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May 04, 2023 Antivirus for Windows
Security Software for Windows: 18 Security Packages Put to the Test Which software protects Windows the best? This question is posed countless times in user forums and social media channels. The lab at AV-TEST provides the answer in the latest test of 18 security...
May 02, 2023 Antivirus for Windows
Fending off Ransomware even Against State-of-the-art Attack Techniques APT groups that attack with ransomware use many different attack tactics to achieve their objectives. AV-TEST staged attacks on security products for consumer users and corporate users in 10 currently...

January 20, 2023 Antivirus for Windows
Test and Study: Do Security Solutions stop Current Ransomware under Windows 11? ... What actually happens in a ransomware attack? Is it simply stopped, or are dangerous processes able to keep running or do components remain in the system? AV-TEST utilized 10 scenarios with ransomware...
December 14, 2022 Antivirus for Windows
Windows 11: 20 Client-Server Solutions for Corporate Users Put to the Test More and more companies are migrating their workstation PCs to the new Windows 11. In the meantime, security software manufacturers are all offering a stable solution for the new system in their...
November 30, 2022 Antivirus for Windows
More Protection for Windows 11: Internet Security Suites Put to the Test The new Windows 11 is touted as an improvement on Windows 10 in every way – also in terms of protecting users. But that’s far off target. As the first test of security suites under Windows 11...
November 08, 2022 Antivirus for Windows
29 Protection Solutions in a Defense Test against Ransomware A successful ransomware attack always has disastrous consequences. While only individual PCs may become infected in a private environment, ransomware can quickly spread via a corporate network to all...
August 18, 2022 Antivirus for Windows
Security vs. Ransomware: 34 Solutions in the Advanced Threat Protection Test ... The waves of attacks with ransomware are becoming more and more frequent, especially given the fact that now there is Ransomware-as-a-Service, allowing even non-techie cybercriminals to also join in...