The attacks over the web continue unabated. Everyone would do well to protect their PCs with a good Internet security suite. AV-TEST tested 19 suites for their protection effectiveness, thereby also testing their impact on performance and usability. A total of seven packages even achieved recognition as a TOP PRODUCT.
Internet security suites offer full protection of your digital life. Beyond basic antivirus and firewall protection, they can include adblockers, email spam filters, and web browsing filtering to. Internet security suites are big business. Trial versions packed full of features come with most new Windows computers. They typically include powerful two-way firewalls, phishing filters, and cookie-scanning technology. But you dont really need all these features. Best security against all Internet threats on Windows PCs Bitdefender Internet Security has won the Product of The Year award from AV-Comparatives. It protects Windows PCs against all types of online. F-Secure Internet Security 2016 includes most of the expected suite components, but it lacks a firewall and its parental control system is rudimentary. Avira Internet Security Suite is a unique combination of Antivirus Pro (awarded 2016 Product of the Year) with our unique Firewall Manager so it secures your online transactions even better, to prevent your financial details from ever being stolen via banking Trojans, fake shopping carts, or infected banking portals. Protection for Windows 10
19 security packages put to the test
Not a day goes by without a news report on malware attacks and ransomware. This involves not only large companies as juicy targets. Private Windows PCs are also constantly in the crosshairs of attackers. After all, that is where users keep their valuable gaming accounts, access details to online banking or complete e-mail address books for proliferation. A very popular ploy is to completely enslave a PC as part of a botnet. This allows the PC to then be used as an attack drone or Bitcoin miner. 19 security suites for all-round protection
Every PC user who does not want to become part of a botnet counts on a good security suite. Depending on the product, the protection packages offer many extra security features to more effectively safeguard everyday life on the PC. Of course, the laboratory cannot vet every single function of a product. To ensure that all packages are comparable, however, there are three large test categories: protection, influence on performance (speed) and the test for usability. The latter criterion mainly involves false positives. For each category, the laboratory awards a maximum of 6 points, thus up to 18 points for the entire test. If a product achieves top performance between 17.5 and 18 points, in addition to a security certificate, it is also recognized as a TOP PRODUCT. In the current test, 7 products were able to earn this special award. All other 12 packages earned a security certificate, as they greatly surpassed the minimum requirements in all test areas.
A total of three security suites completed the test with the maximum score of 18: F-Secure, McAfee and Symantec. They were followed by Avast, Avira, Kaspersky Lab and VIPRE Security with 17.5 points. The following 9 products achieved very good scores of 17 and 16.5 points respectively. The last 3 finishers still managed 15.5 to 14 points.
More than half of the test field achieved excellent results of 17 to 18 points ' tabindex='0' Security suites put to the test
More than half of the test field achieved excellent results of 17 to 18 points
During the detection tests, which were carried out over 2 months, 7 products were always able to detect all attackers error-free ' tabindex='0' Here is what the security suites detect
During the detection tests, which were carried out over 2 months, 7 products were always able to detect all attackers error-free
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Here is what the security suites detect 14,000 malware samples vs. 19 protection packages
The first test phase focuses on the protection effect of each individual package. The testers evaluate all the candidates in two steps: first in the real-world test with over 300 brand-new malware samples, and then with the reference set with almost 13,700 attackers. Naturally, the malware used in the test does not originate from the manufacturers, but was collected in advance by the laboratory with the help of honeypots and countless mails with attachments. Whereas the malware samples in the real-world test were sometimes only a few hours old, the reference set used malware up to two weeks old. Like all test phases, this was also completed twice: in January and February. The lower table lists the detection rates separately by month.
The first 8 products were able to complete all tests involving protection with 100 detection each. These were Avast, AVG, Avira, Comodo, F-Secure, Kaspersky Lab, McAfee and Symantec. The package from Microsoft had tiny detection errors in a single test cycle. A total of 9 packages earned the coveted 6 points in the protection test. An additional 7 packages still received an excellent point score of 5.5. Only the last 3 solutions from AhnLab, Microworld and Malwarebytes achieved only 4.5 points. Performance killers or guardian angels?
The next phase involving performance is very interesting, as it demonstrates that even protection packages having a high detection rate put only a minor load on the system. The packages from F-Secure, McAfee and Symantec are proof of this. Although they achieved 6 points in malware detection, they also earned a full 6 points in terms of speed.
