Antivirus testing organization AV-TEST has released the results for its August tests and presents us with the best security products on the market right now for functional Microsoft Windows 10 system.
There are no surprises as well-known companies Bitdefender, Kaspersky and McAfee, continue to top the charts. But the products of Avira and VIPRE Security they also had pretty good results.
All above, antivirus apps took 6 grades for protection, performance and usability by tapping a total score of 18 points.
One of the best news for Windows 10 users is that Microsoft's default antivirus product offers impressive performance.
Windows Defender, which comes with Windows 10, has the final score of 17,5 points, a flawless performance test for protection and usability. Windows Defender lost half of the performance test.
Microsoft seems to be constantly improving Windows Defender, and soon the application will be the preferred choice of Windows 10 users who will no longer need to install third-party applications for their security.
The lowest score in this round of tests had the software PC Pitstop. The app received 5,5 points for protection, 4,5 for performance and 2,5 for usability.
See the charts of AV-TEST (click to enlarge)
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