Kaspersky also supports Android and iOS I’ll cover those platforms in my review of Kaspersky Plus. Note that if you’ve already activated your Kaspersky Standard subscription, you can easily extend protection to another Mac or PC from the My Kaspersky console online. I was impressed by the thoroughness and clarity of the walkthrough. After installation, it walks you through setting all the permissions that every Mac antivirus needs. Installing Kaspersky on a Mac is a quick, simple process. Avira Free Antivirus for Mac, McAfee, and Norton also require Catalina or later. Kaspersky wants a modern OS, Catalina (10.15) or better. Bitdefender, CleanMyMac, and ClamXAV (for Mac) can handle Yosemite (10.10) or newer, while ProtectWorks goes back to Snow Leopard (10.6). Most Mac users just go with the flow and keep macOS updated to the latest version, but some folks are stuck with an older version. But in the realm of for-pay Mac protection, Kaspersky is a good deal. You can also get away with paying nothing at all- Avast One Essential and Avira don’t cost a thing. Sophos Home Premium for Mac is among the few that cost less, at $60 per year to protect 10 Macs or PCs. At $88.99 per year for 10 licenses, Kaspersky is a low-price leader. To be fair, Norton is a full cross-platform suite, and your subscription includes five no-limits VPN licenses and 50GB of online storage for your backups. Other five-license subscriptions range from $71.95 for G Data to $104.99 for Norton 360 Deluxe (for Mac). When you get to five licenses, Kaspersky has the best price, $65.99 per year. At this level, Kaspersky is a slightly better deal, $56.99 per year for a three-pack. That’s what you pay for Bitdefender, ESET, and Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus for Mac, for example. Stepping up to a three-device subscription the most common price is just under $60. At $47.99 per year for a single license, Kaspersky Standard seems a bit more costly, but the more licenses you need, the better it looks. For example, Mac antivirus tools from Bitdefender, ESET, and Webroot all cost $39.99 per year. Just as with antivirus for Windows, the most common price to protect one Mac for a year is just under $40. In this and coming reviews, I’ll stick to evaluating the products on their merits, though we at PCMag have determined not to award any Kaspersky products our Editors’ Choice honor. They point out that the company, while originally Russian, is now wholly international, with data centers based in Switzerland. Kaspersky the company and its eponymous founder Eugene Kaspersky contend that the US is wrong, and that Kaspersky software is in no way a security risk. Now that the release has arrived, Kaspersky will roll out these new products gradually, so the old and new products will coexist for a few months. The new products were almost ready for release when the war in Ukraine began in February. It’s true that the US government flags Kaspersky as a Russian security risk, but that designation has no bearing on Kaspersky’s product line makeover. Yes, Kaspersky introduces an entirely new product line this year, going from Kaspersky Standard, reviewed here, to Kaspersky Plus and Kaspersky Premium, with additional features at each upgrade. Kaspersky Standard for Mac offers more, but not as much as its predecessor Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac. Some stop there, while others offer a little more security-or a lot more. Because we have not found any hard evidence of misdeeds on the part of Kaspersky, however, we continue to evaluate and report on the company’s products for those who wish to decide for themselves.Įvery macOS antivirus utility must handle the essential tasks of scanning for existing malware and preventing any future malware attacks. However, due to the increasing censure and criticism of Kaspersky by US government agencies, foreign agencies, and informed third parties, we no longer recommend Kaspersky products. In our hands-on tests it detected most of the Windows malware, but didn’t fare as well against phishing frauds.Įditors’ Note: PCMag rates and evaluates all products based on their merits and effectiveness, not on any political or other considerations. Two independent testing labs certify Kaspersky Standard for Mac, and its browser extension offers a variety of privacy and security features. In the years since that fateful meeting, I’ve become PCMag’s expert on security, privacy, and identity protection, putting antivirus tools, security suites, and all kinds of security software through their paces. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. Lock down your Mac against just about any threat
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