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Producer	Certified	Protection	Performance	Usability
March 2022
Protected.net Total AV 5.6		100	100	100›
December 2021
Protected.net Total AV 5.5		83.3	100	100›
September 2021
Protected.net Total AV 5.5		83.3	100	100›
December 2020
Protected.net Total AV 4.18		91.7	100	100›

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