The best MacOS antivirus software for home users

During August and September 2020 we evaluated 5 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: September 2020

Producer	Certified	Protection	Performance	Usability
Avast Security 14.5		91.7	83.3	100›
Avira Antivirus Pro 4.0		100	100	100›
Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac 8.1		91.7	100	100›
Norton Norton 360 8.5		100	100	100›
Trend Micro Antivirus 10.0		100	100	100›