Traditionally, Microsoft’s Windows Defender was considered the “baseline” product, one which the paid suites would have to surpass to prove themselves worthy. Twelve products were ranked as an AV-Test “Top Product,” where no category scored less than a 5.5: Vipre Advanced Security 11.0, Trend Micro’s Internet Security 15.0, Norton Security 22.16, McAfee Internet Security 22.1, Kaspersky Internet Security 19.0, F-Secure Safe 17, BullGuard’s Internet Security 19.0, Bitdefender Internet Security 23.0, Avira Antivirus Pro, AVG Internet Security 18.7/18.8, Avast Free Antivirus 18.7/18.8, and AhnLab V3 Internet Security 9.0. Each suite is ranked on three criteria: protection, performance, and usability, earning up to 6 points in each category. Because of the fluid nature of malware and how AV apps responds to it, the best solutions often move up and down the rankings. ![]() AV-test is an independent research house from Germany, and the organization continuously tests the major antivirus suites, publishing reports every few months.
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