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AV-Comparatives Awards 2023 for McAfee

McAfee achieved great success in AV-Comparatives’ Consumer Main-Test Series of 2023. The tests covered different protection scenarios, system performance, and false positives.

McAfee Total Protection is a consumer security product. It achieved great success in AV-Comparatives’ Consumer Main-Test Series of 2023, and was rewarded with an Approved Security Product Award. This required it to demonstrate a high level of protection against both Internet-based threats, and malicious files from sources such as external drives or the local area network. It also had to prove that it could provide this protection without impacting device performance or creating false alarms.

In addition to anti-malware features, McAfee Total Protection includes a VPN, password manager, replacement firewall, cookie and tracker remover, and secure file-deletion feature. It is very simple to install, and has a modern, touch-friendly interface. The essential functions can be accessed via tiles on the home screen, and the malware alerts are clear and persistent. The McAfee Firewall co-ordinates perfectly with Windows’ network settings.

AV-Comparatives’ tests are very carefully designed and executed to thoroughly and realistically simulate scenarios that face users in real life. Consequently, a certification by AV-Comparatives is a guarantee of an effective and reliable product. An “Approved Product” award means that the software has been rigorously checked to ensure that it will perform its intended task competently. It is an industry-recognised standard of quality.

AV-Comparatives’ tests have multiple aspects, to represent the different requirements of IT security solutions. Further awards highlight the effectiveness of individual programs in different protection scenarios, low false positives, and low impact on system performance. Users can thus see which programs score highly in the categories that matter most to them.

AV-Comparatives is an independent testing lab based in Innsbruck, Austria, that tests IT security products to see if they live up to their promises. AV-Comparatives is ISO 9001:2015 certified, having received a certificate from TÜV Austria for the scope “Independent Tests of Anti-Virus Software”. AV-Comparatives is also the first av-test organisation to be certified by European Expert Group for IT-Security (EICAR) as an EICAR Trusted IT-Security Testing Lab.

AV-Comparatives Awards for McAfee

McAfee had a successful year in AV-Comparatives’ 2023 Consumer Main-Test Series. It received an Approved Security Product Award, having reached five Advanced+ and one Advanced Awards in the tests. It also took the Gold Award for the Malware Protection Test.

Malware Protection Test March 2023 - ADVANCED+Performance Test April 2023 - ADVANCED+Real-World Protection Test February-May 2023 - ADVANCED+Malware Protection Test September 2023 - ADVANCED+Performance Test October 2023 - ADVANCEDReal-World Protection Test July-October 2023 - ADVANCED+Summary Report 2023 - GOLDSummary Report 2023 - APPROVED