Antivirus testing organization AV-TEST has released the results for its August tests and presents us with the best security products currently on the market for the operating system Windows 10 of Microsoft.
There are no surprises as well known companies Bitdefender, Kaspersky and McAfee, continue to top the charts. But the Avira and VIPRE Security products 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 a final score of 17,5 points, a flawless behavior in tests for protection and usability. Windows Defender lost half a point in performance tests.
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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