Intego


Intego is a Mac security software company. The company was founded in 1997.
The company creates Internet security software exclusively for Mac OS X and macOS, including: antivirus, firewall, anti-spam, backup software and data protection software.
Intego currently has offices in the U.S. in Seattle, Washington and Austin, Texas, and also offices in Paris, France and Nagano, Japan. All of Intego's products are universal binaries, and are supported in several languages: English, French, Japanese, German, Spanish and Italian.

History

Founded by former CEO Laurent Marteau and based in Paris, France, Intego released its first antivirus product in 1997: Rival, an antivirus for Mac OS 8. Two years later in July 1999, Intego released NetBarrier, the first personal security software suite for Mac OS 8. Then in October 2000, Intego released its legacy antivirus software, VirusBarrier 1.0, for Mac OS 8 and Mac OS 9.
Intego launched The Mac Security Blog in mid-2007, a blog that covers Mac security news, Apple security updates, Mac malware alerts, as well as news and opinion pieces related to Apple products. The company launched a podcast in October 2017, called the Intego Mac Podcast.
Intego released its current X9 version of antivirus and security software in June 2016.

Products