Best Windows / Android antivirus for home protection

Trying to be as objective as possible, here are sources I trust:

Other options can be found here.

Note: other reputable sources, like PCMag and Cybernews and SoftwareLab, don't release full details of their internal testing so I don't include their recommendations in my scoring. Also, Virus Bulletin VB100 is aimed more at business products so I don't include their recommendations in my scoring.

Each vendor gets 1 point for each perfect score given by the sources above. Each vendor gets -1 point for each non-perfect score given by the sources above. Vendors that are only included in a single source above are excluded.

Net results:

6 Kasperksy (warning: banned in the U.S.)
2 BitDefender
2 Norton
1 F-Secure
1 Microsoft Defender
1 Sophos
0 ESET
0 GData
0 K7
0 Malwarebytes
0 McAfee
0 TotalAV
0 Webroot
-1 AVG
-2 AhnLab
-2 Avast
-2 Avira
-2 Quick Heal
-3 Trend Micro



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