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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 973591" data-attributes="member: 32260"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">The year 2021</span></strong></p><p>Cumulative results of missing samples in the Consumer tests (home AVs).</p><p></p><p><em>Real-World tests include fresh web-originated samples.</em></p><p><em>Malware Protection tests include older samples (several days old) usually delivered via USB drives or network drives.</em></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><strong>AVs marked as </strong></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 168, 133)"><strong>green</strong></span><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><strong> (</strong></span><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>or</strong></span> <span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)"><strong>blue</strong></span><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><strong>) cannot be differentiated (statistical errors are greater than differences).</strong></span></p><p>Avast and Microsoft were tested on the free versions.</p><p>User-dependent cases are counted as <span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>0.5</strong> </span><span style="font-size: 15px">and missed samples as</span><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong> 1</strong>.</span></p><p></p><p><strong>REAL-WORLD</strong> (Triathlon = AV-Comparatives + AV-Test + SE Labs) <strong>12 tests</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 168, 133)"><strong>Avast........... 1.5 + 5 + 2 = 8.5</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 168, 133)"><strong>Microsoft... *4.5 + 1 + 3 =*8.5</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 168, 133)"><strong>Norton......... 3.5 + 1 + 5 = 9.5</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 168, 133)"><strong>Kaspersky.... 5.0 + 0 + 5 = 10</strong></span></p><p>McAfee........ 4.5 + 4 +10= 18.5</p><p>Avira........... 14.0 +13 +7= 34</p><p>Samples..1479+1858+400= 3737</p><p></p><p>* AV-Comparatives rejected the partial results in the test February-May 2021 due to incorrect Defender updates. So, the result of Microsoft Defender in the first half of the year was calculated as an average of other tests. In the years 2019-2020, Microsoft missed 10 samples (four tests) and in the second half of the year 2021, it missed 2 samples. The average per one test is equal (10 + 2)/(4+1) = 2.4 ~ 2.5</p><p></p><p><strong>REAL-WORLD</strong> (Biathlon = AV-Comparatives + AV-Test) <strong>8 tests</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 168, 133)"><strong>Bitdefender....... 3.0 + 0 = 3</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 168, 133)"><strong>Norton.............. 3.5 + 1 = 4.5</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 168, 133)"><strong>Kaspersky......... 5.0 + 0 = 5</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 168, 133)"><strong>Microsoft........ *4.5 + 1 =*5.5</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 168, 133)"><strong>Avast................ 1.5 + 5 = 6.5</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 168, 133)"><strong>TrendMicro...... 0.0 + 7 = 7</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 168, 133)"><strong>McAfee............ 4.5 + 4 = 8.5</strong></span></p><p>Malwarebytes....6.0 + 7 = 13</p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">Avira...............14.0 + 13= 27</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)">Eset............... 17.0 + 10= 27</span></strong></p><p>Samples...... 1 479 + 1 858= 3 337</p><p></p><p>Microsoft Defender was tested in Real-World tests with Windows Defender Browser Protection (Chrome extension).</p><p>Windows SmartScreen for Explorer was disabled in tests for all AVs.</p><p></p><p><strong>Malware Protection</strong> (AV-Comparatives + AV-Test) <strong>8 tests</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 168, 133)"><strong>McAfee................ 0 + 0 = 0</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 168, 133)"><strong>Norton................. 0 + 0 = 0</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 168, 133)"><strong>Bitdefender.......... 2 + 0 = 2</strong></span></p><p>Avast..................... 4 + 9 = 13</p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>Kaspersky.......... 14 + 8 = 22</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>Microsoft........... 