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During June 2025 we evaluated 9 home user security products for MacOS Sequoia. 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. Further information on the compliance of this test with the AMTSO standard can be found here.
MacOS Sequoia : June 2025
Producer  | Certified  | Protection | Performance | Usability |
 Avast Security 16.1 |  | 100 | 100 | 100› |
 AVG Antivirus 20.7 | | 100 | 100 | 100› |
 Avira Security 2.3 | | 100 | 100 | 100› |
 Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac 10.2 | | 100 | 100 | 100› |
 ESET Security Ultimate 8.2 | | 100 | 91.7 | 100› |
 F-Secure Total 25.5 | | 100 | 75 | 100› |
 Kaspersky Premium 26.0 | | 100 | 100 | 100› |
 Norton Norton 360 25.5 | | 100 | 100 | 100› |
 Protected.net TotalAV 5.10 | | 100 | 100 | 100› |
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Performance
Usability
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 ›
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outstanding | satisfactory | insufficient | certificates |
