vissha Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Tests Reveal the Best Antivirus to Clean Up an Infected Windows PC AV-TEST reveals most effective security products in case of a malware infection on a Windows 7 computer Quote While most people are looking for the best antivirus solution that can protect their computers from getting infected, it’s also important to know that security vendors are investing in making their products very efficient when it comes to removing an existing infection. Security institute AV-TEST has posted the preliminary results of an endurance test that’s supposed to help determine the most efficient security products that can repair an infected system and remove malware. The tests were performed on Windows 7 and they will continue for another six months, so these are just preliminary figures collected from the first part of the research. Two security solutions managed to remove all samples of malware and achieve a total system repair score of 100 percent: Avira Antivirus Pro and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. Kaspersky Internet Security 2016 and Symantec’s Norton Security were next with a clean-up rate of 99.2 percent, as they removed 39 samples of malware from the infected systems. Microsoft’s Security Essentials got the worst score Unfortunately for those who rely on Microsoft’s freeware Security Essential antivirus tool, the score it got puts it at the bottom of the pack with a system repair rate of 86.7 percent. Security Essentials was capable of removing only 32 of the 40 samples of malware. AV-TEST has also conducted tests on some special malware removal tools and while they were also efficient, the preliminary data shows that fully featured antivirus apps are at least as good. “It is already striking that security solutions are finishing ahead of the special tools. This is the case, regardless of whether the security packages were installed after the systems were infected or were already installed and only deactivated for the infection,” the testing institute notes. “The latter scenario simulates the case where the attacker was previously unknown to the security package. This also underscores the quality of a security solution. Even if it did not know the latest attacker, it retroactively corrected this error.” Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylence Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Microsoft has improved Windows Defender to the point that it's almost close to Bitdefender 2016 (a company that only focuses on antivirus software), that's actually great to have a protection like this out of the box for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tao Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 So, Avira is number one now beating Kaspersky and Bitdefender, both. Wish Avira didn't force "avira connect" on its users. Comments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterupc Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Is there someone that believes those results? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tao Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 35 minutes ago, masterupc said: Is there someone that believes those results? Yes. They are as believable as anything on the iNet, eh. Take it with a bucket of salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisPC666 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Avira and Symantec? oke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudboy Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 3 hours ago, adi said: So, Avira is number one now beating Kaspersky and Bitdefender, both. Wish Avira didn't force "avira connect" on its users. Comments? 1 hour ago, ThisPC666 said: Avira and Symantec? oke. No one likes Avira Connect, but does anyone ever actually use it anyway? It just sits there kinda not bothering anyone. It's as easy as right-clicking the tray icon and selecting manage antivirus. Connect is never even seen. That said, why would anyone be surprised in the slightest at Avira having a top spot? They've been neck in neck with both Kaspersky and Bitdefender on av-comparatives for years, at times scoring equally and also above both of them. Avira has been one of the best for quite some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tao Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 11 minutes ago, spudboy said: No one likes Avira Connect, but does anyone ever actually use it anyway? It just sits there kinda not bothering anyone. It's as easy as right-clicking the tray icon and selecting manage antivirus. Connect is never even seen. That said, why would anyone be surprised in the slightest at Avira having a top spot? They've been neck in neck with both Kaspersky and Bitdefender on av-comparatives for years, at times scoring equally and also above both of them. Avira has been one of the best for quite some time. Well, some on Windows 10 have difficulty "Avira Connect" icon staying put on the System Tray (disappears after appearing briefly. Re: Windows 10 forums). And its no botheration is like an uninvited house guest camping in your living room and saying: I'd just sit here without bothering anyone. Yes, Avira has been the best and is the best (lightest on resources). It's UI could be improved, however, as it's getting a bit dated and is complex). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straycat19 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Shouldn't this be in the comments of FAKE NEWS? The only believable part is the Microsoft Security Essentials aren't, that is neither secure nor essential. I would say the rest are up to the user and what they feel comfortable with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc71520 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 23 hours ago, vissha said: Microsoft’s Security Essentials got the worst score. Business as usual... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBravo41 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 ESET Smart Security for the WIN! with the use of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for a secondary backup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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