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McAfee AntiVirus Plus (for Mac) deserves special mention. It runs 59.99 per year, less than half MacKeepers price.

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Oh, they make a tougher target than a Windows box, but attacks do get through, so installing a Mac antivirus is important.

Given that the attack surface is rather smaller than for Windows, though, its nice when your security product goes beyond malware protection.

MacKeeper includes a host of features related to security, privacy, and performance.

Its expensive, though, and lacks some features weve come to expect in antivirus products, regardless of platform.

MacKeepers main window features a menu down the left side, divided into Cleaning, Performance, Security, and Privacy items.

On the right side is a built-in chat support system.

The Find Fix option, selected by default, features a big button to launch a scan at center bottom, and a diagram of things that will be (or have been) scanned occupying most of the screen.

In 2014, the company was involved in a lawsuit over these behaviors, and behaviors of their out-of-control affiliates.

MacKeeper is now owned by a different company, Clario, and Clario aims to shed that rough reputation.

The company sought and obtained certification from AppEsteem, a site devoted to eliminating deceptive practices by apps of various types.

MacKeepers press release notes that this certification is something that none of the leading brands in the market have achieved.

That statement is itself just a bit deceptive, because, as AppEsteems CEO confirmed, brands that have never been accused of deceptive practices dont have any need for the certification.

Still, MacKeeper does seem to have reined in those rogue affiliates and cleared away any tinge of scareware behavior.

However, choosing MacKeeper Help received the terse response, Help isnt available for MacKeeper.

A simple Google search turned up a help page devoted to the old version, using the old company name, Kromtech, with advice not at all relevant to the current MacKeeper.

Im sure theyll sort this out, but its a bit jumbled at present.

Pricing and OS Support Any way you slice it, MacKeeper is expensive.

If you choose to pay for it on a monthly basis, its 14.95 per month, or a whopping 179.40 per year.

Choosing to pay for a year at a time gets that down to 9.95 per month, which is 119.40 per year.

Admittedly, the product is frequently discounted.

Airo Antivirus for Mac and Intego are on the pricey side, both at 99.99 per year, but that price gets you three licenses for each.

Its true that MacKeeper goes way beyond mere antivirus, including VPN protection, ad blocking, system cleanup, and more.

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But Nortons Mac product is actually a full-scale cross-platform security suite, and your 99.99 subscription to Norton gets you five suite licenses plus five no-limits VPN licenses.

The most common price for a single macOS antivirus license is around 40 per year.

McAfee AntiVirus Plus (for Mac) deserves special mention.

It runs 59.99 per year, less than half MacKeepers price.

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