The results are categorised into: On Demand, Retrospective, Dynamic Real World, Removal, Performance,False positives and the King of Tests
On Demand: Raw detection capabilities of signatures when fully updated with latest definitions.
Retrospective: Capabilities of heuristics and generic signatures against new unknown malware.
Dynamic: Real world protection capabilities using all components of the security software to demonstrate effectiveness in the real world (0 day, cloud, behaviour blocking, self defence, web blocking, etc)
Removal:Effectiveness at cleaning a system from malware, the higher the score the better the product is at disinfection and removal of malware trace elements without damaging the system in the process.
Performance score (higher is better) : How fast and responsive products perform. The higher the result the less of an impact on your system.
only helps to provide comparison of performance between products.
False Positives: Total false positives across all tests with such information available. The results help to show which products are more prone to false positives.
King of Tests: Personalised scoring system in an attempt to determine which antivirus solutions did the best across all the categories equally (This year is also weighted on uncertainty). Products with >50% mean uncertainty are not included.