This is how the test worked: On two reference systems, a standard and a high-end PC, the following operations were performed and the system load was measured: files were copied gigabytes at a time, hundreds of websites were visited, dozens of downloads were performed, and many popular applications were installed and launched. Afterwards, the protection solutions were installed and tests were performed in the same way, thereby comparing the values with those of the reference systems.
In this category, the packages from VIPRE Security, AhnLab, Microworld and PC Pitstop also received the coveted 6 points. In a direct comparison in terms of detection, however, they exhibited weaker results, achieving only 5.5 to 4.5 points. An additional 11 of the 19 products tested received between 5.5 and 5 points. Thus, they only slow down the Windows test PCs very slightly.
The Finnish manufacturer F-Secure achieved 18 points in the test and TOP PRODUCT recognition ' tabindex='0' F-Secure SAFE
The Finnish manufacturer F-Secure achieved 18 points in the test and TOP PRODUCT recognition
The protection package passed all test areas error-free, scoring 18 points TOP PRODUCT ' tabindex='0' McAfee Internet Security
The protection package passed all test areas error-free, scoring 18 points TOP PRODUCT
The protection package always showed error-free performance in the test: 18 points and TOP PRODUCT recognition ' tabindex='0' Symantec Norton Security
The protection package always showed error-free performance in the test: 18 points and TOP PRODUCT recognition
The free protection package has only few extras, yet does offer excellent protection in the test ' tabindex='0' Avast Free AntiVirus
The free protection package has only few extras, yet does offer excellent protection in the test
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McAfee Internet Security
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Avast Free AntiVirus Partially perfect in usability
Under the test criterion of usability, the lab summarizes several tests: false warnings of websites, false positives in case of benign software and blocking of installations and program launches. As an initial step following product installation, 500 web pages are visited. In this criterion, all protection packages worked error-free.
In the next step, the objective was to scan over 1.6 million clean files without any false positives. Avira, McAfee and Symantec managed to do so error-free. AhnLab, Avast, AVG, F-Secure, K7 Computing and Trend Micro detected only one file incorrectly. 9 additional products wrongly classified up to 4 benign programs. Given the high number of test files, these are very good results. Conspicuous in this test were only Malwarebytes with 20 and PC Pitstop with 67 false positives. This resulted in a significant deduction of points.
Finally, several dozen popular applications were installed and launched under the supervision of each security package. Most of the products completed the task without committing any error: AhnLab, Avira, Comodo, G Data, Kaspersky Lab, Malwarebytes, McAfee, Microsoft, Microworld, PC Pitstop, Symantec and VIPRE Security. All other packages falsely identified only one single application and blocked it; for AVG, there were two applications.
In the end, however, most of the products earned good point scores. F-Secure, McAfee, Symantec, Avast, Avira, Kaspersky Lab, VIPRE Security, BullGuard, K7 Computing, AhnLab, Microworld, Trend Micro and G Data completed the test with a full 6 points. Far more security with security packages
The final result of the tests indicates strong performance in most security packages. F-Secure, McAfee and Symantec delivered a perfect score of 18 points, followed by Avast, Avira, Kaspersky Lab and VIPRE Security with 17.5 points. That is why all these packages received additional TOP PRODUCT recognition.
However, the large midfield comprising 9 packages still yielded impressive results of 17 to 16.5 points. G Data and PC Pitstop followed with 15.5 points, and Malwarebytes completes the table with 14 points.
The test indicates that most of the products do an excellent job and reliably protect users. With Avast Free Antivirus, there is even freeware earning TOP PRODUCT recognition! Ransomware remains dangerous
Although there are more media reports on ransomware attacks on corporate users, there are still many attacks on private users.
To be sure, attacks with ransomware on companies are more lucrative than on private users. However, it is well known that small things count in large amounts, which is why attacks on private users unfortunately also remain a source of income for cyber gangsters. Naturally, the manufacturers of security software are aware of the problem and also protect against current ransomware attacks. However, users can protect themselves additionally in several ways. Many companies offer free additional ransomware tools that can be used in parallel with protection software. The tools are available from Bitdefender, Kaspersky Lab, Trend Micro, Acronis or Malwarebytes.
