From the dashboard you can also launch the Kaspersky Protection Center where the app houses its recommendations and your Mac’s protection status.įor scans you can run the usual full and quick scans, and KIS 20 now automatically offers to scan any USB drives you connect to your Mac. The interface will also show notifications from time to time when it wants you to do something such as enable the Kaspersky Security browser extension or download the VPN. Under that are four tiles: Scan, Update, Privacy, and Safe Kids (formerly Parental Control). Usually you’ll see a green checkmark and confirmation that your Mac is protected. How can the IT industry stop the CVE rot. For Kaspersky Total Security you will pay 89. Enterprise technology news for IT decision-makers and professionals. At the top of the window KIS displays the current status of your Mac. Bitdefender and Kaspersky are quite different in their pricing. For the Wicar web tests, Kaspersky had no trouble detecting this malware and preventing us from viewing the page, after we ignored Safari’s own built-in warnings. It also added a lion’s roar each time it did it, which was a fun touch. As soon as we tried to run it, however, (and sometimes before) Kaspersky detected the malware immediately and quarantined the relevant files. On the plus side, it was the only suite this month to achieve a perfect score in the false positive tests. Historically it’s always been a strong performer, and its overall protection score of 99.6 isn’t disgraceful, but against fierce competition this month it ranks below average. Both Anti-Virus and Internet Security come. Kaspersky fell just a little short of greatness. Overall, each Kaspersky program is a decent value, too. Kaspersky didn’t prevent us from downloading the malware or from unzipping it. While Kaspersky Anti-Virus doesn't have a firewall, both Internet Security and Total Security do. Kaspersky’s Safari extension helps protect you from online threats.įor our in-house spot tests, we downloaded content from the Objective See malware library. The main difference between Kaspersky Total Security and Kaspersky Internet Security and Antivirus is that all Kaspersky Antivirus offers only Core protection.