104 Macworld • October 2019BUYING GUIDEVerdict
While the long full scan times are simply
unacceptable, there’s a lot to recommend Sophos
Home Premium to make up for it. It’s definitely
worth a look – and considering you can start with
the free version and upgrade to the paid version
later, what have you to lose?- ESET Cyber Security 2019
Price: £29.99 (inc VAT) from fave.co/31n4pBq
ESET is one of the oldest antivirus companies
around, with the Slovakian company’s first antivirus
software hitting the market in the late 1980s. In fact,
for several years in the early part of this century
ESET was one of Slovakia’s biggest companies.
Here, we take a look at its latest antivirus offering in
our ESET Cyber Security 2019 review.Price
With an asking price of £29.99 per year, ESET
Cyber Security is among the most competitively
priced offerings we’ve looked at, although that’s
only for one Mac. Other anti‑malware apps let you
defend several computers for the subscription fee.Installation
Installing ESET Cyber Security involved answering
a few questions. First, we were asked if we wanted
to join the ESET LiveGrid feedback system. This
lets ESET improve detection for everybody by
having your computer send it dodgy files that might104 Macworld • October 2019
BUYING GUIDE
Verdict
While the long full scan times are simply
unacceptable, there’s a lot to recommend Sophos
Home Premium to make up for it. It’s definitely
worth a look – and considering you can start with
the free version and upgrade to the paid version
later, what have you to lose?- ESET Cyber Security 2019
Price: £29.99 (inc VAT) from fave.co/31n4pBq
ESET is one of the oldest antivirus companies
around, with the Slovakian company’s first antivirus
software hitting the market in the late 1980s. In fact,
for several years in the early part of this century
ESET was one of Slovakia’s biggest companies.
Here, we take a look at its latest antivirus offering in
our ESET Cyber Security 2019 review.Price
With an asking price of £29.99 per year, ESET
Cyber Security is among the most competitively
pricedofferingswe’velookedat,althoughthat’s
onlyforoneMac.Otheranti‑malware apps let you
defend several computers for the subscription fee.Installation
Installing ESET Cyber Security involved answering
a few questions. First, we were asked if we wanted
to join the ESET LiveGrid feedback system. This
lets ESET improve detection for everybody by
having your computer send it dodgy files that might