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

Elastic Security is a professional security product, suitable for medium to large-sized networks. As well as malware protection, the product includes investigative functions for analysing and remediating targeted cyber-attacks.

Elastic achieved great success in AV-Comparatives’ Enterprise Main-Test Series of 2023. 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.

A choice of server-based or cloud-based consoles is provided by Elastic Security. Testers noted the clean and simple design of the management console, making it easy to navigate to essential everyday features such as system overview, devices, detections and alerts, network connections, trusted applications, and endpoint management. Thoughtful interface design includes items such as pop-up panels that quickly show the details of data in graphs.

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

We found ESET Internet Security to be very well designed and easy to use. Non-expert users are provided with safe default settings and a clean, easy-to-navigate interface. All the essential features are very easily accessed. The settings dialog has plenty of advanced options for power users, and offers a useful search function. Help features and access-control options are both excellent. In our functionality check, sensitive on-access protection detected malware on an external drive as soon as it was opened in File Explorer.

ESET PROTECT Entry with ESET PROTECT Cloud provides a cloud-based console for managing the endpoint protection software. Windows client software includes features, such as a web control feature and ESET’s Network Protection module, and the package also includes ESET File Security for Windows Servers. We feel it would be suitable for smaller businesses with tens of seats, but it can also cope with larger networks.

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Fortinet achieved great success in AV-Comparatives’ Anti-Phishing and Parental Control Test Series of 2023.

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

F-Secure Internet Security is a consumer security product. It achieved great success in AV-Comparatives’ Consumer Main-Test Series of 2023. 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.

Installing F-Secure Internet Security is very straightforward, and the program’s simple interface is easy to navigate and offers helpful explanations of all the included features. F-Secure Internet Security’s handling of malware on external drives and network shares was outstanding in our functionality check.

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

The interface of G Data Total Security is easily navigated, via a single row of tiles. There is a choice of a default or a customised installation, whereby the latter lets you choose individual components to install. The status display provides details of individual protection components, and access control is excellent. Most commendably, USB devices are proactively scanned for malware on connection. On-access protection means that files are scanned for malware if you try to copy them to your PC.

G Data Endpoint Protection Business provides a server-based console for managing the endpoint protection software. This can be installed on any current Windows Server or Windows client operating system. Multiple management servers can be used within an organisation, and managed from a single console. An option is available for protecting virtual machines, which uses a “light” agent and a virtual scan server. The product can manage networks with thousands of devices. We also feel it would be suitable for smaller businesses with tens of devices.

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Intego achieved great success in AV-Comparatives’ Mac Security Test Series of 2023. The tests covered different protection scenarios, false positives, as well as a review of the products’ interface and other functionality.

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K7 achieved great success in AV-Comparatives’ Enterprise and Consumer Main-Test Series of 2023. The tests covered different protection scenarios, system performance, and false positives.

We found K7 Total Security to be very simple to install and use. The most important functions can easily be accessed from the home page. The default actions for connecting external drives and malware detection are ideal. In our functionality check, K7’s highly sensitive on-access protection detected and removed malware on USB drives and network shares as soon as they were opened in Windows File Explorer. Access control is excellent.

As its name suggests, K7 On-Premises Enterprise Security Advanced provides a server-based console for managing the endpoint protection software. This is accessed via a web browser. The product is designed for enterprises of all sizes. We feel it is particularly suitable for smaller businesses and less-experienced administrators, due to the very simple and easy-to-use console design.

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

Installation of Kaspersky Standard is straightforward, with safe default options. The program’s modern, tiled interface makes all essential features easily accessible from the home page. In our functionality check, Kaspersky’s highly sensitive on-access protection proactively deleted malware on a network share as soon as we opened it in Windows File Explorer, the same thing occurred when opening network shares. Advanced users will find a wide range of configuration options in the settings.

Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business (KESB) Select, with KSC is a tier of Kaspersky’s Endpoint Security for Business product line. It is aimed at medium-sized businesses and larger enterprises. The product provides a choice of either a server-based or a cloud-based console to manage the endpoint protection software.

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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.

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

Microsoft Defender Antivirus includes all the essential features of an antivirus program in a clean, touch-friendly interface. The program is simple to use and comes pre-installed with Windows.

Microsoft’s cloud-based Endpoint Manager console allows administrators to centrally manage and monitor features and settings for Microsoft Defender Antivirus, Microsoft’s own antivirus program, which is built into the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems. It is suitable for businesses of all sizes.

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