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| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer software Security software |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Products | 8 |
| Owner | Kape Technologies |
| Website | www |
Intego is a Mac and Windows security software company founded in 1997 by Jean-Paul Florencio and Laurent Marteau.[1][2]
The company createsInternet security software formacOS andWindows, including:antivirus,firewall,anti-spam,backup software anddata protectionsoftware.
Intego currently has offices in the U.S. inSeattle, Washington, andAustin, Texas, and international offices inParis, France, andNagano, Japan. All of Intego's products areuniversal binaries, and are supported in several languages: English, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish, and previously Italian.
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.[2] Two years later in July 1999, Intego released NetBarrier, the first personal security software suite forMac OS 8.[3][4] Then in October 2000, Intego released itslegacy antivirus software, VirusBarrier 1.0, for Mac OS 8 andMac OS 9.[5][6]
Intego launchedThe Mac Security Blog, ablog that covers Mac security news,Apple security updates, Macmalware alerts, as well as news and opinion pieces related to Apple products, in mid-2007.[2] The company launched a podcast in October 2017, called theIntego Mac Podcast.[7]
Intego released its current X9version of antivirus and security software in June 2016,[8] which has since had several under-the-hood updates, including compatibility with new macOS releases andApple silicon processors.[9]
Kape Technologies announced in July 2018 that it was acquiring Intego to "enhance [Kape's] arsenal of products in cyber protection."[10]
Intego released a Windows version of its antivirus software in July 2020.[11]
In 2021, Intego's launched Intego Privacy Protection, a VPN solution for macOS and Windows.[12]
