Introduction
This is the second half-year report of our Business Main-Test Series of 2021, containing the results of the Business Real-World Protection Test (August-November), Business Malware Protection Test (September), Business Performance Test (November), as well as the Product Reviews.
Please note that the results of the Business Main-Test Series cannot be compared with the results of the Consumer Main-Test Series, as the tests are done at different times, with different sets, different settings, etc.
Test Procedure
The test series consists of three main parts:
The
Real-World Protection Test mimics online malware attacks that a typical business user might encounter when surfing the Internet.
The
Malware Protection Test considers a scenario in which the malware pre-exists on the disk or enters the test system via e.g. the local area network or removable device, rather than directly from the Internet.
In addition to each of the protection tests, a
False-Positives Test is conducted, to check whether any products falsely identify legitimate software as harmful.
The
Performance Test looks at the impact each product has on the system’s performance, i.e. how much it slows down normal use of the PC while performing certain tasks.
To complete the picture of each product’s capabilities, there is a
user-interface review included in the report as well.
Some of the products in the test are clearly aimed at larger enterprises and organisations, while others are more applicable to smaller businesses. Please see each product’s review section for further details.
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