AV-Comparatives - Consumer Summary Report 2025

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The Austrian antivirus testing lab AV-Comparatives has released its annual Summary Report highlighting the results for consumer security test for the year 2025 (PDF available here). This report contains awards recognizing individual programs in various categories. Additionally a user-interface review for each tested products is included.
 
19 different consumer security products for Windows underwent AV-Comparatives rigorous evaluation. Programs were tested for their ability to protect against real-world Internet threats, detect thousands of recent malicious programs, defend against advanced targeted attacks, and provide protection without significantly slowing down the PC or causing excessive false alarms.

The following products where tested in AV-Comparatives Consumer Main-Test Series 2025: Avast Free Antivirus, AVG AntiVirus Free, Avira Free Antivirus, Bitdefender Total Security, ESET HOME Security Essential, F-Secure Internet Security, G DATA Total Security, K7 Total Security, Kaspersky Premium, Malwarebytes Premium, McAfee Total Protection, Microsoft Defender Antivirus, Norton Antivirus Plus, Panda Free Antivirus, Quick Heal Total Security, Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus, TotalAV Antivirus Pro, Trend Micro Internet Security, and VIPRE Advanced Security.

Fifteen of the products from the 19 vendors tested earned the prestigious AV-Comparatives 2025 Approved Windows Security Products certification, showcasing their commitment to delivering high-quality security solutions.

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