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Northguard Products

Producer	Certified	Protection	Performance	Usability
August 2021
Northguard Security 20.0		100	100	100›
June 2021
Northguard Security 20.0		100	100	100›
April 2021
Northguard Security 20.0		100	100	100›
February 2021
Northguard Security 20		100	100	100›
December 2020
Northguard Security 20.0		100	91.7	100›
October 2020
Northguard Security 20.0		100	100	100›

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