Bitdefender Internet Security 2017 For Mac

• Pros Protects files and backups from ransomware. Top ratings from two independent testing labs. Excellent score in our antiphishing test.

No-hassle Autopilot mode. TrafficLight browser extension marks dangerous links in search results. • Cons TrafficLight currently doesn't work under the specific Safari/Google combination. • Bottom Line Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac gets top marks from the independent labs and in our own hands-on testing.

With its handy Autopilot mode, you can set it, forget it, and have confidence that your Apple computer is protected against malware. The macOS product's main window resembles that of on Windows, but simplified. There's no left-rail menu, and no secondary pages with detailed configuration for protection and privacy.

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A status banner occupies the top portion of the screen, with three big buttons below that launch Quick, System, and Custom antivirus scans. As with the Windows product, Bitdefender on the Mac defaults to running in Autopilot mode. That means it does its job as quietly as possible, keeping user interaction to a minimum. If you turn off Autopilot, your security status changes and the program enjoins you to turn that feature back on.

Most users shouldn't turn it off. Pricing and OS Support For $39.99 per year, you can install Bitdefender on a single Mac; raising that to $59.99 extends protection to two more systems. ESET and Kaspersky precisely match this pricing scheme. Webroot is similar, but you get three licenses for less—just $49.99. As for, it also costs $59.99 per year, but that subscription includes protection for every macOS, Windows, Android, and iOS device you own. And Avira are totally free, which is handy if you didn't budget for Mac antivirus. Intego lists for $99.99 per year to protect three Macs.

That sounds high, but it's more of a security suite than a mere antivirus. Norton is also a suite, which makes its price ($89.99 per year for five licenses) seem more reasonable. If your Mac is brand-new, it has the very latest and greatest operating system. Good for you!

But if you're running an older version, your need for antivirus is even greater. Like, Bitdefender works on anything from Mavericks (version 10.9 of the OS) to the present. ESET goes beyond that, almost ten years back, with support starting at Snow Leopard (10.6). Others require a much more recent version. With Avira, you need El Capitan (10.11) or better, and several others require at least Yosemite (10.10). Excellent Malware Protection Scores I have an elaborate set of hand-coded tools, developed over a period of years, that help in my hands-on testing.

On a Mac, they're worth exactly nothing. Oh, I can run a few tests manually, but for the most part I have to rely on reports from the major labs. Five of the labs report on Windows antivirus products, just two on Mac products Both the testing labs that I follow for macOS antivirus include Bitdefender in their testing roster, and both give it excellent scores. Like all the products in the latest test by, Bitdefender achieved 100 percent success protecting against Mac-specific malware.

Because it's possible for a Mac to act as a carrier for malware that attacks Windows, the researchers also check how well each antivirus detects Windows threats. Bitdefender also managed 100 percent in this test, and almost all products detected better than 90 percent. The one exception was Intego, whose 28 percent detection rate makes sense given that, unlike the rest, Intego has always focused on Mac protection, not Windows.

Both AV-Comparatives and certify Bitdefender for Mac antivirus protection. Bitdefender also achieved 100 percent protection in this lab's test, with no false positives. AV-Test's team also checked each antivirus against a collection of Mac-centered PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications) and against Windows malware.

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In both these tests, Bitdefender took the top score, greater than 99 percent. As with the Windows product, in other words, its lab scores are superb. Windows Malware Protection ESET, Intego,, and a few others include the ability to automatically run scans on a predetermined schedule. Bitdefender omits this feature, because its real-time protection should catch any new malware before such a scheduled scan. That does mean that it's important to run a full System Scan as soon as you've installed the product, to make sure your Mac is clean. A full scan with Bitdefender took 18 minutes, the same as Avira, and less than half the average time among current Mac products.

Running a quick scan, which looks for active malware and checks system areas typically used by malware, took just one minute. That's fast, but Norton's quick scan took just 30 seconds, and finished in 15 seconds. All the products I've reviewed recently promise that they'll too, so your Mac doesn't become a Typhoid Mary. When I opened a folder containing my Windows malware samples, Bitdefender didn't react immediately, so I scanned the folder.