The best protection is still a backup to an external hard drive or an online service. If a USB hard disk is used, it is naturally not allowed to be always plugged in. Because in the event of a successful attack, every available drive is encrypted. Therefore, online backups are also recommended, as these usually run via an installed software agent. This conveys the backup into the cloud and is not available as a drive and therefore not accessible for ransomware. Known programs here are Acronis True Image or Novabackup. Test reports from January/Feburary 2019
Home users under Windows 10 All results
What is the best security package for Windows 10? Well, there are many to choose from! Of the 22 antivirus solutions for Windows 10, the TOP PRODUCT rating was awarded to 16 of them for their test performance. But there are also some surprises. Security packages for users with Windows 10
22 security suites put to the test
The lab at AV-TEST examined 22 security packages for Windows 10 in July and August. As always, the experts focused their attention on protection, performance, and usability, which in particular reveals any false alarms. The findings in this test are remarkable, as seldom have there been so many TOP PRODUCT ratings. The rating is only awarded if a product achieves 17.5 or the top score of 18 points. Over two-thirds of the products received this rating from the lab congratulations!
The other six packages still managed to earn between 16.5 and 12 points. The test involved the Internet security suites and antivirus protection packages from AhnLab, Avast, AVG, Avira, Bitdefender, BullGuard, Cylance, ESET, F-Secure, G Data, Heimdal Security, K7 Computing, Kaspersky, Malwarebytes, McAfee, Microsoft, Microworld, NortonLifeLock, PC Matic, Protected.net, Trend Micro, and VIPRE Security. The best are dubbed TOP PRODUCT
When users talk about security packages for Windows, now it is no longer about the question 'Do you even need a security package?' but rather 'Which one is the best?' The choice is now no longer difficult. The lab conducts evaluations in the three categories of protection, performance, and usability, awarding a maximum of 6 points per category. In this test, 8 products achieved the top score of 18 points. They come from AhnLab, Avira, F-Secure, G Data, Kaspersky, McAfee, Microsoft, and NortonLifeLock.
The solutions from Avast, AVG, Bitdefender, BullGuard, ESET, Protected.net, Trend Micro, and VIPRE Security followed with 17.5 points. For achieving between 18 and 17.5 points, these products, in addition to being recognized for 'Certified Security', also earned the label of TOP PRODUCT.
The recognition of TOP PRODUCT is reserved to test candidates reaching 17.5 or the maximum of 18 points a feat achieved by 16 out of 22 products in the test! ' tabindex='0' Security packages for Windows 10
The recognition of TOP PRODUCT is reserved to test candidates reaching 17.5 or the maximum of 18 points a feat achieved by 16 out of 22 products in the test!
Each product was required to detect, quarantine, and delete over 14,000 malware samples 8 products even managed to always achieve 100 percent.
Monarch Tablets 25kg (22 per half pallet) CODE: MTS25. Monarch Granular 25kg (22 per half pallet) CODE: MGS25. Monarch Blocks 8kg (36/72/108 packs per half pallet) CODE: BSB8. Categories: Food Service/Commercial Ancillaries, Salt. This is a Salt Tablets bag of 25KG. It is dissolved evenly, removing the problem with undissolved salt building up in the base of your water softener. They are compacted so they will not fall. It is BS EN973 Class A approved and its weight is 25 kg. The HR approval No is 24.00024/A. Monarch water softener salt tablets 25kg x5 . ' tabindex='0' Malware detection put to the test under Windows 10
Each product was required to detect, quarantine, and delete over 14,000 malware samples 8 products even managed to always achieve 100 percent.
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Malware detection put to the test under Windows 10 Nearly 14,000 attacks in the test lab per product
In testing the protection capability of each product, the lab always uses the latest and highly dangerous malware. For more meaningful results, each test is repeated after one month. In the so-called real-world test, the lab uses 0-day malware that is always freshly harvested from websites and from e-mails.
A somewhat larger reference set contains extremely dangerous threats, which have already been wreaking havoc on the Web for up to 2 weeks, however. In total, this adds up to nearly 14,000 test scenarios per tested security package.
The table with the listing of detection values shows which products completed the test segments with 100 detection. They come from Avast, AVG, Avira, Bitdefender, BullGuard, ESET, F-Secure, G Data, Kaspersky, McAfee, Microsoft, NortonLifeLock, and Trend Micro. The packages from AhnLab and Protected.net each only exhibited minor false detection in one of the four test segments.
