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

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

This time the new research came with surprises as as you will see, very high-profile security companies such as Bitdefender and Kaspersky failed to reach the top spots in the latest test scores.

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AV-TEST test results February 2019

But let's start with the τα ασφαλείας που είχαν την υψηλότερη βαθμολογία. Οι σουίτες ασφαλείας SAFE, McAfee Internet Security καιSymantec Norton Security έλαβαν την κορυφαία βαθμολογία 18 μονάδες με 6 in every for protection, performance and usability.

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 points. The AhnLab V3 Internet Security and Microworld eScan Internet Security Suite applications had the same result. THE Bitdefender got 5,5 points for protection, 5,5 points for performance and 5,5 points 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 Malwarebytes it 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 truly advanced security product, having managed to once again have a total score of 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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