Overall, throughout the 6-month period, the lab deployed just under 40,000 malware samples. In the second phase, involving the AV-TEST reference set, the lab looks closely at protection against extremely dangerous, yet already known, malware. In the real-world test, the lab uses zero-day malware, freshly harvested from honeypots, e-mails and websites. In a two-phase, sophisticated monthly test, AV-TEST examines the protection of each solution. Afterwards, the point totals continued to decline: Bitdefender 16.5, FireEye 16.4, VMware 15.0 points.Ī protection solution for corporate users always has at its core an endpoint security solution, deploying various protection and detection techniques to fend off classical threats. The broader field included Seqrite with 17.3 and Sophos with 17 points. By comparison: in the standard test from AV-TEST, products completing the test with 18 to 17.5 points normally receive additional recognition. The products from AhnLab, ESET, Bitdefender, Avast, G Data and McAfee followed close behind with excellent 17.7 to 17.5 points. Hot on their heels was F-Secure with 17.8 points. The endpoint security products from Kaspersky, Microsoft, Symantec, and Trend Micro completed the test with this top score. Per category, each solution can earn up to 6 points, i.e. Thus, there were a total of 6 test rounds, which are summarized in the findings. All products in the endurance test were examined each month in the specified test categories.

The lab put all the solutions through standardized tests in the categories of protection, performance, and usability. The endurance test quickly reveals the effectiveness of a security solution's most important component, the endpoint security. In the latest endurance test from July to December 2020, the lab from AV-TEST examined a wide array of 16 endpoint security solutions for corporate users.

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