January 20, 2023 | Antivirus for Windows
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 19, 2022 | Antivirus for Android
Cyber gangsters are relentlessly continuing their attempts to use fake and infected Android apps to take control of users’ mobile devices. Every user who wants to do away with the constant worry about...
December 14, 2022 | Antivirus for Windows
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...
December 09, 2022 | VPN Tests
Those who prefer relative anonymity on the Web tend to rely on VPN software. But the software that opens up unimagined Internet paths is capable of much more. It allows users to bypass annoying...
November 30, 2022 | Antivirus for Windows
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
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
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...
June 22, 2022 | Antivirus for Windows
In a test involving real attack scenarios, 26 protection solutions for consumer users and corporate users demonstrate their performance. In the series of Advanced Threat Protection tests, the lab...
June 02, 2022 | Antivirus for macOS
Unfortunately, the invulnerability of MacOS towards malware, such as ransomware and other threats, is and will remain a myth. The laboratory of AV-TEST examined 10 protection packages for consumer...