Technically, a virus is a bit of code that infects your system and can cause all sorts of havoc. While malware and viruses aren’t the same things, the steps taken to combat them are similar enough that we’re going to use both terms interchangeably. And the best security software for Mac should deal with both categories equally well.

This virus gets on your Mac through an infected Word document. Macro Virus is the new Mac-specific threat that was discovered in 2020.