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 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 ...
