The best MacOS antivirus software for business users

During November and December 2020 we evaluated 5 business security products for MacOS Catalina. We always used the most current version of all products for the testing. They were allowed to update themselves and query their in-the-cloud services. We focused on malware detection, false positives and performance.

MacOS Catalina: December 2020

Producer	Certified	Protection	Performance	Usability
ESET Endpoint Security 6.10		100	100	100›
Fireeye Endpoint Security 32.30		100	75	100›
McAfee Endpoint Security for Mac 10.7		100	100	100›
Sophos Endpoint 10.0		100	91.7	100›
Symantec Endpoint Protection for Mac 14.3		100	100	100›

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Evaluation based on a point system

All products can achieve a maximum of 6 points each in the three categories of protection, performance and usability. This means 18 points are the best possible test result.
At 10 points or higher, a product is awarded the AV-TEST seal of approval. Additional details ›