14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft’s security products are often criticized for their lack of features and poor efficiency, but according to a new research, Redmond is the leading anti-virus vendor right now.
Judging by the market share of its products, Microsoft has 25.4 percent of the anti-virus market thanks to Security Essentials and Windows Defender, a report published by OPSWAT shows.
Microsoft’s impressive market share is split between Security Essentials, installed on 67.7 percent of computers running security products provided by the Redmond-based giant, and Windows Defender, still protecting 30.7 percent of these systems.
Avast comes second with 23.6 percent, followed by AVG, Symantec, ESET, Avira, and Kaspersky.
“Microsoft leads worldwide antivirus vendors with more than a quarter of the market, and Avast follows closely behind with 23.6%. The remaining antivirus vendors all show market shares in the single digits, with AVG, Symantec, and ESET leading this tier. The top ten antivirus vendors control 92% of the market,” the research reads.