Here you will find links to all our test reports and reviews.
It’s that time of the year when we do our annual Security Survey. If you could spare 5 minutes of your time to complete it, we would be grateful. Your feedback is important to us, as it helps us understand the needs of real-life users.
The results will be published in Q1/2021 on our website.
Thanks in advance for your support!
AV-Comparatives released its Advanced Threat Protection Tests (aka Enhanced Real-World Test) for both consumer and enterprise security products. This test checks a security product’s ability to protect a PC against targeted attacks called advanced persistent threats. https://www.av-comparatives.org/testmethod/enhanced-real-world-tests/
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The second half-year results of the ongoing Consumer Real-World Protection Test are now available!
https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/real-world-protection-test-july-october-2020
AV-Comparatives released their latest Performance Test Report for consumer security products under Microsoft Windows 10.
https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/performance-test-october-2020
17 consumer products were tested regarding their impact on system performance. But keep in mind: Protection is more important than speed!
Announcing a new cloud security validation lab in Austin, Texas.
AV-Comparatives, a global leader in endpoint security testing, is pleased to announce the extension of its testing portfolio in a new cloud security validation lab in Austin, Texas.
We 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.
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. While in the Real-World Protection Test the vector is the web, in the Malware Protection Test the vectors can be e.g. network drives, USB or cover scenarios where the malware is already on the disk.
The factsheet results (for July/August) of the ongoing Consumer Real-World Protection Test are now available! The full results will be published in December.
German computer periodical PC Magazin has published results of a security test of networked CCTV cameras for consumers. The test was carried out by the Innsbruck test lab AV-Comparatives. Such cameras could be misused to see into the owner’s private life, and so were scrutinised for their own security standards.
Anti-Phishing test: security products published passing the 2020 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.