

In no previous year was there such an increase in newly-registered malware samples than in the year 2017. The Top 10 is still led by Flashback, but new malware is surging to the front of the list. It is just fine with ransomware thieves if, in addition to holding up Windows users, they can also rip off Mac users.Įven the best packages in the test require hardly any additional system resources for their performance. The malware threats for MacOS registered by AV-TEST grew by nearly 38,000 samples in 2017 alone. In 2016, Kaspersky Lab already tallied 12 million attacks only on its Mac users. In terms of packages for home users, 6 out of 9 products detect all attackers 100 percent in packages for business users, the figure was 3 out of 4.Īnd even if many Mac users will not readily admit it: they are ever more frequently on the target list of malware authors.
