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Macintosh Internet Security Guide
This page provides links to background information, security vendors, comparative and individual reviews of personal firewall, anti-virus, anti-spam, privacy and suites of software as well as hardware firewalls and anti-theft services to help you protect your Macintosh desktop or laptop computer.
Background Articles
- How to secure your home network, Glenn Fleishman, MacWorld, May 8, 2009
- 15 easy fixes for Mac security risks, Ryan Faas, Computerworld, April 28, 2009
Comparative Reviews of Macintosh Security Software
- Three new antivirus apps debut for the Mac, David Chartier, Macworld, Nov 2, 2010
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Mac Antivirus 2011, Top Ten Reviews -- Intego VirusBarrier,
Norton,
BitDefender, Kaspersky, McAfee, VirusScan, avast! ProtectMac, PC
Tools iAntiVirus.
Prices -- For current prices, see our custom Macintosh Security Products
Firewall Software for Macintosh
- DoorStop X, Open Door Networks, also see "Who's There? Firewall Advisor" and their book "Internet Security for Your Macintosh"
- Flying Buttress
- IPNetSentry, Sustainable Softworks
- IPNetSentryX 1.6.5 [firewall], Joe Kissell, MacWorld, PC World, July 22, 2008
- Mac OS X Firewall
Free Anti-Virus Software for Macintosh
- Best Free Antivirus Software, Mary Landesman, antivirus.about.com, April 21, 2009 -- Avira AntiVir Personal for Windows, PC Tools iAntivirus for Mac, AVG Free Edition for Windows, Avast Home Edition for Windows, and ClamXav for Mac.
- AVG LinkScanner® for Mac
- ClamXav
- Secure Your Mac with Free ClamXav Virus Checker, Jesse Kirdahy-Scalia, OpenMediaBoston, September 26, 2008
- Sophos Antivirus for Mac Home Edition
Retail Anti-Virus Software for Macintosh
- avast! Mac Edition Antivirus
- BitDefender Antivirus for Mac
- Dr.Web antivirus for Mac OS X
- ESET Cybersecurity for Mac
- Intego VirusBarrier X6 includes firewall
- VirusBarrier for Mac review, Ben Gribbin, Apple Reviews, Feb 16th, 2010
- VirusBarrier Adds iPhone, iPod Touch Scanning, Peter Cohen, Macworld, July 17. 2008
- Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac
- McAfee VirusScan for the Macintosh
- Norton AntiVirus 11 for Mac
- Review: Norton AntiVirus 11, Scott McNulty, MacWorld, July 7, 2008
- Panda Antivirus for Mac
- PC Tools iAntiVirus
- Review: PC Tools iAntiVirus, macnn, Sept 2, 2009
- Also see our page on secure online email hosting services with virus and spam filters.
Anti-Spam Software for Macintosh
- Hendrickson Purify
- Spamfire 2
- SpamSieve "Adds Bayesian spam filtering to popular e-mail clients."
- SpamSieve 2.7 [Macintosh], Rob Griffiths, Macworld, July 6, 2009
- SpamSweep, Bains Software
- Also see our page on secure online email hosting services with virus and spam filters.
Internet Security Suites for Macintosh
- Intego Security Barrier X6 includes two-way firewall, anti-phishing, anti-spyware, virusbarrier, content barrier, personal backup, personal anti-spam, and fileguard.
- Netbarrier Review, Ben Gribbin, Apple Reviews, Nov 27th, 2009
- Personal Antispam X5 [Macintosh], Rob Griffiths, MacWorld, July 7, 2009
- ContentBarrier X4, Roman Loyola, MacWorld, PC World, August 18, 2008
- Norton Internet Security 4 for Mac
suite includes Antivirus, Anti-phishing, Identity protection, Internet worm protection, Two-way firewall, Vulnerability protection, Intrusion protection, Norton DeepSight™, Browser protection and File protection.
- Trend Micro Smart Surfing for Mac -- two-way firewall, antivirus, anti-spyware, anti-rootkit, web threat protection, and more.
Privacy Software for Macintosh
- Review: CleanMyMac, macnn, Feb 12, 2010
- LastPass 1.68.4, Derik DeLong, Macworld, July 20, 2010
- 1Password 3, John Brandon, Macworld, Nov 26, 2010
- 1Password 3.4 update includes limited Firefox 4 support, David Dahlquist, Macworld, Sept 14, 2010
- Little Snitch, Objective Development [outward bound firewall]
- Little Snitch, Consumer Search, May 2009
- Little Snitch 2.0.3, Mark Anbinder, MacWorld, May 8, 2008
- NetShred X, Internet track eraser for Mac OS X $20, Mireth Technology Corp.
- Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) email security
- Spring Cleaning, SmithMicro
- Review: Washing Machine 2, macnn, March 30, 2010
- Web Confidential password + data manager, $20
Hardware Routers (Firewall, Internet Connection Sharing & Networking)
- AirPort Extreme, Apple Computer
- Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station 802.11n, Mario Morejon, PC Magazine, April 20, 2009
- Review: Apple's new Airport Extreme gets dual-band Wi-Fi, Michael DeAgonia, Computer World, March 29, 2009
- Review: Apple AirPort Extreme, Gerry Blackwell, Wi-Fi Planet, June 2, 2008
- First Look: AirPort Express 802.11n Wi-Fi base station, Christopher Breen and Dan Frakes, Macworld, March 17, 2008
- Go to our Router, Wireless and Broadband Gateway pages for more choices and product reviews.
Anti-Theft Services for Laptops
- Adeona is a free Open Source system for tracking the location of a lost or stolen laptop while preserving your privacy.
- Computrace Lo/Jack
- MacPhoneHome, Brigadoon Security Group
- Orbicule Undercover
