds. The same test was repeated, with Kaspersky Lab Internet Security for Mac, and the time was unchanged. Potentially Unwanted Applications & False Positives Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs) are programs that aren’t technically harmful to a Mac but are usually a nuisance to a user.