Afterwards, the object was to detect the AV-TEST reference set with 12,000 mostly known malware specimens. First, the real-world test with some 150 of the latest malware programs. In the vital rating of 'protection' function, all the products had to master two test phases. Because the laboratory always tests the latest products available, some of them are already the 2015 versions, while others are still from 2014. Security Essentials was only able to detect slightly more than half the threats in the real-world test.Īll the products were put through the ropes twice: once in November and once in December 2014. While the solution from Microsoft achieves 11 points overall, it receives 0 points in the vital rating of its protection function. If one disregards the second version of Qihoo 360, as it is only available in China, the freeware version of Panda with 15.5 points only ranks in fifth place.

The best overall performers are the 3 commercial solutions from Bitdefender, Kaspersky and Trend Micro with 17.5 of 18 possible points.Ĭoming in close behind was the first freeware security package by the Chinese provider Qihoo 360 with 17 points. The experts at AV-TEST examined 17 purchased software and 11 freeware solutions, and compared them with one another.

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