- May 11, 2013
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Dennis Technology Labs recently conducted a test to find out how effective a handful of popular home internet security products are against cyberattacks.
The testing process involved running the security suites through two distinct tests, one to see how they stand up against security threats and the second to see how they handle legitimate programs.
The study included a “guest” antivirus product, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (Free) despite the software lacking real-time protection and malicious URL blocking features. This decision was made since Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free was added to the mix because it claims to protect from new online threats that other antivirus cannot detect.
To test the effectiveness against attacks, each internet security suite / antivirus software was exposed to an actual malicious website and rated on how it defended the system against a threat to prevent it from getting infected, neutralized a threat if it managed to sneak onto the system or failed to stop the exploit and associated malware altogether.
As far as the treatment of legitimate programs go, each product was graded on whether or not it allows legitimate software to be installed without requiring any type of verification from the end-user.
Internet Security / Antivirus Software Test Results (Home Edition)
Dennis Technology Labs issues different awards depending on how well a product scored: AAA, AA, B, and C.
Kaspersky Internet Security 2014, Norton Internet Security and ESET Smart Security all came out on top, earning the AAA certification from Dennis Labs. Avast! Free Antivirus proved that it’s the best choice if you don’t want to pay for protection with an AA rating.
Meanwhile, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free and Microsoft Security Essentials fell short of falling into any award bracket.
Well IMO correct.
See here the full PDF with test results
The testing process involved running the security suites through two distinct tests, one to see how they stand up against security threats and the second to see how they handle legitimate programs.
The study included a “guest” antivirus product, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (Free) despite the software lacking real-time protection and malicious URL blocking features. This decision was made since Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free was added to the mix because it claims to protect from new online threats that other antivirus cannot detect.
To test the effectiveness against attacks, each internet security suite / antivirus software was exposed to an actual malicious website and rated on how it defended the system against a threat to prevent it from getting infected, neutralized a threat if it managed to sneak onto the system or failed to stop the exploit and associated malware altogether.
As far as the treatment of legitimate programs go, each product was graded on whether or not it allows legitimate software to be installed without requiring any type of verification from the end-user.
Internet Security / Antivirus Software Test Results (Home Edition)
Dennis Technology Labs issues different awards depending on how well a product scored: AAA, AA, B, and C.
Kaspersky Internet Security 2014, Norton Internet Security and ESET Smart Security all came out on top, earning the AAA certification from Dennis Labs. Avast! Free Antivirus proved that it’s the best choice if you don’t want to pay for protection with an AA rating.
Meanwhile, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free and Microsoft Security Essentials fell short of falling into any award bracket.
Well IMO correct.
See here the full PDF with test results