AV-TEST Product Review Report – Mar/2020

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.

Antivirus

Version	1.0
Platform	MacOS Catalina 10.15.3
Report	201212
Date	Mar/2020

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Protection

Protection against malware infections
(such as viruses, worms or Trojan horses)

	Industry average	March
Detection of widespread and prevalent malware discovered in the last 4 months (the AV-TEST reference set) 58 samples used	85%	15.5%
Protection Score	0.0/6.0

Performance

Average influence of the product on computer speed in daily usage

	Industry average	March
Slower download of frequently-used applications 30 downloaded files	2%	3%
Slower launch of standard software applications 68 test cases applied	4%	0%
Slower installation of frequently-used applications 23 installed applications	2%	0%
Slower copying of files, locally and in a network 11,130 files copied	37%	0%
Performance Score	6.0/6.0

Usability

Impact of the security software on the usability of the whole computer
(lower values indicate better results)

	Industry average	March
False detections of legitimate software as malware during a system scan 526,823 samples used	1	4
False warnings concerning certain actions carried out whilst installing and using legitimate software 60 samples used	0	0
Usability Score	4.0/6.0

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 ›