New types of threats require new kinds of testing. Therefore, we are introducing a new test, where we use new and tailor-made attacks to compromise a victim. This “Enhanced Real-World Test” will be part of our Public Main Test Series of 2019, in both Consumer and Enterprise Test Series.
AVC-News
Here you will find links to all our test reports and reviews.
Business Test Factsheet August-September 2018
We just released the August-September factsheet of the Business main-test series. You can find the factsheet here:
https://www.av-comparatives.org/testmethod/business-security-tests-and-reviews/
The full and more detailed report – containing also a Performance test and product reviews – will be released in December.
Consumer Malware Protection Test September 2018
We released our Consumer Malware Protection Test. Any samples that have not been detected e.g. on-access are executed on the test system. A false alarm test is also included.
Conference meetings 2018
Autumn is security conference season. Delegates of AV-Comparatives will attend various conferences – if you want to catch up in person with our team, you can meet us at the following upcoming conferences. Please contact us for an appointment.
AVC-News app for Android
We are pleased to announce the release of the AVC-News app. This is a free mobile app for Android* that lets you see the latest news, test reports and other publications by AV-Comparatives.
Within the app, you can easily bookmark any articles or stories so you can find them quickly later. We’ll also send you push notifications when there are new test results or other articles, so you have the latest AV-Comparatives information at your fingertips.
Mobile Security Review 2018
AV-Comparatives’ latest Mobile Security Report 2018 is now available! 12 security products for Android have been thoroughly tested and reviewed! https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/mobile-security-review-2018/
Mac Security Review/Test 2018
We have reviewed and tested ten security solutions on Apple’s macOS High Sierra. Read our Mac Security Test & Review 2018 to see which security solutions have been approved.
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Parental Control Certification Test 2018
AV-Comparatives provides certification for parental control software. Parental control solutions are tested against 2,000 URLs with undesirable content in different categories, and 100 child-safe URLs. In order to be certified, a product must block at least 98% of pornographic websites, have no more than a few false alarms on child-friendly websites, and have no severe unresolved bugs (or design flaws) discovered during the review.
Anti-Phishing Certification Test 2018
Anti-Phishing test: security products published passing the 2018 test
Every year we publish the results of our phishing protection certification test. These tests evaluate the protection provided against phishing websites. These deceptive websites can pose a real threat to Internet users, as they attempt to steal sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details.
Business Security Test March-June 2018
The first half-year report of our new Enterprise main-test series containing a Real-World Protection, Malware Protection and Performance Test has been released. Also product reviews are included. Read the report for details.