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INNSBRUCK, Austria, March 2, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Security-software vendors whose products stood up to the cyber-threats of 2021

have been rewarded by AV-Comparatives for their achievements. This year, due to

Coronavirus restrictions, there was no actual awards ceremony. Nevertheless, a

number of different vendors were given awards for their security products.

As in previous years, there were major awards for the best Windows security

products in the Consumer Main Test Series. This subjects consumer security

products to a number of demanding tests, covering different protection

scenarios, false positives, and impact on system performance.

The "Product of the Year" award for the best overall results went to McAfee,

showing that the product has improved over recent years.  Avast, AVG and

Bitdefender also achieved exceptional results in the year's tests and were

rewarded with "Outstanding Product" awards. Kaspersky was also honoured for its

excellent results, receiving a "Top-Rated Product" award.

In 2021, as in the previous year, restrictions to stop the spread of the

Coronavirus had a big impact on how people lived and worked. All over the

world, millions of people continued to work from home. This meant that

businesses needed to think about protecting not only their own devices, but

also their employees' home computers. More Covid-19-related scams were used by

cybercriminals to spread malware, and targeted attacks on enterprises and

government networks continued too.

Amongst the products tested by AV-Comparatives in 2021 were: security programs

for Windows consumer devices, macOS and Android; EPP (endpoint protection) and

EPR (endpoint prevention and response) products for enterprise; anti-phishing

and parental control products. Overall, AV-Comparatives performed more tests

than ever before, so as to keep up with the cybercriminals.

AV-Comparatives' test methodologies are designed to provide rigorous tests that

emulate real-life scenarios. A certification by the Austrian test lab is a

guarantee of an effective and reliable product.

Both the Consumer and Enterprise Main Test Series consist of a number of

different individual tests, which together provide an all-round assessment of

the products' capabilities. These were: Real-World Protection Test (protection

against Internet-borne malware); Malware Protection Test (protection against

malware on the local area network or external device); Advanced Threat

Protection Test (protection against targeted attacks); Performance Test (impact

on system speed); False Positives Test (number of false alarms).

The following vendors (in alphabetical order) received awards for their

products in AV-Comparatives' tests of 2021 – please click on the vendors' name

to see details:

Acronis; Avast; AVG; Avira; Bitdefender; Broadcom; Check Point; Cisco;

CrowdStrike; Cybereason; Elastic; ESET; F-Secure; FireEye; Fortinet; G Data;

K7; Kaspersky; McAfee; Malwarebytes; Microsoft; NortonLifeLock; Palo Alto

Networks; Panda; Sophos; TotalAV; Total Defense; Trend Micro; VIPRE; VMware.

Andreas Clementi, ceo and co-founder, AV-Comparatives: "Especially in unstable

times, IT security is more important than ever. We are pleased that the tested

products offer good protection!"

Contact: Peter Stelzhammer, media@av-comparatives.org, +43 720115542

SOURCE: AV-Comparatives