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Endurance Test: Do security packages constantly generate false alarms?

Endurance Test: Do security packages constantly generate false alarms?...

 

June 08, 2016 | Antivirus for Windows

You trust your installed security solution: when its alarm goes off, your system is at risk – or was it a false alarm after all? Whether it is for private users or in companies – false positives...

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11 Enterprise Security Solutions Tested under Windows 10

11 Enterprise Security Solutions Tested under Windows 10 › ...

 

March 22, 2016 | Antivirus for Windows

Many IT departments having Windows 8 PCs not belonging to their fleet of enterprise versions are quickly jumping on the bandwagon of upgrading to Version 10 free of charge. But which security solution...

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20 Security Suites Put to the Test: More Protection for Windows 10

20 Security Suites Put to the Test: More Protection for Windows 10 › ...

 

December 07, 2015 | Antivirus for Windows

Despite the new protection concept in Windows 10, it needs a security suite for optimal system security. As the first test laboratory, AV-TEST evaluated 19 security packages under Windows 10 in a...

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Self-Protection in Windows Applications: How Secure are PDF Readers, Java and Browsers?

Self-Protection in Windows Applications: How Secure are PDF Readers,...

 

November 20, 2015 | Antivirus for Windows

Well-known Windows software is repeatedly criticized for being an Achilles' heel for exploits. That is why AV-TEST tested the latest Windows software and also browsers, file archiving applications or...

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Test: 11 Security Solutions for Corporate Networks with Windows 7

Test: 11 Security Solutions for Corporate Networks with Windows 7 › ...

 

November 02, 2015 | Antivirus for Windows

In many companies, most PCs are still running on Windows 7. If analyst forecasts turn out to be true, then the transition to Windows 10 will only begin picking up momentum at the end of 2017. For the...

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Check 2015: Self-Protection of Antivirus Software

Check 2015: Self-Protection of Antivirus Software › ...

 

October 26, 2015 | Antivirus for Windows

How well do security packages protect themselves against threats? Already in 2014, AV-TEST examined each relevant security software package in terms of whether it used simple protection technologies...

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Linux: 16 Security Packages Against Windows and Linux Malware Put to the Test

Linux: 16 Security Packages Against Windows and Linux Malware Put to...

 

October 05, 2015 | Antivirus for Windows

As Linux PCs are increasingly used to connect Windows PCs, they ought to use a security package as well. The lab at AV-TEST put 16 current security solutions to the test under Ubuntu – against Linux...

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21 Internet security suites put to the test under Windows 8.1

21 Internet security suites put to the test under Windows 8.1 › ...

 

September 09, 2015 | Antivirus for Windows

The market offers many good Internet security suites – some even for free. But do the freeware guardians perform as well as those costing money? AV-TEST tested 22 applications and comes to the...

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 Android Apps: 25 system watchdogs – put to the test for 125 days

Android Apps: 25 system watchdogs – put to the test for 125 days › ...

 

July 07, 2015 | Antivirus for Windows

The AV-TEST Facebook page repeatedly answers the same question: "Which Android app is actually the best?" In order to provide a well-founded answer to this question, the labs at AV-TEST subjected 25...

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