AV-Comparatives provides certification for parental control software. Parental control solutions are tested against 2,000 URLs with undesirable content in different categories, and 200 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.

The certification reports can be found here: https://www.av-comparatives.org/parental-control/

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We have reviewed and tested eleven security solutions on Apple’s macOS Catalina. Read our Mac Security Test & Review 2020 to see which security solutions have been approved.

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The first half-year results of the ongoing Consumer Real-World Protection Test are now available!

https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/real-world-protection-test-february-may-2020/

Can antivirus programs protect your privacy and civil liberties? Major new test reveals how consumer security programs can detect covert surveillance by stalkerware programs.

https://www.av-comparatives.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/avc_stalkerware_2020.pdf

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In cooperation with PC Magazin, AV-Comparatives releases report of consumer broadband router security test. Internet of Things (IoT) testing continues with in-depth analysis of security features in popular home Wi-Fi routers.

PDF Report (English)
PDF Report (German)

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As the number and complexity of advanced persistent threats increase, so does the importance of endpoint detection and response systems.

AV-Comparatives has developed a comprehensive methodology for testing enterprise-class EPR (Endpoint Prevention and Response) systems, with tests commencing mid-Q3 2020, and results being published in Q4 2020.

AV-Comparatives have been working closely with the IT security teams, security practitioners and security operation centre (SOC) personnel of typical enterprises that already employ EPR systems or are planning to do so in the future.

The full draft methodology can be downloaded here.

For more information and submitting your product please contact us here.

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Security-testing lab AV-Comparatives has released its report of 35 consumer VPN (virtual private network) products for Windows. The test concentrated on two main aspects of the programs, namely speed and privacy. 

https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/vpn-report-2020-35-services/

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We released the March-April 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 July.

AV-Comparatives released their latest Performance Test Report for consumer security products under Microsoft Windows 10.

17 consumer products were tested regarding their impact on system performance. But keep in mind: Protection is more important than speed!

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.  

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