During September and October 2012, AV-test (www.av-test.org ) evaluated 24 home user
security products using their default settings.
They used the most current publicly available versions for the
testing. Generally, they were the 2013 versions. Products were allowed to update themselves time query their in-the-cloud services. The test was done on Windows 7.
The consumer internet security products were tested in
the areas of protection, repair, and usability.
The highest score possible in each category was 6.0. So, the best possible total score was 18.0.
The test was on Windows 7. You’ll have to go to the av-test.org web site
for the individual scores and to download free one-page reports on each of the
companies.
The top ten finishers were, Bitdefender Internet Security
(they lost their only point on Usability), F-Secure Internet Security, BullGuard
Internet Security, Kaspersky Internet Security, Symantec: Norton Internet
Security, Check Point Zone Alarm Free, G Data Internet Security, Trend Micro
Titanium Maximum Security, Avast Free, and AVG Internet Security. Check Point and Avast had the top free
products.
BitDefender isn't as well known to the thronging masses as a number of other AV or Internet Security companies. They are active in the OEM business, offering SDK and rebranding alternatives for endpoint, network, and cloud protection. In these situations (of course), you may never realize that BitDefender is under the hood.
http://www.bitdefender.com/oem/#Overview
BitDefender isn't as well known to the thronging masses as a number of other AV or Internet Security companies. They are active in the OEM business, offering SDK and rebranding alternatives for endpoint, network, and cloud protection. In these situations (of course), you may never realize that BitDefender is under the hood.
http://www.bitdefender.com/oem/#Overview
Microsoft Security Essentials failed the test with 10.5 while
McAfee, Norman, and Panda were on the bubble at 11.0. This is a major black eye for the Microsoft Security Essentials product. They scored only 1.5 out of 6 for Protection. For Removal, 3.5, and Usability, 5.5.
The top ten products are in the table below. Click on the table to enlarge it.
As with all the other tests performed by reputable test groups, there's not a lot of correlation between the best known products and test results.
In March/April testing, the top three products were from
BitDefender, F-Secure, and Kaspersky, respectively.
About AV-Test.org http://www.av-test.org
The AV-TEST Institute is a leading international and
independent service provider in the fields of IT security and anti-virus
research. The aim of the research work
carried out by AV-TEST is to directly detect the latest malware, to analyze it
using state-of-the-art methods and to inform their customers of the top-quality
results obtained.
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