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Producer	Certified	Protection	Performance	Usability
September 2022
Protected.net Total AV 2.1		100	100	100›
July 2022
Protected.net Total AV 2.1		100	100	100›
May 2022
Protected.net Total AV 2.1		100	100	100›
March 2022
Protected.net Total AV 2.1		100	100	100›
January 2022
Protected.net Total AV 2.1		100	100	100›
November 2021
Protected.net Total AV 2.1		91.7	100	100›
September 2021
Protected.net Total AV 2.1		100	100	100›
July 2021
Protected.net Total AV 2.1		100	100	100›
May 2021
Protected.net Total AV 2.1		100	100	100›
March 2021
Protected.net Total AV 2.1		100	100	100›
January 2021
Protected.net Total AV 2.0		91.7	100	100›
November 2020
Protected.net Total AV 2.0		100	100	100›
July 2020
Protected.net Total AV 2.0		100	100	100›

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