Batu69 Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 TIME FOR A SOLID ANSWER Little known to many users, an independent company called Av-Comparatives conducts monthly torture tests of antiviruses. They take this data and compile it, score it, and publish it. Their testing is as impressive as it is thorough. So the old question of what antivirus works is actually answered every month. We decided to go a step further. We have taken the test data and created a list of the best. The Data A quick graph of the testing data fails to do the tests justice. It will give you an idea of how products stack up side by side. For those who may be interested in the full details, All sources will be posted at the end of the article. THE RESULTS: WE WANT 99% OR BETTER We created a list from the most recent testing data. Anything that fell below 99% success or had more than 5 false positives did not make the cut. Also anything that did not receive an award of 2 of 3 stars or better in the 3 main tests of Protection, Performance, and Detection were also benched. When personal information Is at stake, Only the best will do. The products that make the final list are fast, powerful and easy to use. Price Website Free Download Free Download Free Download $59.99 Buy $39.95 Buy $39.99 Buy $39.99 Buy Free Download Free Download A note on the pricing column, Products listed as “free” are free forever, not “free to try”. Tech Medic Winner. Free Home Antivirus Free Browser Safety Free VPN. (500mb limit) It took part in seven out of eight of this year’s tests, and received six Advanced+ awards, including both Real-World Protection Tests. It won Silver Awards for the File Detection and Performance tests, along with Silver for the Real-World Protection Test and joint Bronze for Removal. Its user interface is tried, tested, and very straightforward to use. Overview of tested products Here we provide a summary for each of the programs tested, with a note of each one’s successes during the year. Although the user interface does not affect any awards, we have noted some of the best UI features as well. Avast is a Top Rated Product this year, receiving five Advanced+ awards in the course of the year, including both Real-World Protection Tests. It wins the Gold Award for the Performance Test, and joint Silver for the Removal Test. We feel its scan-results dialog box is equally well suited to expert and non-expert users. AVG participated in seven out of eight tests this year, and received awards in all of them, including five Advanced+. It wins the Bronze Award for Malware Removal. We liked the custom installation option and the quick tutorial in the setup wizard. Bitdefender is a Top Rated Product this year, with joint highest scores overall. It only missed Product of the Year because it won the award last year; it received Advanced+ awards in all eight main tests. It wins the Gold Award in Proactive Protection, joint Gold in File Detection, joint Gold in the Real-World Protection Test, and joint Silver in Malware Removal. Its almost instant real-time detection of malware on a flash drive stood out in our user-experience review. Emsisoft is a Top Rated Product this year, with four Advanced+ awards. It wins Bronze Awards for File Detection and Performance. We liked the information and explanations provided by its setup wizard. ESET received six Advanced+ awards this year, and is once again a Top Rated Product. It wins the Silver Award in the False Positives category, and Bronze in Proactive Protection. Its refreshed graphical user is as clear as ever and there is excellent and comprehensive documentation. Kaspersky Lab is this year’s Product of the Year, having received Advanced+ awards in all of the year’s tests. It also wins the Gold Award in the Malware Removal Test, and joint Gold in the RealWorld Protection and File Detection Tests. Additional wins this year are the Silver Award in the Proactive Protection Test, and joint Bronze in Performance. We liked the real-time progress displays in its refreshed user interface, and the extensive and excellent documentation. Lavasoft received awards in seven out of eight tests this year, including Advanced+ for the September File Detection Test. It received a joint Bronze Award for File Detection. We liked the option to install it as a secondary scanner. Panda took part in seven out of eight of this year’s tests, and received at least an Advanced award in all of them. It takes the Bronze Award for Lowest False Positives. We liked its new finger-friendly user interface. Sources: https://www.av-comparatives.org/ https://www.av-comparatives.org/summary-reports/ https://www.av-comparatives.org/security-usage-surveys/ http://chart.av-comparatives.org/chart1.php http://chart.av-comparatives.org/awardslist.php?year=2016 Article source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straycat19 Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 1 hour ago, Batu69 said: Bitdefender is a Top Rated Product this year, with joint highest scores overall. It only missed Product of the Year because it won the award last year What bullshit! This is why I don't believe anything AV Comparatives posts. If it is the top product, it is the top product, regardless of whether it won it last year or the last five years. The only thing I agree with here is that Avira is the best free AV and I wouldn't even list AVG/Avast nor would I ever recommend either of them to anyone. I prefer to see just results, like at AV-Test.org, so I can decide which is the best. Any site that ranks software usually has an investment in seeing that certain software gets ranked high whether it deserves it or not. To the point that even tests are rigged to provide the desired results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Israeli_Eagle Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 6 hours ago, Batu69 said: Free Home Antivirus Free Browser Safety Free VPN. (500mb limit) LMAO... 500 MB per month? And what you use then the next 29 days, 23 hours and 55 minutes?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc71520 Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Since 2008, no Real-Time (i.e. Resident) AV, here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Stray you say avira is the best free antivirus why you say avast avg is the worst or not good why explain (explain why you think and dont use the graph above and avtest.org is not the only good testing site virus bulletin is good to) and provide proof if not in the words of ron white next time you have a thought let it go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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