14 DAY TRIAL // While Bitdefender Internet Security 2013 has been crowned the best anti-virus on Windows 8, Microsoft's Windows Defender scored poorly, struggling once again to get AV-TEST's certification.
Windows Defender got an overall score of 11.5 points, way behind Bitdefender that achieved the highest score of 18 points.
Specifically, the Windows 8 anti-virus received 2 out of 6 points for the protection it offers to its users and only 3.5 points out of a maximum of 6 for the overall performance on the new operating system.
Usability brought Windows Defender 6 more points, as the app provided zero false warnings and incorrect detections of legitimate software as malware.
Microsoft doesn't usually comment on this type of anti-virus tests, but the company did criticize AV-TEST's procedure in the past, claiming that its security products are a lot better than what these results could trick you into believing.