72 Macworld • October 2019REVIEWis by design, according to the company, but it
leaves us in a difficult spot to make a judgement.The spot checks
Malwarebytes did fine with a number of well‑known
bits of malware. It had no trouble detecting Calisto
malware, for example. When it came to Ocean
Lotus it was hit‑and‑miss. Apple’s own security
detected a few variants, while others were not
detected at all by macOS or Malwarebytes. On
the plus side, Malwarebytes did find Ocean Lotus
during a scan after infection, which has always
been the strength of the product.
Finally, I decided to see how it would stand
up against a piece of ransomware and chose theMalwarebytes failing
to detect ransomware72 Macworld • October 2019REVIEW
is by design, according to the company, but it
leaves us in a difficult spot to make a judgement.Thespotchecks
Malwarebytesdidfinewitha numberofwell‑known
bits of malware. It had no trouble detecting Calisto
malware,forexample.Whenit cametoOcean
Lotusit washit‑and‑miss. Apple’s own security
detected a few variants, while others were not
detected at all by macOS or Malwarebytes. On
the plus side, Malwarebytes did find Ocean Lotus
during a scan after infection, which has always
been the strength of the product.
Finally, I decided to see how it would stand
up against a piece of ransomware and chose theMalwarebytes failing
to detect ransomware