The remaining products tested partly fail to stop the attackers in one or two tests. Cylance and Heimdal Security had some glaring problems detecting malware samples. Hardly any system drag in the test field
Over the past years, the high system load of some security solutions was a constant source of annoyance to the testers. For the test, the lab carries out many standard operations on a reference device: loading websites, downloading tools, installing, and launching software, in addition to copying data. The time required to do so is set as a benchmark for systems with the installed products. Any unnecessary time delay is registered there, leading to a deduction in points. The good news: Already in the last tests, the testers were able to measure a noticeable improvement, which was also confirmed in this test. 21 of the 22 security solutions under examination slowed down the reference system only minimally or hardly at all. As a result, 17 products even received the full 6 points, and four an excellent score of 5.5 points in the category of performance. Only Malwarebytes received a mere 4.5 points due to an excessive system load.
The suite successfully completed the current test with a full 18 points and additional recognition as a TOP PRODUCT ' tabindex='0' G Data Internet Security
The suite successfully completed the current test with a full 18 points and additional recognition as a TOP PRODUCT
The suite from F-Secure completed all test phases error-free, earning the full 18 points and receiving the extra label of TOP PRODUCT ' tabindex='0' F-Secure SAFE
The suite from F-Secure completed all test phases error-free, earning the full 18 points and receiving the extra label of TOP PRODUCT
Thanks to its performance, the well-known product Norton 360 garnered 18 points and the rating as a TOP PRODUCT ' tabindex='0' NortonLifeLock Norton 360
Thanks to its performance, the well-known product Norton 360 garnered 18 points and the rating as a TOP PRODUCT
The security package put its best foot forward in the test: earning 6 points three times in all test categories, which means the full 18 points and a TOP PRODUCT rating ' tabindex='0' Kaspersky Internet Security
The security package put its best foot forward in the test: earning 6 points three times in all test categories, which means the full 18 points and a TOP PRODUCT rating
In the test, the security package made an impressive showing in all evaluation categories, and achieved the level of TOP PRODUCT with the maximum 18 points Internet Security Suites 2016 Monthly ' tabindex='0' McAfee Total Protection
In the test, the security package made an impressive showing in all evaluation categories, and achieved the level of TOP PRODUCT with the maximum 18 points
Thanks to its reliability in all categories, the suite earned 18 points and the title of TOP PRODUCT in the test Australian curriculum achievement standards hpe . ' tabindex='0' Avira Antivirus Pro
Thanks to its reliability in all categories, the suite earned 18 points and the title of TOP PRODUCT in the test
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F-Secure SAFE
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Kaspersky Internet Security
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Avira Antivirus Pro Sounding an alarm when nothing is wrong
Periodically, security packages classify harmless program files as dangerous attackers. For users, that is not only annoying but in some cases can be very tricky. Because sometimes an extremely useful tool is blocked, branded as an attacker, and users start to panic.
In the test, the lab visits 500 harmless websites with each product, and has over 60 popular program installations and launches of test candidates monitored. In addition, each security package is required to scan over 1 million malware-free files. If everything goes the way the testers expect, there are no false alarms on any of the evaluations. The results offer many users the future prospect of trouble-free product use. Only a scattered number of false positives, remarkable given over 1 million files, were triggered by 15 out of the 22 packages tested, which received the full 6 points. Bitdefender, BullGuard, Heimdal Security, and Microworld had a slightly higher error rate, but still received 5.5 points.
The packages from Malwarebytes and PC Matic wrongly flag many harmless programs and thus create frequent false positives: only 4.5 points. Cylance causes false alarms too often, thus earning only 3.5 points. Lots of good security programs Internet Security Suites 2018
To be sure, even this test performed over a period of two months is only a snapshot in time. But it does demonstrate the high performance of many security solutions under Windows 10 for consumer users. The highest point score of 18 was achieved by a total of 8 products, whereas 8 additional packages earned the excellent score of 17.5 points. This means that 16 out of the 22 security packages tested also earned recognition as a TOP PRODUCT, in addition to a certificate for their security. Interesting to note: Even Windows Defender Antivirus completed this test with 18 points. Looking back at the test history of the past 12 months, however, this tended to be the exception rather than the rule (History of Windows Defender Antivirus).
