CoreLock is a Mac security app for students. Security That Fits a Student Budget. Your Mac holds your thesis, projects, and personal data. CoreLock helps you see what is running on it — and it starts free.
Built for Students
Your Mac holds your thesis, projects, and personal data. CoreLock helps you see what is running on it — and it starts free.
Download CoreLock FreeFree tier included — no credit card required
These are the risks students face every day.
Free tools, cracked apps, and files from classmates — students download from risky sources more than anyone. CoreLock checks files in your Downloads folder against a built-in list of known-malware hashes and its own malware-signature (YARA) rules.
Campus Wi-Fi, coffee shop hotspots, library networks. CoreLock lists your apps' open connections by IP address and port. Shields can turn on the macOS firewall and, on macOS 26 or later, Public Wi-Fi mode.
Years of work in a single folder. Ransomware or a corrupted system can wipe it out. Keep a backup, and use CoreLock to look for suspicious processes and unsigned apps.
CoreLock is not a generic antivirus. These are the capabilities that make a real difference for your work.
Unlimited scans at zero cost, with 3 AI analyses per day. No trial period, no expiration.
CoreLock checks files in your Downloads folder against a built-in list of known-malware hashes and its own malware-signature (YARA) rules. Files › Quick scan adds Desktop and LaunchAgents.
No security jargon. CoreLock tells you exactly what it found, why it is a risk, and what to do about it — in language that makes sense.
Find out which apps have access to your camera and microphone. Especially important when your laptop is your webcam for lectures.
Start with the free tier — unlimited scans, 3 AI analyses per day, no credit card required. If you want unlimited AI analysis, Pro is $9.99/mo with no annual lock-in.
View All PlansKids download apps, click links, and grant permissions without thinking twice. CoreLock checks the Mac every 15 minutes by default and tells you what matters.
You cannot afford a full IT team, but you cannot afford a breach either. CoreLock gives small businesses a plain-English view of what is running on their Macs.
Working from home means your personal Mac is your office Mac. CoreLock helps you see what is running on the Mac that holds your work.
Your Mac is your studio. Videos, designs, music — years of work in one place. CoreLock checks the Mac that holds it and explains what it finds in plain English.
Know what is running on the Mac that holds patient work. CoreLock shows which apps can reach files, camera and microphone, and flags unsigned apps and risky processes.
Confidential case files, privileged communications, client data. CoreLock helps you see what is running on the Mac that holds client files.
CoreLock has a free tier available to everyone; there is no separate student plan. You get unlimited scans, 3 AI analyses per day, with no credit card required and no trial expiration.
Scans use some CPU while they run, every 15 minutes by default. Between scans CoreLock watches its decoy files and whether the camera or microphone is in use, and every few minutes takes a quick look at what's running to learn what's normal for your Mac. We have not benchmarked CoreLock on older Macs.
CoreLock lists your apps' open connections and flags services that accept connections from other devices. Shields can turn on the macOS firewall, Stealth mode and, on macOS 26 or later, Public Wi-Fi mode. It is not a VPN, and it cannot guarantee it will detect malware.
CoreLock checks your Downloads folder against a built-in list of known-malware hashes and malware signatures, and flags known-bad tools among running apps. Findings come with plain-English explanations. Some offer Quarantine or Quit, after you confirm. It cannot guarantee it will catch every threat.
Download CoreLock and run a free scan on your Mac. Free to start, no credit card required.
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