AV-Comparatives Consumer Real-World Protection Test Factsheet Feb-Mar 2026

[Pat MacKnife]

My precious Panda scored very high.

Until he falls from a tall tree , this clumsy panda !!

Klungelige panda tuimelt spectaculair uit boom

Twee verzorgers schrikken zich een hoedje wanneer een kleine panda zijn grip verliest in een hoge boom. Het incident gebeurt in een Chinese dierentuin.

www.hln.be

 

[ErzCrz]

I've always liked F-Secure.

I nearly chose it over ESET this year.

 

[The_King]

Since Norton Power Eraser is officially retired, I’m moving to ESET Online Scanner as my primary alternative. My updated 'SOS' will be ESET + KVRT.

It’ll be interesting to see if Norton’s detection rates fluctuate now that they’ve lost the crowdsourced telemetry from the thousands of independent 'malware hunters' who used NPE has a second opinion scanner.

 

[Sorrento]

F-Secure is simple to use & can't be faffed about with for others PC's you may attend if you chose a 3rd part AV - Out of interest I was just looking on the Panda website, its inexpensive & renews at the same price, that itself is very unusual as many start off at perhaps £39 UK Pounds for first year & renews at £95 UK Pounds as McAfee does for example, for Internet Security, one of my gripes is inflated renewal costs on software etc.

 

[robboman]

My precious Panda scored very high.

Panda is killing the competition as usual, it's not even close

 

[Sorrento]

I don't use Panda but their renewal at same as first year costs is something that's valid.

 

[Khushal]

Panda is killing the competition as usual, it's not even close

 

[Sunqfu]

 

[The_King]

Panda is killing the competition as usual, it's not even close

Spoiler: Panda!

 

[Minimalist]

Panda is killing the competition as usual, it's not even close

I'm not sure which test you are talking about, but in this test Panda is not doing anything to anyone.