18 + 9 = 27</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)"><strong>Avira................... 4 + 35= 39</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(84, 172, 210)"><strong>Eset.................. 28 + 11= 39</strong></span></p><p>Malwarebytes... 22 + 84= 106</p><p>TrendMicro...... 224 + 0 = 224</p><p>Samples....... 20 042+104 017 = 124 059</p><p></p><p>Links to tests:</p><p><a href="https://selabs.uk/consumer/" target="_blank">SE Labs</a></p><p><a href="https://www.av-comparatives.org/news-archive/" target="_blank">News Archive - AV-Comparatives (av-comparatives.org)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-users/" target="_blank">Home users (av-test.org)</a></p><p></p><p>The results from years 2019-2020:</p><p>[URL unfurl="false"]https://malwaretips.com/threads/the-best-home-av-protection-2019-2020.106485/[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 973591, member: 32260"] [B][SIZE=5]The year 2021[/SIZE][/B] Cumulative results of missing samples in the Consumer tests (home AVs). [I]Real-World tests include fresh web-originated samples. Malware Protection tests include older samples (several days old) usually delivered via USB drives or network drives.[/I] [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][B]AVs marked as [/B][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 168, 133)][B]green[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][B] ([/B][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]or[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(84, 172, 210)][B]blue[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][B]) cannot be differentiated (statistical errors are greater than differences).[/B][/COLOR] Avast and Microsoft were tested on the free versions. User-dependent cases are counted as [SIZE=5][B]0.5[/B] [/SIZE][SIZE=4]and missed samples as[/SIZE][SIZE=5][B] 1[/B].[/SIZE] [B]REAL-WORLD[/B] (Triathlon = AV-Comparatives + AV-Test + SE Labs) [B]12 tests[/B] [COLOR=rgb(0, 168, 133)][B]Avast........... 1.5 + 5 + 2 = 8.5 Microsoft... *4.5 + 1 + 3 =*8.5 Norton......... 3.5 + 1 + 5 = 9.5 Kaspersky.... 5.0 + 0 + 5 = 10[/B][/COLOR] McAfee........ 4.5 + 4 +10= 18.5 Avira........... 14.0 +13 +7= 34 Samples..1479+1858+400= 3737 * AV-Comparatives rejected the partial results in the test February-May 2021 due to incorrect Defender updates. So, the result of Microsoft Defender in the first half of the year was calculated as an average of other tests. In the years 2019-2020, Microsoft missed 10 samples (four tests) and in the second half of the year 2021, it missed 2 samples. The average per one test is equal (10 + 2)/(4+1) = 2.4 ~ 2.5 [B]REAL-WORLD[/B] (Biathlon = AV-Comparatives + AV-Test) [B]8 tests[/B] [COLOR=rgb(0, 168, 133)][B]Bitdefender....... 3.0 + 0 = 3 Norton.............. 3.5 + 1 = 4.5 Kaspersky......... 5.0 + 0 = 5 Microsoft........ *4.5 + 1 =*5.5 Avast................ 1.5 + 5 = 6.5 TrendMicro...... 0.0 + 7 = 7 McAfee............ 4.5 + 4 = 8.5[/B][/COLOR] Malwarebytes....6.0 + 7 = 13 [B][COLOR=rgb(84, 172, 210)]Avira...............14.0 + 13= 27 Eset............... 17.0 + 10= 27[/COLOR][/B] Samples...... 1 479 + 1 858= 3 337 Microsoft Defender was tested in Real-World tests with Windows Defender Browser Protection (Chrome extension). Windows SmartScreen for Explorer was disabled in tests for all AVs. [B]Malware Protection[/B] (AV-Comparatives + AV-Test) [B]8 tests[/B] [COLOR=rgb(0, 168, 133)][B]McAfee................ 0 + 0 = 0 Norton................. 0 + 0 = 0 Bitdefender.......... 2 + 0 = 2[/B][/COLOR] Avast..................... 4 + 9 = 13 [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]Kaspersky.......... 14 + 8 = 22 Microsoft........... 18 + 9 = 27[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(84, 172, 210)][B]Avira................... 4 + 35= 39 Eset.................. 28 + 11= 39[/B][/COLOR] Malwarebytes... 22 + 84= 106 TrendMicro...... 224 + 0 = 224 Samples....... 20 042+104 017 = 124 059 Links to tests: [URL='https://selabs.uk/consumer/']SE Labs[/URL] [URL='https://www.av-comparatives.org/news-archive/']News Archive - AV-Comparatives (av-comparatives.org)[/URL] [URL='https://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-users/']Home users (av-test.org)[/URL] The results from years 2019-2020: [URL unfurl="false"]https://malwaretips.com/threads/the-best-home-av-protection-2019-2020.106485/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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