84 Macworld • October 2019BUYING GUIDEThere is a free trial available, but it provides
limited functionality in that you can only quarantine
anything the app finds, rather than ‘repair’ it.
This latter option attempts to delete the malware
from the file concerned, and is present in the full
version of the app.Installation
Installation of Intego Mac Internet Security X9
involves authorizing the always‑on virus scanning
kernel module, and enabling full disk access,
but a very good wizard interface walks the user
through the steps, making it simple. This really
matters if you’re not the kind of person to know
the technical side of Mac operation.
Following this you must choose the kind of
protection you want – minimum, standard, or
maximum. The differences between standard,
which is the default option, and maximum, is that
the latter means a quick scan is run each time the
malware definitions are automatically updated.
Any attached iOS devices are also scanned upon
connection. Honestly, we can’t see an issue with
either option, so opted for maximum protection on
our test setups.Malware scan results
The first test was to undertake a full system scan,
which took just 25 minutes or so to complete on our
real‑world test Mac (remember that your own scans
could be quicker or slower than this). Subsequent
full scans were even faster, at just two minutes84 Macworld • October 2019
BUYING GUIDE
There is a free trial available, but it provides
limited functionality in that you can only quarantine
anything the app finds, rather than ‘repair’ it.
This latter option attempts to delete the malware
from the file concerned, and is present in the full
version of the app.Installation
InstallationofIntegoMacInternetSecurityX9
involvesauthorizingthealways‑on virus scanning
kernel module, and enabling full disk access,
but a very good wizard interface walks the user
through the steps, making it simple. This really
matters if you’re not the kind of person to know
the technical side of Mac operation.
Following this you must choose the kind of
protection you want – minimum, standard, or
maximum. The differences between standard,
which is the default option, and maximum, is that
the latter means a quick scan is run each time the
malware definitions are automatically updated.
Any attached iOS devices are also scanned upon
connection. Honestly, we can’t see an issue with
either option, so opted for maximum protection on
our test setups.Malware scan results
The first test was to undertake a full system scan,
whichtookjust 25 minutesorsotocompleteonour
real‑world test Mac (remember that your own scans
could be quicker or slower than this). Subsequent
full scans were even faster, at just two minutes