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You are here: Home / Featured / AV-Test announces 2015 antivirus product awards

AV-Test announces 2015 antivirus product awards

2016-02-17 by Jason

AV-Test, an independent institute that evaluates antivirus products, has awarded their 2015 best product awards. Twelve awards were presented across different categories such as Protection, Performance, Usability, Repair, and Android Security. The awards are based on the laboratory tests performed on the products throughout 2015.

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You can learn more about the awards and the winning products at the AV-Test 2015 Awards site.

AV-Test Best Protection 2015 Award

The AV-TEST BEST PROTECTION 2015 AWARD goes to the winner in the category of protection against malware. Symantec Norton Security is receiving the award in the area for home users, and the award goes to Symantec Endpoint Protection in the area of corporate solutions.

Consumer Users: Norton by Symantec

Corporate Users: Symantec

AV-Test Best Performance 2015 Award

Each test examines which product has the least negative influence on the speed of a Windows PC. The AV-TEST BEST PERFORMANCE 2015 AWARD in the home user field goes to two products due to a tie score: Bitdefender Internet Security and Kaspersky Internet Security. The best corporate solution in this category is Bitdefender Endpoint Security.

Consumer Users: Bitdefender and Kaspersky

Corporate Users: Bitdefender

AV-Test Best Usability 2015 Award

In the category of usability (influence on user-friendliness), the laboratory examines whether the products unsettle the user with false positives or wrongly block harmless websites. The AV-TEST BEST USABILITY 2015 AWARD in the area of home users goes to two products due to a tie score: Avira AntiVirus Pro and Kaspersky Internet Security. For corporate products, the solution from Intel Security with McAfee Endpoint Security earned the award.

Consumer Users: Avira and Kaspersky

Corporate Users: Intel Security

AV-Test Best Repair 2015 Award

Which security suite and which repair tool can repair a Windows system best after a malware attack? The laboratory resolved this question in elaborate tests throughout the year 2015. In this category, it is decided which security suite and which stand-alone clean-up tool is most effective in removing the malware and repairing the system afterwards. The AV-TEST BEST REPAIR 2015 AWARD goes to the Avira Antivirus Pro security suite and to the Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool cleaner.

Repair by security suite: Avira

Repair by cleaning tool: Kaspersky

AV-Test Best Android Security 2015 Award

After 6 tests per product in 2015, it has now been determined which apps best protect mobile devices with an Android system. The AV-TEST BEST ANDROID SECURITY PRODUCT 2015 AWARD goes to Bitdefender Mobile Security for best overall performance throughout all test categories. The second award, BEST PROTECTION, for the best annual performance in the single category of protection goes to Sophos Mobile Security.

Most secure Android app for overall performance: Bitdefender

Most secure Android app for protection: Sophos

Filed Under: Featured, Security and Privacy, Software Tagged With: antivirus

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