If you like keeping up with how well the extensive field of software security products are doing, then AVTest.org’s test results are always a good source to consult, especially if you are shopping around for a new anti-virus product to use. With this in mind, you can see how well all the security products have done during the latest round of tests conducted by AVTest.org.
As always, there have been some changes on the ‘charts’ for how well some of the anti-virus products have done…some are up and others are down. You can see how well your favorite has done, or if you are looking for a new product to use, make a better informed decision based on the results via the links below.
Note: We are including the link for the newest test results done on Windows 8 systems as well (if you prefer using those instead).
Home (Consumer) Level Products on Windows 7 64-bit Systems Jan.-Feb. 2014 [AVTest.org]
Home (Consumer) Level Products on Windows 8.1 64-bit Systems Nov.-Dec. 2013 [AVTest.org]
[via ZDNet News]
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