Many of the security packages and Internet security suites recognized offer lots of useful extra features, in addition to a high degree of security and reliability. Thus, when comparing packages with equal point scores, it is useful to look at their full range of features. Test reports from July/August 2020
The best Windows antivirus software for home users All results
Internet security suites offer full protection of your digital life. Beyond basic antivirus and firewall protection, they can include adblockers, email spam filters, and web browsing filtering to. Internet security suites are big business. Trial versions packed full of features come with most new Windows computers. They typically include powerful two-way firewalls, phishing filters, and cookie-scanning technology. But you dont really need all these features. Best security against all Internet threats on Windows PCs Bitdefender Internet Security has won the Product of The Year award from AV-Comparatives. It protects Windows PCs against all types of online. F-Secure Internet Security 2016 includes most of the expected suite components, but it lacks a firewall and its parental control system is rudimentary. Avira Internet Security Suite is a unique combination of Antivirus Pro (awarded 2016 Product of the Year) with our unique Firewall Manager so it secures your online transactions even better, to prevent your financial details from ever being stolen via banking Trojans, fake shopping carts, or infected banking portals. Protection for Windows 10
19 security packages put to the test
Not a day goes by without a news report on malware attacks and ransomware. This involves not only large companies as juicy targets. Private Windows PCs are also constantly in the crosshairs of attackers. After all, that is where users keep their valuable gaming accounts, access details to online banking or complete e-mail address books for proliferation. A very popular ploy is to completely enslave a PC as part of a botnet. This allows the PC to then be used as an attack drone or Bitcoin miner. 19 security suites for all-round protection
Every PC user who does not want to become part of a botnet counts on a good security suite. Depending on the product, the protection packages offer many extra security features to more effectively safeguard everyday life on the PC. Of course, the laboratory cannot vet every single function of a product. To ensure that all packages are comparable, however, there are three large test categories: protection, influence on performance (speed) and the test for usability. The latter criterion mainly involves false positives. For each category, the laboratory awards a maximum of 6 points, thus up to 18 points for the entire test. If a product achieves top performance between 17.5 and 18 points, in addition to a security certificate, it is also recognized as a TOP PRODUCT. In the current test, 7 products were able to earn this special award. All other 12 packages earned a security certificate, as they greatly surpassed the minimum requirements in all test areas.
A total of three security suites completed the test with the maximum score of 18: F-Secure, McAfee and Symantec. They were followed by Avast, Avira, Kaspersky Lab and VIPRE Security with 17.5 points. The following 9 products achieved very good scores of 17 and 16.5 points respectively. The last 3 finishers still managed 15.5 to 14 points.
More than half of the test field achieved excellent results of 17 to 18 points ' tabindex='0' Security suites put to the test
More than half of the test field achieved excellent results of 17 to 18 points
During the detection tests, which were carried out over 2 months, 7 products were always able to detect all attackers error-free ' tabindex='0' Here is what the security suites detect
During the detection tests, which were carried out over 2 months, 7 products were always able to detect all attackers error-free
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Here is what the security suites detect 14,000 malware samples vs. 19 protection packages
The first test phase focuses on the protection effect of each individual package. The testers evaluate all the candidates in two steps: first in the real-world test with over 300 brand-new malware samples, and then with the reference set with almost 13,700 attackers. Naturally, the malware used in the test does not originate from the manufacturers, but was collected in advance by the laboratory with the help of honeypots and countless mails with attachments. Whereas the malware samples in the real-world test were sometimes only a few hours old, the reference set used malware up to two weeks old. Like all test phases, this was also completed twice: in January and February. The lower table lists the detection rates separately by month.
The first 8 products were able to complete all tests involving protection with 100 detection each. These were Avast, AVG, Avira, Comodo, F-Secure, Kaspersky Lab, McAfee and Symantec. The package from Microsoft had tiny detection errors in a single test cycle. A total of 9 packages earned the coveted 6 points in the protection test. An additional 7 packages still received an excellent point score of 5.5. Only the last 3 solutions from AhnLab, Microworld and Malwarebytes achieved only 4.5 points. Performance killers or guardian angels?
The next phase involving performance is very interesting, as it demonstrates that even protection packages having a high detection rate put only a minor load on the system. The packages from F-Secure, McAfee and Symantec are proof of this. Although they achieved 6 points in malware detection, they also earned a full 6 points in terms of speed.
