October 2019 • Macworld 89BUYING GUIDEBitdefender Antivirus for MacScan results
Once installation was complete the Bitdefender
Antivirus for Mac program window declared “You
are safe” – yet directly beneath pointed out that
we hadn’t yet undertaken a full scan to “make sure
it’s threat‑free”. So, are we really safe?
When we started the full system scan on our
real‑world test Mac we initially found it on the
slower side compared to other anti‑malware apps
we’ve seen, completing in at around two and a
half hours (remember that your scans might take
less or more time).
When we tried another full system scan later
on it whizzed through, taking just five minutes or
so. This is clearly because Bitdefender AntivirusOctober 2019 • Macworld 89BUYING GUIDEBitdefender Antivirus for Mac
Scan results
Once installation was complete the Bitdefender
Antivirus for Mac program window declared “You
are safe” – yet directly beneath pointed out that
wehadn’tyetundertakena fullscanto“makesure
it’sthreat‑free”. So, are we really safe?
Whenwestartedthefullsystemscanonour
real‑worldtestMacweinitiallyfoundit onthe
slowersidecomparedtootheranti‑malware apps
we’ve seen, completing in at around two and a
half hours (remember that your scans might take
less or more time).
When we tried another full system scan later
on it whizzed through, taking just five minutes or
so. This is clearly because Bitdefender Antivirus