AV-TEST the best antivirus for Windows home users (with surprises)

The well-known company AV TEST published the results of the February 2019 tests. So if you're running Windows 10 and don't just trust Windows Defender to protect your device, read on.

This time, the new research came with surprises, and as you will see, high-profile security vendors such as Bitdefender and Kaspersky have failed to reach the top of the test scores.

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AV-TEST test results February 2019

Ας ξεκινήσουμε όμως με τα προϊόντα ασφαλείας που είχαν την υψηλότερη βαθμολογία. Οι σουίτες ασφαλείας F-Secure SAFE, McAfee Internet Security καιSymantec Security έλαβαν την κορυφαία βαθμολογία 18 μονάδες με 6 σημεία σε κάθε δοκιμή για προστασία, απόδοση και χρηστικότητα.

Kaspersky Internet Security, which until recently was the ultimate leader of antivirus, received 17,5 units after it lost 0,5 points in its performance test.

On the other hand, Bitdefender Internet Security fell to 16,5 units. The same result was achieved by AhnLab V3 Internet Security and Microworld eScan Internet Security Suite. The Bitdefender application took 5,5 units for protection, 5,5 units for performance and 5,5 units for usability.

The Trend Micro Security Security application also dropped 16,5 units. This product was rated with 5,5, 5,0 and 6,0 units for protection, performance and usability respectively.

The Premium received the lowest result in the tests (14 points) after scoring 4,5 points for protection, 5 points for performance and 4,5 points for usability.

Microsoft's Windows Defender is still a real thing security product after he managed to once again have a total 17 points (6 points for protection and 5,5 points for performance and usability).

See the AV TEST charts (click to enlarge)

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