The Austrian antivirus testing lab AV-Comparatives has released its annual Summary Report highlighting the results for consumer security test for the year 2025 (PDF available here). This report contains awards recognizing individual programs in various categories. Additionally a user-interface review for each tested products is included.
Consumer Summary Report 2025
Business Security Test August-November 2025
The second half-year report for AV-Comparatives’ 2025 Enterprise Main-Test Series, which includes Real-World Protection, Malware Protection, and Performance Tests, is now available. You can find detailed product reviews and the full report here: https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/business-security-test-2025-august-november/
Consumer Real-World Protection Test July-October 2025
AV-Comparatives has released the latest results of the 2025 Consumer Real-World Protection Test, covering the period from July to October. This publication continues our mission to help users understand how well consumer security products protect against the threats they face online every day.
https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/real-world-protection-test-july-october-2025
Endpoint Prevention & Response (EPR) Test 2025
AV-Comparatives has released the results of its 2025 Endpoint Prevention and Response (EPR) Test, once again providing enterprises with transparent insights into the capabilities of leading EPR solutions.
Read the full report (PDF) here: https://www.av-comparatives.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/EPR_Comparative_2025.pdf
AV-Comparatives Nominated for Euregio Innovation Award at European Forum Alpbach 2025
Research uncovers serious vulnerabilities across multiple devices from two major smart home vendors, underscoring the urgent need for stronger IoT security standards.
Alpbach, Austria – AV-Comparatives has been nominated for the prestigious Euregio Innovation Award at the European Forum Alpbach (EFA). The nomination recognises AV-Comparatives’ pioneering IoT research and development of an automated test system for the certification of smart home and IoT devices, as well as smart city and grid infrastructure.
Business Security Test March-June 2025
The first half-year report for AV-Comparatives’ 2025 Enterprise Main-Test Series, which includes Real-World Protection, Malware Protection, and Performance Tests, is now available. You can find detailed product reviews and the full report here: https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/business-security-test-2025-march-june/
Mobile Security Review 2025
AV-Comparatives has released its latest Mobile Security Report 2025, featuring a detailed assessment of Android security apps. Ten products were put to the test in this year’s evaluation. https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/mobile-security-review-2025/
Anti-Phishing Certification Test 2025
AV-Comparatives has published the results of its 2025 Anti-Phishing Certification Test, evaluating the effectiveness of security products in protecting users from phishing attacks.
EDR-Detection-Validation Certification Test 2025
After launching the pilot earlier this year, AV-Comparatives has now completed the 2025 round of the EDR Detection Validation Test. This independent evaluation put seven enterprise cybersecurity solutions to the test under advanced threat scenarios. The goal: to assess their ability to detect and report real-world attacks with precision and visibility.
Parental Control Certification 2025
AV-Comparatives offers certification for parental control software, evaluating products against stringent criteria. Each solution is tested with 1,000 URLs containing adult content and 200 child-safe URLs. Starting in 2025, to achieve certification, a product must block at least 95% of adult websites, have zero false positives on child-friendly websites, and be free from significant unresolved bugs or design flaws.
For more details, you can access the certification reports here: https://www.av-comparatives.org/testmethod/parental-control-reviews/