AV-Test has analyzed the best antivirus for Windows 10 Creators Update: to excel are Avira, Kaspersky, Symantec and Trend Micro
When we use a computer, especially if with Windows as an operating system, it is essential to protect the device and our data with a good antivirus. The company AV-TEST performed a research to help users find the best security program on Windows 10 Creators Update.
For those who don’t know it, AV-TEST is a German company that performs comparison tests on computer security programs. Usually in its analyses, AV-TEST evaluates antivirus programs on three different aspects, which are protection, influence on computer performance and usability. It assigns scores to these three aspects, the maximum of which is six. To help users who use Windows 10, the German company analyzed the best antivirus programs specialized for this specific operating system. And only four cybersecurity solutions scored 18, which is the maximum score. These are the antiviruses by Avira, Kaspersky, Symantec and Trend Micro.
The test results
In addition to the four programs mentioned above, there are two antivirus that came close to getting the maximum score, but did not get it. They are Bitdefender and McAfee. Bitdefender got 6 points for protection and performance, but only 5.5 points for usability. McAfee, on the other hand, was awarded 6 points for performance and usability, but lost 0.5 points in the test for protection. Those who use a computer with Windows 10 will also be curious to know what is the score obtained by Windows Defender, the antivirus made by Microsoft and present by default on the operating system. We should also remember that in the Windows 10 Creators Update the protection program has changed its name and is now identified as Windows Defender Security Center. In AV-TEST’s research, Microsoft’s home antivirus seemed to be on the rise compared to the past, although it still does not reach the best programs. Windows Defender received 15 points, scoring 5.5 points for protection, 5 points for performance and 4.5 points for usability. To look at the glass half full, it should be said that the program got almost the maximum at the level of malware protection.