Contrary to recent dire warnings from AV vendors, the Mac is an inherently more secure platform than Windows – but very far from being an impervious one. Some isolated signs of trojans and worms in the last two years may be a signal that more dangerous malware is on the way. For today, Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac should provide some protection from known Mac threats, as well as serve as a seek-and-destroy tool for the millions more Windows viruses in the field. However Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac is not fully mature at this stage and does not include many of the features found in its Windows counterpart, making it indisputably overpriced in comparison.
Contrary to recent dire warnings from AV vendors, the Mac is an inherently more secure platform than Windows – but very far from being an impervious one. Some isolated signs of trojans and worms in the last two years may be a signal that more dangerous malware is on the way. For today, Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac should provide some protection from known Mac threats, as well as serve as a seek-and-destroy tool for the millions more Windows viruses in the field. However Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac is not fully mature at this stage and does not include many of the features found in its Windows counterpart, making it indisputably overpriced in comparison. We were also disappointed that the programâ€â„¢s treatment of keyloggers, for was incomplete, which could lull a user into a false sense of security by thinking their Mac was spy-free when it is not. And any malware thatâ€â„¢s hiding in a disk images is invisible to the scanner too. Kaspersky has a good reputation in Windows protection and we hope it will increase the efficacy of its Mac product as it acquires more experience in developing for the platform.
(Les notes de la presse sont données à titre indicatif et représentent une interprétation du test par Numerama)
