The best MacOS antivirus software for home users

During March 2022 we evaluated 10 home user security products for MacOS Monterey. 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 Monterey: March 2022

Producer	Certified	Protection	Performance	Usability
Avast Security 15.1		100	100	100›
AVG Antivirus 20.1		100	100	100›
Avira Security 1.11		100	100	100›
Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac 9.0		100	91.7	100›
Clario MacKeeper 5.8		100	100	100›
F-Secure SAFE 18.1		91.7	100	100›
Kaspersky Internet Security 21.1		100	100	100›
Norton Norton 360 8.7		100	100	100›
Protected.net Total AV 5.6		100	100	100›
Trend Micro Antivirus 11.0		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 ›