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Kaspersky Anti-Virus (2016)

    • The Best Products of 2016

      We've tested close to 2,500 products in PC Labs over the past 12 months, and these 100 are the top dogs—the ones you'll want to buy this holiday season, and beyond.

      9 years, 6 months By The Pcmag Editorial Team
      The Best Products of 2016 (Feature Best Products of the Year)
    • Microsoft Raises the Bar in Antivirus Test

      Many antivirus testing labs treat Microsoft's free antivirus as a baseline rather than as a competitor. Now that baseline is rising, so other antivirus vendors need to step up or be left behind.

      10 years, 4 months By Neil J. Rubenking
      Microsoft Raises the Bar in Antivirus Test (Feature Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2016)
    • Success and Failure in Antivirus Lab Test

      Microsoft is the baseline in antivirus tests by AV-Test. When Microsoft's score rises, other products must work harder to beat the baseline.

      10 years, 6 months By Neil J. Rubenking
      Success and Failure in Antivirus Lab Test (Feature Microsoft Windows Defender 4.9)
    • Fewer False Positives Mean Better Antivirus Scores

      Your antivirus doesn't just have to pounce on malicious programs. It also has to treat valid programs nicely, with no false positives. The best products do both.

      10 years, 7 months By Neil J. Rubenking
      Fewer False Positives Mean Better Antivirus Scores (Feature Emsisoft Anti-Malware 11.0)
    • Microsoft's Antivirus Scores Soar

      In the latest round of testing by German antivirus lab AV-Test, the general score trend was downward. Microsoft proved the exception, with a huge increase in score and ranking.

      10 years, 8 months By Neil J. Rubenking
      Microsoft's Antivirus Scores Soar (Feature Kaspersky Anti-Virus (2016))
    • 10 Years of Antivirus Protection

      Testers at AV-Comparatives have been evaluating and reporting on antivirus products since 2004. The new Anniversary Report honors products that have participated every year for the last ten years.

      10 years, 10 months By Neil J. Rubenking
      10 Years of Antivirus Protection (Feature Software & Service)