This is how the test worked: On two reference systems, a standard and a high-end PC, the following operations were performed and the system load was measured: files were copied gigabytes at a time, hundreds of websites were visited, dozens of downloads were performed, and many popular applications were installed and launched. Afterwards, the protection solutions were installed and tests were performed in the same way, thereby comparing the values with those of the reference systems.
In this category, the packages from VIPRE Security, AhnLab, Microworld and PC Pitstop also received the coveted 6 points. In a direct comparison in terms of detection, however, they exhibited weaker results, achieving only 5.5 to 4.5 points. An additional 11 of the 19 products tested received between 5.5 and 5 points. Thus, they only slow down the Windows test PCs very slightly.
The Finnish manufacturer F-Secure achieved 18 points in the test and TOP PRODUCT recognition ' tabindex='0' F-Secure SAFE
The Finnish manufacturer F-Secure achieved 18 points in the test and TOP PRODUCT recognition
The protection package passed all test areas error-free, scoring 18 points TOP PRODUCT ' tabindex='0' McAfee Internet Security
The protection package passed all test areas error-free, scoring 18 points TOP PRODUCT
The protection package always showed error-free performance in the test: 18 points and TOP PRODUCT recognition ' tabindex='0' Symantec Norton Security
The protection package always showed error-free performance in the test: 18 points and TOP PRODUCT recognition
The free protection package has only few extras, yet does offer excellent protection in the test ' tabindex='0' Avast Free AntiVirus
The free protection package has only few extras, yet does offer excellent protection in the test
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McAfee Internet Security
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Avast Free AntiVirus Partially perfect in usability
Under the test criterion of usability, the lab summarizes several tests: false warnings of websites, false positives in case of benign software and blocking of installations and program launches. As an initial step following product installation, 500 web pages are visited. In this criterion, all protection packages worked error-free.
In the next step, the objective was to scan over 1.6 million clean files without any false positives. Avira, McAfee and Symantec managed to do so error-free. AhnLab, Avast, AVG, F-Secure, K7 Computing and Trend Micro detected only one file incorrectly. 9 additional products wrongly classified up to 4 benign programs. Given the high number of test files, these are very good results. Conspicuous in this test were only Malwarebytes with 20 and PC Pitstop with 67 false positives. This resulted in a significant deduction of points.
Finally, several dozen popular applications were installed and launched under the supervision of each security package. Most of the products completed the task without committing any error: AhnLab, Avira, Comodo, G Data, Kaspersky Lab, Malwarebytes, McAfee, Microsoft, Microworld, PC Pitstop, Symantec and VIPRE Security. All other packages falsely identified only one single application and blocked it; for AVG, there were two applications.
In the end, however, most of the products earned good point scores. F-Secure, McAfee, Symantec, Avast, Avira, Kaspersky Lab, VIPRE Security, BullGuard, K7 Computing, AhnLab, Microworld, Trend Micro and G Data completed the test with a full 6 points. Far more security with security packages
The final result of the tests indicates strong performance in most security packages. F-Secure, McAfee and Symantec delivered a perfect score of 18 points, followed by Avast, Avira, Kaspersky Lab and VIPRE Security with 17.5 points. That is why all these packages received additional TOP PRODUCT recognition.
However, the large midfield comprising 9 packages still yielded impressive results of 17 to 16.5 points. G Data and PC Pitstop followed with 15.5 points, and Malwarebytes completes the table with 14 points.
The test indicates that most of the products do an excellent job and reliably protect users. With Avast Free Antivirus, there is even freeware earning TOP PRODUCT recognition! Ransomware remains dangerous
Although there are more media reports on ransomware attacks on corporate users, there are still many attacks on private users.
To be sure, attacks with ransomware on companies are more lucrative than on private users. However, it is well known that small things count in large amounts, which is why attacks on private users unfortunately also remain a source of income for cyber gangsters. Naturally, the manufacturers of security software are aware of the problem and also protect against current ransomware attacks. However, users can protect themselves additionally in several ways. Many companies offer free additional ransomware tools that can be used in parallel with protection software. The tools are available from Bitdefender, Kaspersky Lab, Trend Micro, Acronis or Malwarebytes.
