AV-Test: The crash test of security software – Our security is a major issue, and of course choosing a reliable security is the A and Z for our security and concerns us all. Especially when there are a multitude of products that promise to protect us from malware.
- Help from the experts
Security experts AV-Test have published the results of their Windows 7 test, which will offer a helping hand to us, the average user. The tests were conducted on the Windows 7 32-bit platform. The results rank the best applications according to three different criteria: protection, usability and performance.
- The best and worst apps for home users
The crash test winners, who scored the highest for home users, were Bitdefender and Kaspersky. Both received 18 out of 18 possible points, while Avira, ZoneAlarm and Symantec's Norton came close behind the leaders, scoring 17.5 points. Specifically, Bitdefender and Kaspersky each received 6 points for protection, 6 for performance and 6 for usability, while Avira lost 0.5 in the performance tests.
First from the end and with the worst performance are: Microsoft's Security Essentials application which received only 11.5 points, while ThreatTrack VIPRE, received only 10 points. Microsoft's Security Essentials application received only 0.5 points for protection, 5 points for performance, and 6 for usability.
- The best and worst apps for business users
When it comes to corporate users, Bitdefender, F-Secure, and Kaspersky are again the best choices, while Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection received the lowest score and ranks last.
