The tool offers good compatibility with macOS, and unlike some of the competitors, it looks like a real Mac program. We were also warned when we opened a disk image with a malicious installer. In our testing VirusBarrier caught all our malware and ‘uninvited software’ samples including ones for other platforms. According to AV-Comparitives it detected a good 99.4 percent of Mac malware, 97 percent of PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Programs) and 100 percent of Windows viruses, so it can be recommended without restriction. In the June 2023 test by AV-Comparatives, Intego’s Virus Barrier received an “Approved” rating and showed good performance and improved compared to previous years. Suspicious files are quarantined, and these can then be marked as trusted, left quarantined or a repair attempt can be made. VirusBarrier X9 can scan every file on any connected disk, including within compressed archives, and it can scan emails and connected iOS devices. Together these tools offer a high level of protection against direct and indirect unwanted software and malware threats. The job of the first is self-explanatory but the second is a two-way firewall, a component you don’t often see included with security software at this sort of price. These are VirusBarrier and NetBarrier, which catch and kill malware threats plus spot potential intrusion attempts from outside as well as outgoing attempts from rogue software.

Intego’s Mac Internet Security X9 suite is a pair of utilities designed to help you keep your Mac safe and running smoothly. Virus Barrier from Intego is well known among Mac users, with the solution being one of the first virus scanners on the Mac

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