8 products for home users, 4 solutions for business users Among the 12 tested security solutions for Mac OS High Sierra are 8 for consumers and 4 for corporate users. Solutions for home users:.
Avast Security. Avira Antivirus Pro.
Symantec IT Management Suite provides support for client functionality for the macOS 10.13 High Sierra. The Full Support functionality is limited to the following components, solutions and feartures of the Symantec IT Management Suite: Symantec Management Agent for UNIX, Linux and Mac.
Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac. F-Secure Safe. Intego VirusBarrier. Kaspersky Internet Security.
Symantec Norton Security. Trend Micro Antivirus Solutions for business users:. Bitdefender Endpoint Security for Mac. McAfee Endpoint Security for Mac. SentinelOne Next Generation Endpoint Security.
Sophos Central Endpoint. All security packages were examined on identical iMacs running MacOS High Sierra 10.13.3. The products were evaluated in terms of their protection, performance and usability. In each category, the laboratory awards a maximum of 6 points.
Thus, the top score is 18 points. The products for consumer users from Bitdefender, Intego, Symantec and Trend Micro achieved this score. In the category of corporate solutions, the products from Bitdefender, McAfee and SentinelOne attained the best result. Top detection for most solutions In the test, each solution was required to detect, block or delete more than 500 of the very latest attackers. In the case of the products for home users, 6 out of 8 packages tested detected 100 percent of the malware samples.
Only Avira and F-Secure had minor detection problems. With respect to solutions for business users, Bitdefender and Sophos managed to achieve the 100 percent mark. The endpoint packages McAfee and SentinelOne followed close behind with 99.8 and 99 percent detection. In everyday scenarios, many protection packages run in mixed networks and exchange data with Windows. That is why the laboratory tested the detection of Windows malware samples in a non-rated supplemental test. Among the consumer packages from Bitdefender, Kaspersky Lab and Trend Micro, the rate was nearly 100 percent.
Regarding corporate solutions, the packages from Bitdefender, McAfee and Sophos reached similar high results. In a second non-rated supplemental test, it was determined how well the solutions detected so-called 'potentially unwanted applications' – or PUA for short. While these programs do not cause any damage, they do exhibit peculiar behavior. This includes tools with lots of advertising, ambiguous messages or even strange privacy statements.
Some manufacturers see no direct threat in PUA, which is why they also do not classify them as dangerous. Among the packages for home users, Avast, Avira, Bitdefender, Kaspersky Lab, Symantec and Trend Micro detected over 2,500 PUA 95 to 99 percent. Concerning solutions for corporate users, Bitdefender, McAfee and Sophos unmasked PUA at 90 to 99 percent.
Going easy on client PCs A security solution constantly has to work in the background, monitoring processes and scanning files. Most solutions perform their work without slowing down MacOS – but not all. In the test category of performance, the lab examined how heavily each individual package affects the speed of the system. For the measurements on a reference system, numerous applications were launched and operations performed. In addition, files were copied locally and into the network. All the times required for the routines were written down and served as parameters for comparison. Afterwards, all the respective steps were repeated with active security solutions.
For consumers, the security packages from Bitdefender, Intego, Symantec and Trend Micro put their best foot forward and received a maximum 6 points as a result. Kaspersky Lab still managed to achieve an excellent 5.5 points.
Avira and F-Secure slightly slowed down the system and only achieved 5 points. Avast slowed down MacOS too heavily: only 4 points.
For corporate products, the solutions from Bitdefender, McAfee and SentinelOne demonstrated that their effects on system performance are hardly measurable: 6 points. Only the package from Sophos caused a dip in performance in the client, which led to a reduction to 5 points. High degree of reliability, no false alarms If protection packages overreact, a normal application program can be quickly labelled as a threat. False alarms like these are unsettling to consumers and possibly lead to downtime costs in companies. That is why the lab examined the following: dozens of applications were installed under each installed security solution. In addition, over 4,000 benign programs had to be scanned in the false positive test. Hats off to the results: All security programs – for home and business users – performed their routines without one single false alarm.
Thus, the lab consistently awarded the maximum 6 points. Well-armed in case of emergencies More and more Mac users are opting to stay on the safe side and using security software for MacOS. The current statistics on malware growth also recommend this.
Consumers have a wide selection of excellent security software. A total of 4 programs reached the maximum point score of 18. They are from Bitdefender, Intego, Symantec and Trend Micro. Following close behind is the package from Kaspersky Lab, which also comes recommended with 17.5 points. Yet also among the endpoint solutions for companies, 3 products, from Bitdefender, McAfee and SentinelOne, earned the maximum point score. Sophos affected performance slightly in the test on the client PC and had a point taken off as a result.
Nonetheless, it still earned an excellent 17 points.
Product version EPM 2.3 EPM 2.2 EPM 2.1 ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) Extensions NOTE: The Anti-Malware and Application protection Extensions are under Endpoint Protection for Mac. Extensions of Desktop firewall are under Host Intrusion Prevention. NOTE: The same Host Intrusion Prevention Extensions are also used for Desktop firewall.
File Name: HOSTFW8000Common.zip Name appears in ePO Server: Host intrusion Prevention 8.0.0 Version displayed in ePO Server: 8.0.3.762 Name appears in ePO Server: Host IPS Advanced Version displayed in ePO Server: 8.0.3.762 ePO package ePO Deployment Package File Name: EPM230-RTW-ePO-1791.zip Name displayed in ePO Master Repository: Endpoint Protection for Mac version 2.3.0.1791. Name displayed in ePO Master Repository: Endpoint Protection for Mac version 2.2.0.1298 ePO Deployment Package File Name: EPM210-RTW-ePO-1085.zip Name displayed in ePO Master Repository: Endpoint Protection for Mac version 2.1.0.1085 Stand-alone Package EPM230-RTW-1791.dmg EPM220-RTW-1298.dmg EPM210-RTW-1085.dmg Supported McAfee Agent (MA) versions MA for Mac OS X 4.8.0.1938 (Patch 3) MA for Mac OS X 5.0.2.185 (HF1085179) MA for Mac OS X 4.8.0.1816 (HF972377) MA for Mac OS X 4.8.0.1938 (Patch 3) MA for Mac OS X 5.0.1.516 MA for Mac OS X 5.0.2.132 MA for Mac OS X 4.8.0. 887 (Patch 1) MA for Mac OS X 4.8.0.1500 (Patch 2) MA for Mac OS X 5.0.0.2710 Supported Scan Engine 5800 5700 (will automatically upgrade to 5800 with the first DAT update) 5700 (will automatically upgrade to 5800 with the first DAT update) Supported ePO versions ePO 5.9.0 ePO 5.3.x ePO 5.1.x ePO 5.3.x ePO 5.1.x ePO 5.1.x Supported operating systems (Both client and server). For product lifecycle details, see the McAfee Product and Technology Support Lifecycle page at:. For End of Life (EOL) policy details, see the Corporate Products EOL policy at:. Definitions:.
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