88 Macworld • October 2019BUYING GUIDEother apps we’ve reviewed, such as Bitdefender
Antivirus for Mac (see below).System requirements- MacOS 10.8 or later
- 1.5GB hard disk space
- Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac
Price: £29.99 (inc VAT) from fave.co/2I03saH
Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac secures second
place in our overall round‑up of the best Mac
antivirus thanks to its excellent clean‑up rate,
useful features and low price. There’s one major
caveat, though – adware.Price
Before we start, a reminder that Bitdefender
Antivirus for Mac is sold on a subscription basis.
At time of writing, it can be had for £29.99 for
the first year, but the standard cost is £39.99 for
subsequent years. (There are lower per‑year costs if
you commit to a two‑ or three‑year subscription.)
This is among the least expensive of the anti‑
malware apps we’ve reviewed, and is very good
value for what you’re getting.Installation
Installation was easy, with a step‑by‑step guide to
authorizing the all‑important kernel module that
enables the always‑on malware protection, as well
as full disk access.88 Macworld • October 2019
BUYING GUIDE
other apps we’ve reviewed, such as Bitdefender
Antivirus for Mac (see below).Systemrequirements- MacOS10.8orlater
- 1.5GB hard disk space
- Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac
Price: £29.99 (inc VAT) from fave.co/2I03saH
BitdefenderAntivirusforMacsecuressecond
placeinouroverallround‑upofthebestMac
antivirusthankstoitsexcellentclean‑up rate,
useful features and low price. There’s one major
caveat, though – adware.Price
Before we start, a reminder that Bitdefender
Antivirus for Mac is sold on a subscription basis.
At time of writing, it can be had for £29.99 for
thefirstyear,butthestandardcostis£39.99for
subsequentyears.(Therearelowerper‑yearcostsif
youcommittoa two‑orthree‑year subscription.)
Thisisamongtheleastexpensiveoftheanti‑
malware apps we’ve reviewed, and is very good
value for what you’re getting.Installation
Installationwaseasy,witha step‑by‑stepguideto
authorizingtheall‑importantkernelmodulethat
enablesthealways‑on malware protection, as well
as full disk access.