What firewall and AV is overall rated #1?

Hey everyone,

What free firewall is rated overall #1 of the year?

What paid firewall is rated overall #1 of the year?

What free Antivirus is rated overall #1 of the year?

What paid Antivirus is rated overall #1 of the year?

Are we allowed to ask those questions on here? I'm not asking what is the best in opinions, and that is not allowed. I'm asking who was awarded the winner of the year, and in terms these winners are safe. For example, I heard MSE is not good as in detection, so I doubt that would be a winner. I'm not at all asking for user opinions.

 

If you check/search the forums (including excellent poll section) here you can find enough information to proclaim your own number 1 as working on your computer. Otherwise as you probably realise there is no one body that appoints something as number 1 that everybody else then accepts as such. And as you mentioned MSE and things you heard about it, to show it is all relative see this poll.
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=340010