Intego#VirusBarrier

{{Infobox company

| name = Intego

| logo = Intego logo.svg

| type = Privately held company

| owner = Kape Technologies

| foundation = 1997

| location_city = Austin, TX

| location_country = United States

| industry = Computer software
Security software

| products = 8

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| homepage = {{URL|www.intego.com}}

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Intego is a Mac and Windows security software company founded in 1997 by Jean-Paul Florencio and Laurent Marteau.{{cite web |year=2010 |title=The MacTech Spotlight: Laurent Marteau, Intego |url=http://preserve.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.25/25.03/2503Spotlight/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418153450/http://preserve.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.25/25.03/2503Spotlight/index.html |archive-date=18 April 2021 |access-date=6 July 2022 |work=mactech.com}}

The company creates Internet security software for macOS and Windows, 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 international offices in Paris, France, and Nagano, Japan. All of Intego's products are universal binaries, and are supported in several languages: English, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish, and previously Italian.

History

Co-founded by former CEO Laurent Marteau and Jean-Paul Florencio 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.mactech.com/content/npl-netbarrier-10-released-0|title=Intego Ships NetBarrier 1.0, The First Personal Security Solution for the Mac OS|year=1999|work=mactech.com|access-date=23 February 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/1015504/wireituptable.html|title=Wire It Up: Product Table|year=1999|work=macworld.com|access-date=23 February 2018}} Then in October 2000, Intego released its legacy antivirus software, VirusBarrier 1.0, for Mac OS 8 and Mac OS 9.{{cite web|url=https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/the-state-of-mac-security-in-2016/|title=The State of Mac Security in 2016|year=2016|work=intego.com|access-date=23 February 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/mac-os-9-some-love-for-the-classics/|title=Mac OS 9: Some Love for the Classics!|year=2017|work=intego.com|access-date=23 February 2018}}

Intego launched The Mac Security Blog, a blog that covers Mac security news, Apple security updates, Mac malware alerts, as well as news and opinion pieces related to Apple products, in mid-2007.{{cite web|url=https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/happy-anniversary-intego-celebrates-20-years-in-business/|title=Happy Anniversary! Intego Celebrates 20 Years in Business|year=2017|work=intego.com|access-date=23 February 2018}} The company launched a podcast in October 2017, called the Intego Mac Podcast.{{cite web|url=https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/intego-launches-new-podcast-series-intego-mac-podcast/|title=Intego Launches New Podcast Series: Intego Mac Podcast|year=2017|work=intego.com|access-date=23 February 2018}}

Intego released its current X9 version of antivirus and security software in June 2016,{{cite web|url=https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/launch-all-new-x9-mac-antivirus-and-security-bundles/|title=Launch! All-New X9 Mac Antivirus and Security Bundles|year=2016|work=intego.com|access-date=23 February 2018}} which has since had several under-the-hood updates, including compatibility with new macOS releases and Apple silicon processors.{{Cite web |title=Intego News & Press Releases- Intego |url=http://www.intego.com/ |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=intego.com |language=en}}

Kape Technologies announced in July 2018 that it was acquiring Intego to "enhance [Kape's] arsenal of products in cyber protection."{{cite news |title=Sagi's Kape acquires US cybersecurity co Intego |url=https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-sagis-kape-acquires-us-cybersecurity-co-intego-1001247323 |website=Globes |date=2018-07-24 |access-date=2020-09-14}}

Intego released a Windows version of its antivirus software in July 2020.{{Cite web |date=2020-07-10 |title=Announcing Intego Antivirus for Windows |url=https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/announcing-intego-antivirus-for-windows/ |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=The Mac Security Blog |language=en-US}}

In 2021, Intego's launched Intego Privacy Protection, a VPN solution for macOS and Windows.{{Cite web |date=2021-06-10 |title=Is Apple's iCloud Private Relay a VPN? Not Even Close—Here's Why |url=https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/is-apples-icloud-private-relay-a-vpn-not-even-close-heres-why/ |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=The Mac Security Blog |language=en-US}}