AV-Comparatives: Real-World Protection Test July – November 2016

AV-Comparatives: Real-World Protection Test July – November 2016

http://chart.av-comparatives.org/chart1.php?chart=chart2&year=2016&month=Jul_Nov&sort=1&zoom=2

https://www.av-comparatives.org/dynamic-tests/

 

F-Secure: False Positives Winner (140 !!!)

 

Excellent results for Bitdefender and Avira, 4 FPs is negligible... FPs is a problem for many...

 

What is the definition of "user dependent"? I am looking at the Emsisoft results specifically.

 

I may be wrong, but I think user dependent is anything that requires user action, ie. a popup. Emsisoft has a lot of user interaction in its dynamic detection.

 

https://static.emsisoft.com/images/layout/screenshots/eis/en/alert_fileguard.png

 

Microsoft wasn't last!

 

Jiminey, I forgot about that. Too many choices, no wonder. Emsisoft doesn't seem to be one for the masses, I think. You need to have some advanced know-how to use it more effectively.

 

I don't remember exactly, but the alert doesn't have any sort of timer, right? Cause perhaps adding some sort of timer that automatically picks the recommended option would help them in this test.

 

Check out WD's November score: 99.1%. Same as AVG and Tencent.

 

Yes, Microsoft are doing really well.

And if you as a user enables all the other security available in the OS, then you will see even better protection.

Direct link to the test, that you mentioned : http://chart1.av-comparatives.org/chart1.php?chart=chart2&year=2016&month=11&sort=1&zoom=0

 

Trend Micro 67 false positives, well done. Sophos detection could be better ...

 

As always I am impressed with the company's that provide free products like AVG and Avira.This has been a real good year for free av's.

 

Don't forget Bitdefender.

 

... include Avast and Panda.