Best Windows / Android antivirus for home protection

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

• AppEsteem
• AV Comparitives
• AV Test
• AVLab
• MRG Effitias
• SE Labs
• Testing Ground Labs
• Venak Security
• Virus Bulletin VB100

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.

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: +1 AV Comparitives, +1 AV Test, +1 AVLab, +1 SE Labs, +1 Testing Ground Labs, +1 AppEsteem

2 BitDefender: -1 AV Comparitives, +1 AV Test, +1 AVLab, +1 MRG Effitias

2 Elastic Security: +1 AVLab, +1 Virus Bulletin VB100

2 EmsiSoft: +1 AVLab, +1 Virus Bulletin VB100

1 F-Secure: -1 AV Comparitives, +1 AV Test, +1 AVLab

1 McAfee: +1 AV Test, -1 MRG Effitias, +1 SE Labs, -1 Testing Ground Labs, +1 AppEsteem

1 Microsoft Defender: -1 AV Comparitives, +1 AV Test, +1 AVLab, +1 SE Labs, -1 AppEsteem

1 Norton: +1 AV Comparitives, +1 AV Test, +1 AVLab, -1 MRG Effitias, +1 SE Labs, -1 Testing Ground Labs, -1 AppEsteem

1 Panda: -1 AV Comparitives, -1 SE Labs, +1 AppEsteem

1 Sophos: -1 MRG Effitias, +1 SE Labs, +1 AppEsteem

0 K7: -1 AV Comparitives, -1 AV Comparitives, +1 AVLab, +1 AppEsteem

0 TotalAV: -1 AV Comparitives, +1 AV Test, -1 SE Labs, +1 AppEsteem

-1 AVG: -1 AV Comparitives, -1 AV Comparitives, +1 AppEsteem

-1 ESET: +1 AV Comparitives, -1 AV Comparitives, +1 AVLab, -1 MRG Effitias, +1 Testing Ground Labs, -1 Venak Security, -1 AppEsteem

-1 GData: -1 AV Comparitives, +1 AV Test, -1 MRG Effitias, +1 Venak Security, -1 AppEsteem

-1 Malwarebytes: -1 AV Comparitives, +1 AVLab, +1 MRG Effitias, -1 Venak Security, -1 AppEsteem

-1 Quick Heal: -1 AV Comparitives, +1 Venak Security, -1 AppEsteem

-1 Webroot: +1 AVLab, -1 SE Labs, -1 AppEsteem

-2 AhnLab: -1 AV Test, -1 AV Comparitives, -1 Testing Ground Labs, +1 Virus Bulletin VB100

-2 Avast: -1 AV Comparitives, +1 AV Test, -1 AVLab, -1 MRG Effitias, +1 SE Labs, -1 Testing Ground Labs, -1 Venak Security, +1 AppEsteem

-2 Avira: -1 AV Comparitives, -1 AV Comparitives, -1 Testing Ground Labs, +1 AppEsteem

-2 Dr.Web: -1 Testing Ground Labs, -1 AppEsteem

-2 SpyHunter: -1 AV Comparitives, -1 AppEsteem

-2 Total Defense: -1 AV Comparitives, -1 Testing Ground Labs

-2 VIPRE: -1 AV Comparitives, -1 AppEsteem

-4 Trend Micro: -1 AV Comparitives, -1 AV Comparitives, -1 AVLab, -1 AppEsteem

Count of malware found in personal tests (using my own files and those from 1, 2, 3):

17,781 EmsiSoft (cleanup worked but "Processing Selected Files" msg for 5 hours - rebooted)

17,773 Total Defense ("Scanner process is not responding, try again later" at 4 hour mark)

17,741 BitDefender

17,447 G DATA (cancelled scan cleanup run after 5 hours)

9,358 Avira

8,959 Quick Heal

5,344 Webroot

3,540 Microsoft Defender

2,627 ESET (4 couldn't be cleaned)

827 VIPRE (inconsistent trial behavior - many threats found but not removed)

811 K7

541 SpyHunter

535 Malwarebytes

0 Avast

0 AVG

0 Sophos

X AhnLab (no trial available)

X Dr.Web (crashed computer while scanning)

X Elastic Security (not sold for home use)

X F-Secure (requires credit card for trial)

X Kasperksy (banned in the U.S.)

X McAfee (requires credit card for trial)

X Norton (requires credit card for trial)

X Panda (crashed computer while scanning)

X Total AV ("An error occurred during the antivirus scan")

X Trend Micro (selected trial but after install said "Invalid Activation Code")