AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test - February 2021

Discussion in 'other anti-virus software' started by Spartan, Apr 15, 2021.

  1. Spartan

    Spartan Registered Member

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    Chart = https://www.av-comparatives.org/comparison/?usertype=consumer&chart_chart=chart2&chart_year=2021&chart_month=Feb-Mar&chart_sort=1&chart_zoom=2

    Full Article = https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/real-world-protection-test-feb-mar-2021-factsheet/
     
  2. amico81

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    Where is F-Secure?
     
  3. Spartan

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    Very unfortunate, seems like they didn't participate in any of AV-Comparatives test this time round.
     
  4. Rasheed187

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    This test basically proves that there no such thing as 100% security. Only AVG, Avast and Trend Micro blocked all malware but in other tests they often fail to block 100% of all malware.
     
  5. Bunkhouse Buck

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    True but we have known this all along. Nothing is 100% certain and that is why I have advocated for years that you do a daily image backup and if you get struck with malware, simply restore.
     
  6. Rasheed187

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    Correct, but what I meant is that you should never rely only on a single AV, extra protection is always handy. Back ups are important, but won't protect against data stealing.
     
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