Tuesday 26 November 2013

Kaspersky Wins Independent Antivirus Test Trifecta

Trifecta
Your antivirus program needs to protect you against all threats without getting in the way of your day-to-day activities or slowing down performance. Sometimes it seems like there's a tradeoff; if you want the best protection maybe you have to accept a little performance drag. But according to the latest report from AV-Test, Kapersky has managed to excel in all areas. It earned the maximum possible score overall; first time I've seen that.
In AV-Test's ongoing series of evaluations, products can earn up to six points in each of three categories. The protection category rates how well the antivirus fends off real-world malware. Performance is a measure of how much the antivirus's resource usage slows the system overall. A good usability score means the program flagged few or no legitimate programs and legitimate websites as malicious or suspicious. Kaspersky took the full six points in all three categories.
Jockeying for Position
Only a handful of the two dozen products tested earned the same score as in the previous test, but most changed by just a point or half-point. Avira made the most progress, leaping from 12.0 points last time to 16.0 points this time. It earned better scores in all three categories. ZoneAlarm's score went up two full points, from 11.0 to 13.0.
More programs rose than fell, but one fell impressively. Norton was riding high last time around with an impressive 17.0 points. This time it earned just 14.5, which is not a bad score, but quite a drop. Performance was the main issue. Last time Norton had 5.5 for performance, this time it dropped to 3.5. I'm not sure how to explain that.
K7 didn't drop quite as far as Norton, 1.5 points compared to 2.5, but it crossed a line. To receive certification from AV-Test a product needs to score at least 10 points, with a non-zero score in all three categories. K7 went down to 9, so it missed certification. AhnLab also fell below the certification level.
You can view the full test results on the AV-Test website. I really appreciate the work of AV-Test and the other dedicated, innovative testing labs. Because they do such a good job, I've been able to back off from the most difficult, time-consuming, and downright dangerous of my own hands-on tests. Thanks again, guys!

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