The best protection is still a backup to an external hard drive or an online service. If a USB hard disk is used, it is naturally not allowed to be always plugged in. Because in the event of a successful attack, every available drive is encrypted. Therefore, online backups are also recommended, as these usually run via an installed software agent. This conveys the backup into the cloud and is not available as a drive and therefore not accessible for ransomware. Known programs here are Acronis True Image or Novabackup. Test reports from January/Feburary 2019
Home users under Windows 10 All results
What is the best security package for Windows 10? Well, there are many to choose from! Of the 22 antivirus solutions for Windows 10, the TOP PRODUCT rating was awarded to 16 of them for their test performance. But there are also some surprises. Security packages for users with Windows 10
22 security suites put to the test
The lab at AV-TEST examined 22 security packages for Windows 10 in July and August. As always, the experts focused their attention on protection, performance, and usability, which in particular reveals any false alarms. The findings in this test are remarkable, as seldom have there been so many TOP PRODUCT ratings. The rating is only awarded if a product achieves 17.5 or the top score of 18 points. Over two-thirds of the products received this rating from the lab congratulations!
The other six packages still managed to earn between 16.5 and 12 points. The test involved the Internet security suites and antivirus protection packages from AhnLab, Avast, AVG, Avira, Bitdefender, BullGuard, Cylance, ESET, F-Secure, G Data, Heimdal Security, K7 Computing, Kaspersky, Malwarebytes, McAfee, Microsoft, Microworld, NortonLifeLock, PC Matic, Protected.net, Trend Micro, and VIPRE Security. The best are dubbed TOP PRODUCT
When users talk about security packages for Windows, now it is no longer about the question 'Do you even need a security package?' but rather 'Which one is the best?' The choice is now no longer difficult. The lab conducts evaluations in the three categories of protection, performance, and usability, awarding a maximum of 6 points per category. In this test, 8 products achieved the top score of 18 points. They come from AhnLab, Avira, F-Secure, G Data, Kaspersky, McAfee, Microsoft, and NortonLifeLock.
The solutions from Avast, AVG, Bitdefender, BullGuard, ESET, Protected.net, Trend Micro, and VIPRE Security followed with 17.5 points. For achieving between 18 and 17.5 points, these products, in addition to being recognized for 'Certified Security', also earned the label of TOP PRODUCT.
The recognition of TOP PRODUCT is reserved to test candidates reaching 17.5 or the maximum of 18 points a feat achieved by 16 out of 22 products in the test! ' tabindex='0' Security packages for Windows 10
The recognition of TOP PRODUCT is reserved to test candidates reaching 17.5 or the maximum of 18 points a feat achieved by 16 out of 22 products in the test!
Each product was required to detect, quarantine, and delete over 14,000 malware samples 8 products even managed to always achieve 100 percent.
Monarch Tablets 25kg (22 per half pallet) CODE: MTS25. Monarch Granular 25kg (22 per half pallet) CODE: MGS25. Monarch Blocks 8kg (36/72/108 packs per half pallet) CODE: BSB8. Categories: Food Service/Commercial Ancillaries, Salt. This is a Salt Tablets bag of 25KG. It is dissolved evenly, removing the problem with undissolved salt building up in the base of your water softener. They are compacted so they will not fall. It is BS EN973 Class A approved and its weight is 25 kg. The HR approval No is 24.00024/A. Monarch water softener salt tablets 25kg x5 . ' tabindex='0' Malware detection put to the test under Windows 10
Each product was required to detect, quarantine, and delete over 14,000 malware samples 8 products even managed to always achieve 100 percent.
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Malware detection put to the test under Windows 10 Nearly 14,000 attacks in the test lab per product
In testing the protection capability of each product, the lab always uses the latest and highly dangerous malware. For more meaningful results, each test is repeated after one month. In the so-called real-world test, the lab uses 0-day malware that is always freshly harvested from websites and from e-mails.
A somewhat larger reference set contains extremely dangerous threats, which have already been wreaking havoc on the Web for up to 2 weeks, however. In total, this adds up to nearly 14,000 test scenarios per tested security package.
The table with the listing of detection values shows which products completed the test segments with 100 detection. They come from Avast, AVG, Avira, Bitdefender, BullGuard, ESET, F-Secure, G Data, Kaspersky, McAfee, Microsoft, NortonLifeLock, and Trend Micro. The packages from AhnLab and Protected.net each only exhibited minor false detection in one of the four test segments.
