Antivirus tests confirm Windows Defender offers 100% malware protection

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Published onJune 3, 2019

published onJune 3, 2019

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Due to the increasing number of malware attacks worldwide, using areliable antivirus solutionis extremely important. An outdated antivirus solution can expose your system to millions ofsecuritythreats out there.

Thesecurityexperts at AV-TESTS conducted a new series of tests on the antivirus programs currently available on the market.

Generally speaking, majorsecurityproducts includingMcAfee, Bitdefender, Symantec, F-Secure, Kaspersky Lab got a good score in the March/April 2019 test results.

The company revealed that all of them scored 6 points in the performance, protection, and usability test.

The second batch of antivirus solutions included:Windows Defender, AhnLab, VIPRESecurity, AVG, Avira, andAvast.

MostWindows 10users underestimate the capabilities of their built-insecurityproduct. This nativesecuritysolution comes pre-installed on all Windows devices.

Windows Defender gets a high AV-TESTS score

The research conducted by AV-TESTS proved thatWindows Defenderis one of the bestsecuritysolutions out there.

Surprisingly,Windows Defenderscored a total of 17.5 points. The individual scores for usability, protection, and performance are 6, 6 and 5.5 points respectively.

As a matter of fact, the test results for the month of March and April show thatWindows Defenderprovided 100% protection against 0-day malware attacks.

When browsing the web, the built-insecuritysolutiondidn’t generate any false alarms. However, the research firm performed asecurityscan and says that a legit application was mistakenly considered to be malware.

This is not an alarming condition because AV-TEST considers 3 warnings as an industry average.

Make sure you use a top-notch antivirus solution and install the latest patches as soon as they’re out to keep your computer protected.

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Antivirus tests confirm Windows Defender offers 100% malware protection

Windows Defender gets a high AV-TESTS score