Macworld - USA (2019-10)

90 Macworld • October 2019

BUYING GUIDE

for Mac knows which files haven’t changed. These

therefore don’t need to be scanned afresh. So, it’s

only that inaugural scan following installation that

you’re likely to be waiting around.

CPU usage seemed modest during scanning

that initial scan, evidently pegged at around 80

percent of just one of the eight virtual CPU cores

in our i7 2.8GHz test setup, with around 10 ‑ 20

percent of three other cores used. This left plenty

of system resources for other apps.

The next step was to unleash our 26 malware

samples on our virtualized Mac test bed,

representing most malware from the start of 2018

until the end of the first quarter of 2019.

The result was 100 percent clear‑up. Nice work.

A nice feature within Bitdefender Antivirus for

Mac is that, when we mounted some infected app

installers, the app not only spotted the malware but

also instantly unmounted the DMG file.

When we mounted some infected app installers,

the app not only spotted the malware but also

instantly unmounted the DMG file

90 Macworld • October 2019

BUYING GUIDE

for Mac knows which files haven’t changed. These

therefore don’t need to be scanned afresh. So, it’s

only that inaugural scan following installation that

you’re likely to be waiting around.

CPU usage seemed modest during scanning

that initial scan, evidently pegged at around 80

percentofjustoneoftheeightvirtualCPUcores

inouri72.8GHztestsetup,witharound 10 ‑ 20

percent of three other cores used. This left plenty

of system resources for other apps.

The next step was to unleash our 26 malware

samples on our virtualized Mac test bed,

representing most malware from the start of 2018

untiltheendofthefirstquarterof2019.

Theresultwas 100 percentclear‑up. Nice work.

A nice feature within Bitdefender Antivirus for

Mac is that, when we mounted some infected app

installers, the app not only spotted the malware but

also instantly unmounted the DMG file.

When we mounted some infected app installers,

the app not only spotted the malware but also

instantly unmounted the DMG file