
VirusBarrier detected almost all of the malware samples on my device - including trojans, adware, and many other potentially harmful files. Subsequent Full Scans were much faster thanks to Intego’s built-in file caching technology that skips over previously scanned files marked as safe. And another particularly nice feature is that VirusBarrier not only detects Mac threats, but it can also detect PC-based malware, so there’s no risk of you spreading infected files to friends, family, or colleagues that use PCs.ĭuring my tests, Intego’s Quick Scan took just over 5 minutes to scan over 300,000 files, whereas the Full Scan analyzed over 2 million files on my Mac and only took 1 hour! This is much faster than a lot of other antivirus scanners. VirusBarrier also has an option to scan emails for viruses (if you’re using Apple’s Mail app). Using VirusBarrier, you can run virus scans of your entire Mac and any connected external drives or iOS devices - this makes it easy to ensure your phone doesn’t have any hidden malicious files. Its dashboard is simple and easy to use, but it still contains essential virus protection tools, such as an antivirus scanner, a real-time protection engine, scan scheduling, and malware removal.

VirusBarrier is Intego’s malware scanner.

Intego’s discounted Mac Premium Bundle X9 also includes additional features, such as: Now, it’s not perfect, but Intego has done a lot of good things with its two macOS malware protection engines - VirusBarrier and NetBarrier - both of which scored exceptionally well during my testing.

It’s not easy to find a good Mac antivirus, but after testing virtually all of the macOS antiviruses out there, I am confident that Intego is the best antivirus software for Macs available on the market.
