
To ensure that the tested programs do not protect the system at the expense of high false-alarm rates, a false-positive test was also run. The test set used for this test consisted of 10,040 malware samples, assembled after consulting telemetry data with the aim of including recent, prevalent samples that are endangering users in the field. This test examines a product’s ability to prevent a malicious program from making any changes to the system. “Our rigorous process is designed to provide consumers with the information they need to make the most informed decisions on the best protection for their needs.” said Andreas Clementi, Founder and CEO of AV-Comparatives.Īs part of AV-Comparatives ongoing Consumer Main-Test Series, the Malware Protection Test for consumer security solutions evaluated 17 popular anti-malware programs to assess their ability to detect and block malicious files before, during or after execution.
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Users need to have full confidence that they have the right protections in place.” “As threat tactics evolve and change, and the sheer number of threats that consumers must protect against continues to rise dramatically, we find the need for product testing ever more important.


These tests examined the performance of leading antivirus solutions in order to assess their capabilities in conditions experienced every day by users around the world. Andreas Clementi, founder and CEO of AV-ComparativesINNSBRUCK, TYROL, AUSTRIA, Ap/ / - AV-Comparatives, a provider of independent comparative tests and reviews for antivirus products, has released the latest security software evaluation results of its Malware Protection Test for the month of March, and the factsheet for the Real-World Protection Test, carried out between February and March.
