Strong Protection for MacOS Sierra: 12 Packages Put to the Test

Strong Protection for MacOS Sierra: 12 Packages Put to the Test › ...

 

December 21, 2016 | Antivirus for macOS

Every MacOS Sierra user can fortify their system protection with a good security solution. While Apple does provide good proprietary system protection for MacOS Sierra, infections do occur...

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Endurance Test with 25 Apps: the Best Security Apps for Android

Endurance Test with 25 Apps: the Best Security Apps for Android › ...

 

December 07, 2016 | Antivirus for Android

The first thing everyone should do after switching on an Android device for the first time is to install a protection app. In its latest endurance test, AV-TEST evaluated 25 apps in the laboratory and...

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Test: This is how well 8 security packages and 7 special tools come to the rescue after a virus attack

Test: This is how well 8 security packages and 7 special tools come to...

 

December 05, 2016 | Repair tests for Windows

Can security packages or special tools on a boot CD completely clean and repair a system infected with viruses, Trojans and other malware? To find out, AV-TEST subjected 8 well-known security suites...

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Current Risk Scenario: AV-TEST Security Report Facts at a Glance

Current Risk Scenario: AV-TEST Security Report Facts at a Glance › ...

 

November 28, 2016 | Research

Five new malware programs per second, the return of traditional virus attacks on Windows systems, the Top 10 threats for macOS and Trojan attacks on Android: facts at a glance concerning these and...

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AV-TEST Media Coverage III/2016

AV-TEST Media Coverage III/2016 ›

 

October 28, 2016 | Other

Last quarter saw quite a number of reports on the Fitness Tracker security study. With even more media coverage of the highly controversial topic the momentum continued into this quarter as well....

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Analysis of 160 Million Websites: Are Google and Other Search Engines Platforms for Distributing Malware?

Analysis of 160 Million Websites: Are Google and Other Search Engines...

 

October 26, 2016 | Research

Search engines such as Google and others provide access to roughly more than 1 billion websites and globally handle 4 to 6 billion search queries – daily. But how many malware threats lurk among the...

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Test: 12 Security Solutions for Corporate Networks and Windows 7 Clients

Test: 12 Security Solutions for Corporate Networks and Windows 7...

 

October 16, 2016 | Antivirus for Windows

The fact remains: Windows 7 is the most widely-used Windows version. It is running on over 40 percent of Windows computers worldwide – above all in companies. AV-TEST examined 12 enterprise solutions...

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23 Security Suites Put to the Test Under Windows 7

23 Security Suites Put to the Test Under Windows 7 › ...

 

October 13, 2016 | Antivirus for Windows

Although Microsoft has been giving away its Windows 10 for some time now: Windows 7 is still being run on over 40% of all PCs worldwide. The latest test of 23 Internet security suites from the labs of...

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Data Protection or Virus Protection?

Data Protection or Virus Protection? ›

 

September 22, 2016 | Research

How many private users read long and drawn-out privacy policies when buying or installing software anyway? Especially when it comes to security software. After all, these programs promise not only...

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