Malwarebytes Premium for Macs review
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Expert’s Rating
Pros
- Offers all the basic types of security
- Easy to use
- Reasonably priced
Cons
- Mac version missing certain features compared with its Windows counterpart
- Excludes any mention or advice on the Malwarebytes browser extension
Our Verdict
Malwarebytes Premium is certainly well designed and seemingly effective at detecting and eliminating malware and other security threats. But the Mac flavor feels like an also-ran compared with the Windows edition, both of which cost the same amount of money. Though Malwarebytes Premium for the Mac is hardly a bad product, you’ll get more bang for the buck elsewhere.
Price When Reviewed
Malwarebytes Premium for Macs: $39.99
Best Prices Today: Malwarebytes Premium for Macs
Offering security protection for Windows, macOS, Chrome OS, iOS, and Android, Malwarebytes comes in both free and premium editions for personal use. The premium edition sounds promising with a host of features increasingly needed to defend you against today’s threats—real-time and on-demand virus, malware, and spyware scanning; protection against malicious website links and phishing attempts; and security against ransomware and zero-day exploits.
But wait, all that describes the Windows version. The Mac edition, not quite as much. Malwarebytes Premium version 4.15 for the Mac includes the basis virus and malware scanning as well as the ability to detect malicious apps, or PUPs (potentially unwanted program). But it doesn’t directly come with the protection against malicious links and phishing attempts. Nor does it offer the safeguards against ransomware and zero-day exploits.
The premium version costs $3.33/£2.50 billed monthly or $39.99/£29.99 billed annually for one device, and $6.67/£5.83 billed monthly or $79.99/£69.99 billed annually for five devices. You can try before you buy with a free 14-day trial. Once the trial ends, Malwarebytes Premium reverts to a free version, which includes just the basic virus scanning.
Installation and Setup
Installing Malwarebytes Premium on a Mac is quick and easy. After installation, the program nestles itself into memory, accessible through a menu bar icon. Clicking the icon…
