Mac security was tested by AV-TEST.org which put 18 free and paid-for Mac OS X security products and services to the test. Here are the results:





Andreas Marx, chief exec of AV-Test, explained: "We expected to see detection rates in the area of 85-100 per cent for most programs, as the malware situation is not as complex as on Windows or Android, and the number of samples of different families is still rather low. However, we were also surprised by the poor performance of certain products, especially as all of them are developed by well-known security companies."

"I think, all products which are able to detect more than 90 per cent of the malware used for the testing are good and can be recommended, and products scoring more than 95 per cent can be considered to be very good and very effective."