AV-TEST Product Review and Certification Report – Jan-Feb/2022

During January and February 2022 we continuously evaluated 18 home user security products using their default settings. We always used the most current publicly-available version of all products for the testing. They were allowed to update themselves at any time and query their in-the-cloud services. We focused on realistic test scenarios and challenged the products against real-world threats. Products had to demonstrate their capabilities using all components and protection layers.

Norton 360

Version	22.21
Platform	Windows 10 Professional (English), (64-Bit)
Report	221116
Date	Jan-Feb/2022

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Protection

Protection against malware infections
(such as viruses, worms or Trojan horses)
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	Industry average	January	February
Protection against 0-day malware attacks, inclusive of web and e-mail threats (Real-World Testing) 407 samples used	99.5%	100%	100%
Detection of widespread and prevalent malware discovered in the last 4 weeks (the AV-TEST reference set) 15,882 samples used	100%	100%	100%
Protection Score	6.0/6.0

Performance

Average influence of the product on computer speed in daily usage
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	Industry average	Standard PC	Industry average	High end PC
Slowing-down when launching popular websites 51 websites visited	11%	11%	14%	18%
Slower download of frequently-used applications 20 downloaded files	1%	0%	1%	0%
Slower launch of standard software applications 50 test cases applied	11%	11%	4%	5%
Slower installation of frequently-used applications 20 installed applications	12%	16%	11%	12%
Slower copying of files, locally and in a network 10,259 files copied	2%	3%	2%	1%
Performance Score	6.0/6.0

Usability

Impact of the security software on the usability of the whole computer
(lower values indicate better results)
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	Industry average	January	February
False warnings or blockages when visiting websites 500 samples used	0	0	0
False detections of legitimate software as malware during a system scan 1,237,562 samples used	1	0	1
False warnings concerning certain actions carried out whilst installing and using legitimate software 32 samples used	0	0
False blockages of certain actions carried out whilst installing and using legitimate software 32 samples used	0	0
Usability Score	6.0/6.0