AV-Comparatives Names Anti-Virus Consumer Product of The Year 2022
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
The independent security testing laboratory AV-Comparatives consistently tested 17 consumer security products during 2022 and named the Product of the Year.
https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/summary-report-2022/
"AV-Comparatives' 2022 Summary Report provides users with a comprehensive guide to the protection, performance and usability of the tested consumer products."
-- Andreas Clementi, Founder and CEO, AV-Comparatives
INNSBRUCK, Austria, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AV-Comparatives, a leading provider of independent antivirus testing and certification, has announced the winners of its 2022 consumer security product awards for Windows. A total of 17 consumer security products were subjected to rigorous investigation and testing for their ability to protect against real-world internet threats, identify recent malicious programs, defend against advanced targeted attacks, and provide protection without slowing down PCs.
All tested products received the test lab's Approved Security Product Award. This is given to all products that demonstrated they can provide competent protection against a wide variety of threats, without unduly affecting the computer's performance or raising too many false alarms. The award is a certification of an effective and reliable product.
The tested products were: Avast, AVG, Avira, Bitdefender, ESET, G Data, K7, Kaspersky, Malwarebytes, McAfee, Microsoft, Norton, Panda, TotalAV, Total Defense, Trend Micro, and VIPRE.
AV-Comparatives awards Bitdefender with Product of the Year Award, while Top-Rated Product Awards go to Avast, AVG and Kaspersky.
Product of the Year
AV-Comparatives' prestigious award goes to the program with the highest scores across all the test types. It is a demonstration of top quality in all categories. The 2022 Product of the Year Award goes to Bitdefender.
Top-Rated Products
Products that achieve high scores across all the test types are rewarded with Top-Rated Product Awards. These demonstrate that a program has achieved a high standard across all the test types. For 2022, Top-Rated Product Awards go to Avast, AVG and Kaspersky.
Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards for Individual Categories
For each individual test type, Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards go to the products that achieved the highest scores. Awards for the individual test types are as follows:
Real-World Protection Test - this checks protection against Internet-borne threats
- Gold: Avira
- Silver: Avast, AVG
- Bronze: Bitdefender
Malware Protection Test - this verifies a program's ability to detect malicious files
- Gold: Norton
- Silver: Avast, AVG
- Bronze: Bitdefender, McAfee
Performance Test - a check on how much a security product slows down the PC
- Gold: K7
- Silver: Panda
- Bronze: ESET
Advanced Threat Protection Test - this optional test looks at protection against targeted attacks
- Gold: ESET
- Silver: Bitdefender
- Bronze: G Data, Kaspersky, Microsoft
False-Positives Test - this assesses whether each program is prone to false alarms
- Gold: ESET
- Silver: TotalAV
- Bronze: Kaspersky
As usual, the Summary Report includes a user-interface review of all the tested products. This provides a description of what each program is like to use in everyday scenarios. Topics covered include installation, security alerts, scan options, quarantine, logs, access control, and (where applicable) firewall.
"Once again there was a very high standard among the security products in the test, with all 17 receiving the Approved Security Product Award. The report shows the levels reached in all the individual tests, along with user-interface reviews, thus helping readers to find the best product for their respective requirements," said Andreas Clementi, CEO and founder of AV-Comparatives.
Like all AV-Comparatives' public test reports, the 2022 Summary Report is available for free: https://www.av-comparatives.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/avc_sum_2022.pdf.
About AV-Comparatives
AV-Comparatives is an independent organisation offering systematic testing to examine the efficacy of security software products and mobile security solutions. Using one of the largest sample collection systems worldwide, it has created a real-world environment for truly accurate testing.?AV-Comparatives offers freely accessible av-test results to individuals, news organisations and scientific institutions. Certification by AV-Comparatives provides a globally recognised official seal of approval for software performance.?
Photo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1991163/AV_Comparatives_1.jpg
Photo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1991164/AV_Comparatives_2.jpg
Logo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1093032/AV_Comparatives_Logo.jpg
Media contact:
Peter Stelzhammer
media@av-comparatives.org
+43 720115542
View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/av-comparatives-names-anti-virus-consumer-product-of-the-year-2022-301732403.html
SOURCE AV-Comparatives
|
|
|
|
|
 |
Identiv Completes Thailand Manufacturing Transition, Unlocking Next-Generation Multicomponent Manufacturing for Advanced IoT Solutions | Jan 22, 2026
|
|
New Report Names States Most Vulnerable to Holiday Scams | Jan 22, 2026
|
|
Truvista Fiber Acquires SlyTel | Jan 22, 2026
|
|
Android Mobile Adware Surges in Second Half of 2025 | Jan 22, 2026
|
|
Breakthrough Progress: METiS TechBio Publishes Consecutive Research Findings in Nature Communications and the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer | Jan 22, 2026
|
|
Guardz 2025 SMB Cybersecurity Report: Nearly 50% of U.S. Small Businesses Have Been Hit by Cyber Attack | Jan 22, 2026
|
|
Healthcare Industry Executives are Likely to be Personal Targets of Cybercrime | Jan 22, 2026
|
|
pgEdge Announces pgEdge Agentic AI Toolkit for Postgres | Jan 22, 2026
|
|
LG ELECTRONICS INTRODUCES 2026 LG GRAM LINEUP ELEVATED BY AEROMINUM | Jan 22, 2026
|
|
Global Cyber Alliance Identifies Five Cybersecurity Forces That Defined 2025 - And Will Shape 2026 | Jan 22, 2026
|
|
|
