September AV-Test Product Review and Certification Report – July through August 2012

During July and August, AV-Test (www.AV-Test.org) tested twenty-three consumer   internet security products (for the most part) in the areas of protection, repair, and usability.  The highest score possible in each category was 6.0.  The test was on Windows XP.  Go to their   web site for the individual component scores and to download free one-page reports on each of the companies’ products tested.  The web site does not total and rank the results.  Two products failed certification, from Lavasoft and AhnLab.  Note that most of these were performed with 2012 products.  It’s only since late August and early September that the 2013 products have been rolling out.  Avast had the only free product among the top scorers.

AV-Test Top Four Scores July through August Test

• Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 & 2013 -17.0
• BitDefender Internet Security 2012 - 16.5
• Check Point ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall 10.2 - 16.0
• Avast Free AntiVirus 7.0 - 15.0
• Avira Internet Security 2012 - 15.0
• Symantec Norton Internet Security 2012 - 15.0

 F-Secure's  score  dropped to 14.5 in the latest test.This dropped them to seventh overall.

AV-Test Top Four Scores - May through June Test

• BitDefender Internet Security 2012 – 17.0
• Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 – 16.5
• F-Secure Internet Security 2012 – 16.5
• Check Point Zone Alarm Free Antivirus – 16.0 

Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 was AV-Comparatives,  www.av-comparatives.org , Product of the Year, with BitDefender Internet Security 2012, F-Secure Internet Security, and Avira Internet Security 2012 receiving  Top Rated recognition.

There are many test groups out there.  You should also look at test results from Virus Bulletin www.virusbtn.com   and AV-comparatives www.av-comparatives.org   as well.

To see some of the scores the 2013 internet products have been receiving from reviewers, go to 

http://kensek.blogspot.com/2012/09/best-internet-security-suites-2013-best.html

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.  

July AV-Test Product Review and Certification Report – May Through June 2012

During May and June, AV-Test (www.AV-Test.org   ) tested twenty-five consumer   internet security products in the areas of protection, repair, and usability.  The highest score possible in each category was 6.0.  The test was on Windows 7. Go  to their   web site for the individual scores and to download free one-page reports on each of the companies.  The web site doesn’t total and rank the results.  No products failed certification. McAfee barely received certification, with the low score of 11.0.

AV-Test Top Scores  - May Through June Test

• BitDefender Internet Security 2012 – 17.0
• Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 – 16.5
• F-Secure Internet Security 2012 – 16.5
• Check Point Zone Alarm Free Antivirus – 16.0

Newly added to the test, Check Point ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall, Fortinet FortiClient Lite and Lavasoft Ad-Aware Free Antivirus.

Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 was  www.av-comparatives.org  Product of the Year, with BitDefender Internet Security 2012, F-Secure Internet Security, and Avira Internet Security 2012 receiving  Top Rated recognition.

AV-Test Top Products  in the March April Test  

• BitDefender Internet Security – 17.0
• Kaspersky Internet Security  - 16.5
• F-Secure Internet Security - 16.0
• G Data Internet Security  16.0

To see a table of the top ten and the scores  for this test and the scores, go to http://kensek.blogspot.com/2012/06/av-test-product-review-and.html

  

There are many test groups out there.  You should also look at test results from Virus Bulletin www.virusbtn.com  and AV-comparatives www.av-comparatives.org  as well.

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.   

AV-Test Product Review and Certification Report – March and April - 2012, Top Products from AV-comparatives.org

During March and April, AV-Test (www.AV-Test.org  ) tested twenty-two  consumer   internet security products in the areas of protection, repair, and usability.  The highest score possible in each category was 6.0.  The test was on Windows 7.  The top 10 products, and  total scores  are contained in the table below.  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 web site doesn’t total and rank the results.  Two products failed certification.  These were from AhnLab and ESET.

The top internet security products in order were -  BitDefender Internet Security, Kaspersky Internet Security, F-Secure Internet Security, G Data Internet Security, AVG Free, AVG Internet Security, BullGuard Internet Security, Norton Internet Security, Panda Cloud Antivirus, and Avira Internet Security.

Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 was AV-comparatives.org Product of the Year, with BitDefender Internet Security 2012, F-Secure Internet Security, and Avira Internet Security 2012 receiving  Top Rated recognition.

http://kensek.blogspot.com/2012/01/av-comparatives-summary-report-2011.html

For the January/February results on Windows XP:

http://kensek.blogspot.com/2012/03/av-test-product-review-and.html

 

There are many test groups out there.  You should also look at test results from Virus Bulletin  www.virusbtn.com  and AV-comparatives  as well. 

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.

About AV-Comparatives  www.av-comparatives.org

AV-Comparatives is an Austrian Non-Profit-Organization, which provides independent Anti-Virus software tests free to the public.

AV-Test Product Review and Certification Report – Q4 2011, PC Magazine Best 2012 Internet Security Suites, Top Products from AV-comparatives.org

During November and December 2011, AV-Test (www.AV-Test.org) tested twenty-three consumer and eight internet security products in the areas of protection, repair and usability. The highest score possible in each category was 6.0. The test was on Windows 7. The top 10 products and the total score of these areas is contained in the table below. You’ll have to go to their web site for the individual scores and to download free one page reports on each of the companies. Some consistency between the av-test.org and av-comparatives.org organization results. You won't find the total of the three categories on the av-test.org site. Their summary report is sorted alphabetically.

Those internet security products in the top ten were: Kaspersky Internet Security 2012, BitDefender Internet Security 2012 , F-Secure Internet Security 2012 , G Data: Internet Security 2012, Norton Internet Security 2012 , AVG Internet Security 2012 , AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2012 , Avira Internet Security 2012 , Panda Internet Security 2012 , and Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security 2012.

www.av-test.org/en/tests/test-reports/novdec-2011/

Where the product was reviewed, the 4th column contains the score from PC Magazine for Best Internet Security Suites 2012. Webroot, while receiving 4.5 out of 5.0 from PC Magazine, only scored a total of 11.5 from AV-test, finishing 21st.The only consumer product failing to be certified, meaning it scored below 11.0 total, was Total Defense Internet Security 2011 with a score of 8.5.

kensek.blogspot.com/2011/08/best-internet-security-suites-2012-pc.html

www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2373529,00.asp

The fifth column contains ratings from AV-Comparatives.org AV-Comparatives Summary Report – 2011. This is a must view report, running 129 pages http://kensek.blogspot.com/2012/01/av-comparatives-summary-report-2011.html ESET also received a Top Rated from this organization, but only ranked 22nd in the AV-test ratings.










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.

About AV-Comparatives.ort http://www.av-comparatives.org

AV-Comparatives is an Austrian Non-Profit-Organization, which provides independent Anti-Virus software tests free to the public.

Go to the AV-comparatives website for complete details about the organization, the many tests they perform, and to download copies of their reports.