Awards

AV-Comparatives Awards 2021 for Cybereason

Cybereason participated successfully in AV-Comparatives’ Enterprise Main Test Series of 2021. The tests covered different protection scenarios, system performance, and false positives.

Cybereason Enterprise provides a cloud-based console for managing the endpoint protection software. In addition to malware protection, the product includes functions for analysing and remediating attacks. It can manage networks with hundreds of thousands of devices.

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AV-Comparatives Awards 2021 for CrowdStrike

CrowdStrike participated successfully in AV-Comparatives’ Enterprise Tests of 2021. The tests covered a variety of protection scenarios, system performance, false positives, and endpoint prevention and response capabilities.

CrowdStrike Falcon Pro provides a cloud-based console for managing the endpoint protection software. As well as malware protection, the product includes investigative functions for analysing and remediating attacks. It can manage networks with thousands of devices. We note that CrowdStrike Falcon Pro is available as a fully managed service for organisations that desire a more hands-off solution to endpoint protection.

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AV-Comparatives Awards 2021 for Cisco

Cisco participated successfully in AV-Comparatives’ enterprise tests of 2021. The tests covered different protection scenarios, system performance, and false positives, as well as endpoint prevention and response capabilities.

Cisco Secure Endpoint Essentials provides a cloud-based console for managing the endpoint protection software. In addition to malware protection, the product provides features for monitoring, investigating and blocking security threats. It can manage networks with hundreds of thousands of devices.

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AV-Comparatives Awards 2021 for Avira

Avira participated successfully year in AV-Comparatives’ 2021 Consumer Main Test Series. These covered different protection scenarios, system performance, and false positives.

Installation of Avira Antivirus Pro is very straightforward, and the program’s simple, touch-friendly interface is easy to navigate. There is a choice of light and dark modes for this. Safe default settings and sensible alerts are provided. In our functionality check, Avira’s highly sensitive on-access protection proactively deleted malware on an external drive or network share as soon as we opened the drive/share in Windows File Explorer.

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AV-Comparatives Awards 2021 for AVG

AVG achieved excellent results in AV-Comparatives’ Consumer Main Test Series of 2021, earning it an Outstanding Product Award. The tests covered different protection scenarios, system performance, and false positives

The interface of AVG AntiVirus Free is modern, touch-friendly, and very straightforward to use. We liked the informative malware detection alerts, which let you manage multiple detections from a single alert box, and persist until closed by the user. The setup wizard provides the choice of a simple, one-click installation for non-experts, or a fully customisable install for power users. There is a good range of scan options, and on-access protection means that files are scanned for malware if you try to copy them to your PC.

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AV-Comparatives Awards 2021 for Avast

Avast participated successfully in AV-Comparatives’ Enterprise and Consumer Main Test Series of 2021. The tests covered different protection scenarios, system performance, and false positives. In the consumer tests, Avast achieved excellent results, earning it an Outstanding Product Award.

The interface of Avast Free Antivirus is clean, touch-friendly, and easy to navigate. We liked the informative malware detection alerts, which let you manage multiple detections from a single alert box, and persist until closed by the user. The setup wizard provides the choice of a simple, one-click installation, or a fully customisable installation, making it ideal for both non-experts and power users. There is a good range of scan options, and on-access protection means that files are scanned for malware if you try to copy them to your PC.

Avast Business Antivirus Pro Plus provides a cloud-based console for managing the endpoint protection software. Additional features for Windows clients include data shredding, a VPN, and data & identity protection. Exchange and SharePoint security are provided for Windows Server. Patch management is included for all Windows computers, although automatic installation of patches requires a separate licence for Avast Business Patch Management.

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AV-Comparatives Awards 2021 for Acronis

Acronis participated successfully in AV-Comparatives’ Enterprise Main Test Series of 2021. The tests covered different protection scenarios, system performance, and false positives.

The Acronis Cyber Cloud platform provides a cloud-based console for managing the endpoint protection software. The product contains a variety of other cloud-based services, including backup, disaster recovery, and secure file-synchronisation.

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