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Here Are the Best Helpers After a Malware Attack

February 04, 2020 Repair tests for Windows

Here Are the Best Helpers After a Malware Attack No matter how devastating an attack on a Windows PC: the initial response is to attempt a repair. But which software package is capable of reliably doing so? AV-TEST tested 7 security solutions and 4...
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Endurance Test: Windows Rescue after a Virus Attack No user wants to simply abandon their well-configured Windows system in the aftermath of a malware attack. And no one has to either! From January to December 2018, AV-TEST launched countless attacks...
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Test: Windows Repair after a Trojan Attack

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Test: Windows Repair after a Trojan Attack What happens after an attack by malware, e.g. a virus or a Trojan? Can Windows be cleaned up and recovered? The AV-TEST team got to the bottom of these questions: it tested 7 security packages and 5...
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The Best after the Crash: 16 Security Suites and Tools in the Recovery Test for 12 Months

March 12, 2018 Repair tests for Windows

The Best after the Crash: 16 Security Suites and Tools in the Recovery Test for 12 Months ... Security suites and special tools claim the capability of restoring everything to normal after a virus attack. AV-TEST examined the true capabilities of 9 suites and 7 tools over a 12-month period....
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One-click repair or system chaos? 17 protection packages and tools in a repair test after a virus attack

October 25, 2017 Repair tests for Windows

One-click repair or system chaos? 17 protection packages and tools in a repair test after a virus... 9 protection packages and 8 tools were required to demonstrate whether they can completely clean up and recover a Windows system after a successful malware attack. And they can! But a frequently...
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Put to the test for 12 months: This is how well security packages and special tools help after an attack

February 22, 2017 Repair tests for Windows

Put to the test for 12 months: This is how well security packages and special tools help after an... First comes the malware attack, then the chaos in recovering the data. But it doesn't have to be that way. In an endurance test, AV-TEST discovered which security packages and special tools really...
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Test: This is how well 8 security packages and 7 special tools come to the rescue after a virus attack

December 05, 2016 Repair tests for Windows

Test: This is how well 8 security packages and 7 special tools come to the rescue after a virus... 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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Special antivirus tools put to the test: performance of system rescuers in an emergency

March 14, 2016 Repair tests for Windows

Special antivirus tools put to the test: performance of system rescuers in an emergency ... Special antivirus tools are the typical rescue tool of choice after a malware attack. The lab at AV-TEST tested 5 popular special tools for almost a year to see whether they can reliably rescue...
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Here is how security suites repair your system after a malware attack

February 23, 2016 Repair tests for Windows

Here is how security suites repair your system after a malware attack Can a security suite completely clean up and repair a Windows system after an infection? In a sophisticated lab test throughout the year 2015, involving 4 test rounds, 7 products demonstrate their...
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