AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test July-August 2025

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  1. This test shows how an antivirus behaves with certain threats, in a specific environment and under certain conditions.
    We encourage you to compare these results with others and take informed decisions on what security products to use.
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russ0408 said:
To me it looks like all the top tier all offer great protection. Just decide what you need in your antivirus, and look for the best value. Right now they're all pretty cheap.
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This has been true for years for all top solutions. Choose for best price/low system impact, make sure it doesn't get in the way of your workflow, like blocking printers or sites you need. Difference in detection rate is minimal, and any protection solution may be bypassed by the right malware.

RAM usage is not a factor. Neither is UI, you'll probably never look at it after initial setup and exceptions are set...
 
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Miravi said:
Sweet mother of pearl, 43 false positives from Trend Micro? It's been a very long time since I used it. Do people encounter so many in practice?
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IIRC I have not had any false positives with Trend Micro currently on one of my VMs, but I don't push it by looking for malware and it is not my daily driver. I do like TM's workflow, operation. light for me.
 
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mlnevese said:
RAM usage is not a factor. Neither is UI, you'll probably never look at it after initial setup and exceptions are set...
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I switched to Windows Defender because RAM usage was a factor. I've gotten used to the UI by now. I still have Bitdefender on another monthly-used machine and am still fumbling around looking for stuffs. At this rate, though, I probably would never switch away from Windows Defender on my main machines.
 
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Wrecker4923 said:
I switched to Windows Defender because RAM usage was a factor. I've gotten used to the UI by now. I still have Bitdefender on another monthly-used machine and am still fumbling around looking for stuffs. At this rate, though, I probably would never switch away from Windows Defender on my main machines.
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I move between MSD and AVG free (remove all components except file, behavioral, and web shields, and firewall).
 
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Miravi said:
Sweet mother of pearl, 43 false positives from Trend Micro? It's been a very long time since I used it. Do people encounter so many in practice?
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I think in a very long usage I encountered once (also in Hypersensitive mode), I don’t remember what sort of program was terminated due to attempts for injecting code. I’ve not encountered false positives other than this.
 
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