The remaining products tested partly fail to stop the attackers in one or two tests. Cylance and Heimdal Security had some glaring problems detecting malware samples. Hardly any system drag in the test field
Over the past years, the high system load of some security solutions was a constant source of annoyance to the testers. For the test, the lab carries out many standard operations on a reference device: loading websites, downloading tools, installing, and launching software, in addition to copying data. The time required to do so is set as a benchmark for systems with the installed products. Any unnecessary time delay is registered there, leading to a deduction in points. The good news: Already in the last tests, the testers were able to measure a noticeable improvement, which was also confirmed in this test. 21 of the 22 security solutions under examination slowed down the reference system only minimally or hardly at all. As a result, 17 products even received the full 6 points, and four an excellent score of 5.5 points in the category of performance. Only Malwarebytes received a mere 4.5 points due to an excessive system load.
The suite successfully completed the current test with a full 18 points and additional recognition as a TOP PRODUCT ' tabindex='0' G Data Internet Security
The suite successfully completed the current test with a full 18 points and additional recognition as a TOP PRODUCT
The suite from F-Secure completed all test phases error-free, earning the full 18 points and receiving the extra label of TOP PRODUCT ' tabindex='0' F-Secure SAFE
The suite from F-Secure completed all test phases error-free, earning the full 18 points and receiving the extra label of TOP PRODUCT
Thanks to its performance, the well-known product Norton 360 garnered 18 points and the rating as a TOP PRODUCT ' tabindex='0' NortonLifeLock Norton 360
Thanks to its performance, the well-known product Norton 360 garnered 18 points and the rating as a TOP PRODUCT
The security package put its best foot forward in the test: earning 6 points three times in all test categories, which means the full 18 points and a TOP PRODUCT rating ' tabindex='0' Kaspersky Internet Security
The security package put its best foot forward in the test: earning 6 points three times in all test categories, which means the full 18 points and a TOP PRODUCT rating
In the test, the security package made an impressive showing in all evaluation categories, and achieved the level of TOP PRODUCT with the maximum 18 points Internet Security Suites 2016 Monthly ' tabindex='0' McAfee Total Protection
In the test, the security package made an impressive showing in all evaluation categories, and achieved the level of TOP PRODUCT with the maximum 18 points
Thanks to its reliability in all categories, the suite earned 18 points and the title of TOP PRODUCT in the test Australian curriculum achievement standards hpe . ' tabindex='0' Avira Antivirus Pro
Thanks to its reliability in all categories, the suite earned 18 points and the title of TOP PRODUCT in the test
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Avira Antivirus Pro Sounding an alarm when nothing is wrong
Periodically, security packages classify harmless program files as dangerous attackers. For users, that is not only annoying but in some cases can be very tricky. Because sometimes an extremely useful tool is blocked, branded as an attacker, and users start to panic.
In the test, the lab visits 500 harmless websites with each product, and has over 60 popular program installations and launches of test candidates monitored. In addition, each security package is required to scan over 1 million malware-free files. If everything goes the way the testers expect, there are no false alarms on any of the evaluations. The results offer many users the future prospect of trouble-free product use. Only a scattered number of false positives, remarkable given over 1 million files, were triggered by 15 out of the 22 packages tested, which received the full 6 points. Bitdefender, BullGuard, Heimdal Security, and Microworld had a slightly higher error rate, but still received 5.5 points.
The packages from Malwarebytes and PC Matic wrongly flag many harmless programs and thus create frequent false positives: only 4.5 points. Cylance causes false alarms too often, thus earning only 3.5 points. Lots of good security programs Internet Security Suites 2018
To be sure, even this test performed over a period of two months is only a snapshot in time. But it does demonstrate the high performance of many security solutions under Windows 10 for consumer users. The highest point score of 18 was achieved by a total of 8 products, whereas 8 additional packages earned the excellent score of 17.5 points. This means that 16 out of the 22 security packages tested also earned recognition as a TOP PRODUCT, in addition to a certificate for their security. Interesting to note: Even Windows Defender Antivirus completed this test with 18 points. Looking back at the test history of the past 12 months, however, this tended to be the exception rather than the rule (History of Windows Defender Antivirus).
Many of the security packages and Internet security suites recognized offer lots of useful extra features, in addition to a high degree of security and reliability. Thus, when comparing packages with equal point scores, it is useful to look at their full range of features. Test reports from July/August 2020
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