The best MacOS antivirus software for home users

During February and March 2020 we evaluated 10 home user 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: March 2020

Producer	Certified	Protection	Performance	Usability
Avast Security 14.3		100	83.3	91.7›
AVG AntiVirus 19.4		100	83.3	91.7›
Avira Antivirus Pro 4.0		100	58.3	100›
Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac 8.1		100	100	100›
Intego VirusBarrier 10.9		100	100	100›
Kaspersky Internet Security 20.0		100	100	100›
Norton Norton Security 8.5		100	100	100›
Pocket Bits BitMedic Pro 3.1		0	100	83.3›
Trend Micro Antivirus 10.0		100	100	100›
Tuxguard Antivirus 1.0		0	100	66.7›