Research evaluates the performance of Windows security apps

Mar 24, 2020 06:50 GMT  ·  By

Pretty much the entire world is working from home these days due to the new coronavirus outbreak, but at the same time, cybercriminals are fairly busy as well in their struggle to compromise out devices.

Running up-to-date antivirus is very often an easy way to block an important share of malware, and the researchers over at German institute AV-TEST have conducted a new series of tests in January and February to determine the best security products for Windows.

As usual, they tested each application for protection, performance, and usability, offering a maximum of six points for every category.

Needless to say, the leading security vendors continue to top the charts, so if you’re looking for a powerful antivirus product, the following solutions received the maximum score of 18 points:

On the other hand, the following apps got pretty close to the maximum score with a 17.5 points rating:
  • BullGuard Internet Security
  • G DATA Internet Security
  • K7 Computing TotalSecurity
  • Microsoft Defender
  • Trend Micro Internet Security
Windows Defender, the antivirus that comes pre-loaded in Windows 10, once again offered a notable performance, as it managed to obtain nearly the same score as the world’s leading third-party security vendors. Windows Defender received 5.5 points for protection, 6 points for performance, and 6 more points for usability for a final score of 17.5 points.

The worst performance award this time goes to PC Matic, a security product that received just 3 points for protection and 3.5 points for usability. Its performance during the test was rated with 6 points.

At the end of the day, if you’re looking for top-notch malware protection, you can very well stick with Windows Defender in case you’re running Windows 10. For even more advanced features, there are plenty of third-party security vendors to choose from.

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