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Here are the new tests in store for the year 2020

Here are the new tests in store for the year 2020 › ...

 

January 16, 2020 | Research

There is lots of new activity at AV-TEST lab in the new year. New tests for corporate users are being added, existing tests are being standardized, and the test frequency is being modified for certain...

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AV-ATLAS: Real-Time Threat Analysis

AV-ATLAS: Real-Time Threat Analysis ›

 

September 23, 2019 | Research

When infecting websites, e-mails and software downloads with malware, the main aim of cybercriminals is always to gain access to other people’s systems, devices and data in order to achieve financial...

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Heightened threat scenario: all the facts in the AV-TEST Security Report 2018/2019

Heightened threat scenario: all the facts in the AV-TEST Security...

 

July 16, 2019 | Research

With massive increases in malware statistics, it was anything but quiet on the malware front. Windows and Android systems continue to be the focus of organized crime, yet the malware rate for Apple's...

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The AV-TEST Security Report 2017/2018: The latest Analysis of the IT Threat Scenario

The AV-TEST Security Report 2017/2018: The latest Analysis of the IT...

 

July 20, 2018 | Research

Cybercriminals are relying on ever more effective weapons. And opening up new business segments, including the markets of the future, "Internet of Things" and cryptocurrencies, long before they can...

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The IT Security Status at a Glance: The AV-TEST Security Report 2016/2017

The IT Security Status at a Glance: The AV-TEST Security Report...

 

July 05, 2017 | Research

No cause for concern due to the declining malware statistics? Far off target. Because the formula of the newly-developed attack strategies in 2016 is based on: Quality, not quantity! Whether it be...

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Simply App-alling! Users Pay a High Price to Use Free eHealth Apps!

Simply App-alling! Users Pay a High Price to Use Free eHealth Apps! › ...

 

April 12, 2017 | Research

They handle user data that is far more sensitive than other apps. Nonetheless, providers of eHealth apps often neglect not only data protection but also intentionally lure in users with free health...

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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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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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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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