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Results from AV-Test, an independent malware testing lab, were similar to ours, and it saw no false positives (the flagging of legitimate software as malicious). We were also warned when we opened a disk image with a malicious installer. VirusBarrier caught all our malware and ‘uninvited software’ samples including ones for other platforms. Further scans are just on new items and generally take a minute or less to run.įor ongoing protection VirusBarrier will monitor for new volumes being mounted and optionally scan them automatically, and you can drag volumes, folders and individual files into the main window for spot checks. That makes scanning take longer, but it’s there as an option.

Performance wasn’t noticeably affected in our tests, but if that happens to you there’s a ‘low priority’ scanning choice in its preferences to reduce its processor use. How long this is exactly depends on the size of your disk and the number of files and compressed archives that need to be examined from 30 minutes to over an hour proved to be quite normal. Performing a complete hard disk scan will take a fair while the first time this is run.

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You can have these installed automatically or just be notified when an update is available. Malware definitions are updated frequently. Repairs may leave the original file usable or it may remove all its data if it’s entirely malware, but it did a sterling job of finding threats on our testbed Mac. What VirusBarrier X9 does is fairly comprehensive: it can scan every file on any connected disk, including within compressed archives, and it can scan emails and connected iOS devices.Īny suspicious file it spots will be quarantined, and these can then be marked as trusted, left quarantined or a repair attempt can be made. You can also read about other packages we’ve reviewed in that test. Intego Mac Internet Security X9 is our number one pick in our roundup of the best Mac antivirus software. You can pick and choose the details whichever level you select as these three options are essentially shortcuts to different sets of configurations. The options are Minimum, which looks for Mac-specific threats and malicious scripts Standard, which monitors emails and looks for threats for any platform and Maximum, which adds scanning of attached iOS devices. Once VirusBarrier is installed you’re asked to pick your level of coverage.

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As they work at a fairly low level in your system you will need to grant full authorization and disk access, but you’re walked through these steps. Installation is reasonably simple and you can choose one or both of these tools. This includes other tools such as the Mac Washing Machine X9 system cleaning app, ContentBarrier XP for parental control, and Personal Backup 10.9. You can also purchase Intego Mac Premium Bundle X9 for £39.99/$39.99 for the first year (with a normal retail price of £84.99/$84.99).

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You can get the best deal by following this link for Mac Internet Security at £20.99/$24.99 for the first year, after which the usual price is £49.99/$49.99 per year.

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