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<blockquote data-quote="MacDefender" data-source="post: 970532" data-attributes="member: 83059"><p>Kaspersky and ESET have switched to this model as well. Kaspersky’s system extension daemon that does the scanning appears to be M1 native but ESET is still using Rosetta and actually pretty heavy. I haven’t checked SAFE 17.9. </p><p></p><p>It’s good that for the most part you don’t have to downgrade secure boot level anymore to run an AV but a lot of the other trade offs still apply. MacOS antivirus is like the equivalent technology of 90’s windows AV, with a basic real-time scanner and on access component. (Maybe some have network protection too, sure). It doesn’t know how to disinfect other than deletion and it doesn’t really have behavior blocking, and even the signatures are easy to bypass due to the very basic anti-obfuscation techniques available.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacDefender, post: 970532, member: 83059"] Kaspersky and ESET have switched to this model as well. Kaspersky’s system extension daemon that does the scanning appears to be M1 native but ESET is still using Rosetta and actually pretty heavy. I haven’t checked SAFE 17.9. It’s good that for the most part you don’t have to downgrade secure boot level anymore to run an AV but a lot of the other trade offs still apply. MacOS antivirus is like the equivalent technology of 90’s windows AV, with a basic real-time scanner and on access component. (Maybe some have network protection too, sure). It doesn’t know how to disinfect other than deletion and it doesn’t really have behavior blocking, and even the signatures are easy to bypass due to the very basic anti-obfuscation techniques available. [/QUOTE]
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