Results – January 2021
DATA FROM OUR TESTING SYSTEM
The following summary shows a comparison of tested solutions to protect workstations against malware.
We encourage you to become familiar with a detailed description and read our testing methodology in order to understand the results.
Results – January 2021
Avast
Free Antivirus
LEVEL 2:
LEVEL 3:
88%
–
12%
Blocked: 1262/1262
Total: 100%
Avira
Antivirus Pro
LEVEL 1:
LEVEL 2:
LEVEL 3:
89%
–
11%
Blocked: 1262/1262
Total: 100%
Comodo
Advanced Endpoint Protection
LEVEL 2:
LEVEL 3:
16%
11%
73%
Blocked: 1262/1262
Total: 100%
Comodo
Internet Security
LEVEL 2:
LEVEL 3:
19%
8%
73%
Blocked: 1262/1262
Total: 100%
Emsisoft
Business Security
LEVEL 2:
LEVEL 3:
98%
1%
1%
Blocked: 1262/1262
Total: 100%
Microsoft
Defender
LEVEL 1:
LEVEL 2:
LEVEL 3:
97%
–
3%
Blocked: 1262/1262
Total: 100%
Microsoft
Defender
LEVEL 1:
LEVEL 2:
LEVEL 3:
FAIL:
96%
–
3%
0,7%
Blocked: 1254/1262
Total: 99,3%
NortonLifeLock
Security
LEVEL 2:
LEVEL 3:
20%
1%
79%
Blocked: 1262/1262
Total: 100%
SecureAPlus
Pro
LEVEL 2:
LEVEL 3:
79%
–
21%
Blocked: 1262/1262
Total: 100%
Webroot
Antivirus
LEVEL 1:
LEVEL 2:
LEVEL 3:
50%
–
50%
Blocked: 1262/1262
Total: 100%
Malware Comparison Table in January 2021
The following summary shows a comparison of tested solutions to protect workstations against malware. We encourage you to become familiar with a detailed description and read our testing methodology in order to understand the results.
Level 1: The browser level, i.e. a virus has been stopped before or right after it has been downloaded.
Level 2: The system level, i.e. a virus has been downloaded, but it hasn’t been allowed to run.
Level 3: The analysis level, i.e. a virus has been run and blocked by a tested product.
FAIL: The failure, i.e. a virus hasn’t been blocked and it has infected a system.
Sandbox Column: Number of indicators, i.e. malicious changes made to the system without the anti-virus installed.
See the previous results
You can always go back in time and check how each individual security product performed during previous editions of the test. We make the results from all previous tests available to you to verify if your favorite developer has improved protection against latest malware in his security software.