Desktop Security for Mac 5.13.3 was released on 8 April 2025.
Features and improvements
- Improved Trusted Advisor recommendations:
- Added the option to Ignore recommendations.
- Added a recommendation to turn on Web protection.
- Improved Web protection:
- Added the ability to add trusted websites to the Allow list directly from a block notification or from the Allow list tab under the Detection History card.
- Added the ability to toggle Web protection on or off from the status menu dashboard.
- Added a New badge to the Real-Time Protection card on the dashboard to indicate new additions to the real-time protection package.
- Migrated the VPN to self-owned servers using AzireVPN infrastructure.
- Improved the app UI:
- Updated the Browser Guard for Chrome recommendation to clarify that it is for users with Chrome as the primary browser, even if they have other browsers installed.
- Renamed the call-to-action button in the Digital footprint scan section to Free scan to communicate the scans are free.
Issues Fixed
- Fixed an issue where the Browser Guard for Chrome recommendation would appear again for users with multiple Chrome profiles and those who installed the extension on a non-primary account.
- Fixed an issue where the Web protection toggle would appear grayed out and protection was no longer active after a system reboot.
- Added missing localizations.
- Miscellaneous UI bug fixes and performance improvements.