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 operating system Windows 10 by Microsoft.
There are no surprises as well-known Bitdefender, Kaspersky and McAfee companies are still at the top of the charts. However, Avira and VIPRE Security products also had good results.
All of the above antivirus applications scored 6 points each for protection, performance and usability hitting an overall score of 18 points.
One of the best news for them users of Windows 10 is that Microsoft's default antivirus product performs impressively.
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 result in this test round was PC Pitstop software. The application received 5,5 degrees for protection, 4,5 for performance and 2,5 for usability.
See the charts of AV-TEST (click to enlarge)
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