The latest February–March 2026 results for our ongoing Consumer Real-World Protection Test are now available. The full report will be published in June 2026. As part of our continuous evaluation of consumer cybersecurity solutions, AV-Comparatives is pleased to release this interim factsheet. It provides an early look at how leading antivirus products are performing against current, real-world threats.
Consumer Real-World Protection Test Factsheet Feb-Mar 2026
Consumer Malware Protection Test March 2026
AV-Comparatives is pleased to present the results of the March 2026 Malware Protection Test for consumer security solutions. As part of our ongoing Consumer Main-Test Series, this evaluation examines how effectively leading anti-malware products protect users from today’s rapidly evolving threats.
APT Detection Coverage Test 2026
Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) are often associated with large enterprises, critical infrastructure, and high-value corporate targets. However, the reality is broader. Private individuals, such as (but not limited to) investigative journalists, activists, or even spouses in abusive relationships, can also become entry points or direct victims of sophisticated, long-term attacks.
AV-Comparatives Security Summit and Award Ceremony 2026
The AV-Comparatives Cybersecurity Summit 2026 concluded as a resounding success, bringing together leading cybersecurity vendors, analysts, researchers, and enterprise experts for two days of high-level dialogue and celebration. The event once again demonstrated the strength of industry collaboration in addressing today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape.
AV-Comparatives Awards 2025
AV-Comparatives is happy to announce the awards for the vendors of cyber security software in 2026. These awards highlight the achievements of the participants in protecting users from the ever evolving cyber threat landscape.
AV-Comparatives Operational Technology Protection Certification 2026
In January 2026, AV-Comparatives conducted its annual Operational Technology Protection Certification test. The certification evaluates whether security products can effectively prevent execution-based attacks in fully offline, air-gapped environments typical of Operational Technology (OT) deployments.
AV-Comparatives Security Survey 2026 published
AV-Comparatives has released the results of its yearly IT Security Survey for 2026. The results show current trends and preferences among survey participants, as well as concerns regarding cybersecurity. These opinions and insights from the end-user community also provide us with valuable feedback, helping us further improve out testing and shaping the future of cybersecurity solutions and testing methodologies. We sincerely thank all the respondents who took the time to contribute.
Access the full security survey report here or download it as a PDF document.
Consumer Summary Report 2025
The Austrian antivirus testing lab AV-Comparatives has released its annual Summary Report highlighting the results for consumer security test for the year 2025 (PDF available here). This report contains awards recognizing individual programs in various categories. Additionally a user-interface review for each tested products is included.
Business Security Test August-November 2025
The second half-year report for AV-Comparatives’ 2025 Enterprise Main-Test Series, which includes Real-World Protection, Malware Protection, and Performance Tests, is now available. You can find detailed product reviews and the full report here: https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/business-security-test-2025-august-november/
NGFW Egress C2 Test 2025: Assessing the Effectiveness of Outgoing Network Traffic Prevention and Detection Capabilities
In November 2025, AV-Comparatives conducted an NGFW Egress C2 Test to evaluate the effectiveness of NGFW products in detecting and preventing malicious traffic. Certification reports are published only for vendors who achieved the certification (i.e. where malicious traffic was blocked). Non-certified vendors received feedback in order to improve their product.