top 20 best free mac antivirus software 2018

The good news is that Macs are pretty secure by default, and by following some common sense tips you can avoid most malware and other threats on the Mac platform. Now I know what you’re thinking after reading this, or after watching the presentation “what can I do to protect myself?” The full hour long video, titled “A Data Driven Look at the Mac Threat Landscape”, is embedded below for easy viewing:

Keep in mind this is a technical talk presented to Mac systems administrators, but it’s undoubtedly going to be interesting for other Mac users who are curious about the subject matter discussed.

You’ll find a lengthy discussion on the most common malware found to be impacting Macs, including malware of all forms, spyware, cryptocurrency miners, keyloggers, ransomware, scamware, junkware, sketchy payloads that attempt to change DNS servers and start trying to download junk to computers, fake Adobe Flash installers, fake software installers and fake updates, fake anti-virus software, fake anti-adware apps, fake scanning apps, nagware and potential malware, junky “cleaner” apps, junky “antivirus” apps, dubious ‘backup’ apps, controversial apps, sketchy launch daemons and launch agents, government malware (!), even authentic apps bundled inside dubious installer packages or outright malware installers, and other malware and garbage that is sometimes erroneously referred to as a virus or trojan horse (both of which are actually fairly rare on modern Mac OS).

Top 20 best free mac antivirus software 2018