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Real-World Protection Test March - June
The overall report of the Real-World Protection Test March-June is now available. Find out how the products scored in this very demanding and sophisticated test.
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Performance Test
Take a look at the speed impact of Security Products. But keep in mind: Protection is much more important than speed.
Heuristic / Behavioural Test
We released the Heuristic / Behavioural test. It evaluates the products against new and unknown malware to measure the proactive protection capabilities.
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The overall report of the Real-World Protection Test March-June is now available. t.co/ukdkt1JHGlJuly 7, 2015
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24 Dec Comparative Tests, Product news. Kaspersky Internet Security Receives Advanced Award in latest AV-Comparatives Test. Following in-depth tests.
Comparative tests of antivirus software
At AV-Comparatives we limit the number of participants in our tests to usually around 16-20 vendors and our aim is to include only good and reliable products/vendors. To achieve this, we have devised various requirements to be met in order to be included in the testings. This also aids us identify and filter out rogue anti-virus vendors.
Real-World Protection Tests
Full product long-term dynamic test reports.
We thoroughly evaluate the suites real-world protection capabilities with default settings. Monthly results and two 4-month overview reports. The framework is recognized as an innovation in computer science.
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File Detection Tests
The File Detection Test is one of the most deterministic factors to evaluate the effectiveness of an anti-virus engine. These test reports are released twice a year and include false alarm test. See how the products perform in this basic component test.
Performance Tests
Programs running in background such as real time protection antivirus software use some percentage of system resources. These tests help users evaluate their anti-virus protection in terms of system speed system performance.
Heuristic / Behaviour Tests
These Heuristic/Behaviour tests evaluate the products against new and unknown malware to measure the proactive protection capabilities heuristics, generic signatures, behaviour blocker, aso.
The Heuristic / Behaviour Tests also take into consideration the false positive rate.
False Alarm Tests
False alarms can sometimes cause as much troubles as a real infection.
With AV testing it is important to measure not only detection capabilities but also reliability – one of reliability aspects is certainly product s tendency to flag clean files as infected.
Malware Removal Tests
These tests aimed mainly for home users evaluate the anti-virus products capability of removing malware and its leftovers from an already compromized system.
For this test we use mainly prevalent in-the-field samples from infected PCs of customers.
Mobile Security Reviews
Integration of new technologies into smartphones also brings risks of malware, pshishing and concentrated attacks on sensitive data.
This section contains tests and reviews of Mobile Security products.
Mac Security Reviews
These reviews evaluate the protection provided to Mac OS users.
Macs are being attacked more and more by cybercriminals, who start to take advantage of the complacency towards malware threats amongst Mac users.
Business Reviews
These tests put special emphasis on business product features which are important to sys admins.
The resulting reviews are time-saving resources for sys admins when they need to decide on an antivirus solution.
Anti-Phishing Tests
These tests evaluate the protection provided against phishing websites.
These malicious websites can pose a real threat to any user who is connected to the Internet, as they attempt to steal sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details.
Single Product Tests
Often, antivirus vendors rely on AV-Comparatives to give them an unbiased and competent feedback regarding their new product features and feature updates. These commissioned reviews of a single product help vendors improve their software and offer valuable data regarding the product s overall performance.
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Instantly compare performance, features price of today s top brands. Features independent reviews with full ratings comparisons. Norton, BitDefender.
This is a non-exhaustive list of notable antivirus and Internet Security software, in the form of comparison tables, according to their platform e.g. desktop and.
How virus protection software compares with other products. Kaspersky s antivirus software and antivirus programs excel when it comes to comparative testing.
Find out if your anti-virus software is slowing your PC down. Read our comparative analysis about the performance, usability and effectiveness of popular.
CORPORATE AV / EPP COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS. Exploit Protection. 2013 – Randy Abrams, Dipti Ghimire, Joshua Smith. Tested Vendors. AVG, ESET.
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