21 Internet security suites put to the test under Windows 8.1

[Batu69]

The market offers many good Internet security suites – some even for free. But do the freeware guardians perform as well as those costing money? AV-TEST tested 22 applications and comes to the conclusion: the freeware solutions are good, and for the best solutions, users only have to invest a small amount of money.

The number of threats to Windows PCs increases by roughly 4 malware specimens per second. For the year 2015 alone, the AV-TEST institute has already stored over 100 million viruses and more in its database. That is why an Internet security suite for Windows is absolutely essential! Anyone surfing without protection runs the risk of malware infection in no time flat. Even casually cruising a website is already sufficient. Via drive-by download, trojans quickly infect a Windows system.

The lab experts at AV-TEST have tested 21 Internet security suites for their protection, performance, and usability. Four of the 21 solutions are even available as freeware. Included in the test were products from AhnLab, Avast, AVG, Avira, Bitdefender, BullGuard, Check Point, Comodo, ESET, F-Secure, G Data, K7 Computing, Kaspersky Lab, McAfee, Microworld, Norman, Panda Security, Quick Heal, Symantec, ThreatTrack and Trend Micro. For comparison, Windows Defender, the protection provided by the Microsoft Windows 8.1 operating system, was also tested as the 22nd product.

Avira, Bitdefender & kaspersky achieve perfect scores

[manju]

it says Internet Securitys (to my knowloged it stand for AV + Firewall) and there are there only AV apps for some companies :blink:

[straycat19]

Anyone surfing without protection runs the risk of malware infection in no time flat.

Now that is not a true statement. I don't use any type of AV/Internet Security program and I am not at risk. Malware cannot install on my system. Files that are downloaded cannot run on my system. I have tried to intentionally infect my system and the malware cannot run, matter of fact it deletes itself. Statements like the one quoted are what AV companies use to scare people into buying their products and there are plenty of security articles stating that AV programs are useless in stopping malware since their means of detection, including heuristics, is not effective in stopping malware.

[212eta]