About the AV-TEST Institute

AV-TEST is the independent research institute for IT security from Germany. For more than 20 years, the experts from Magdeburg have guaranteed quality-assuring comparison and individual tests of virtually all internationally relevant IT security products.

One of the largest collections of digital malware samples in the world, the Institute's own research department, as well as intensive collaboration with other institutions, guarantee tests on an internationally recognized level and at the current state of the art. AV-TEST utilizes analysis systems developed in-house for its tests, thus guaranteeing test results uninfluenced by third parties and comprehensible at all times for all standard operating systems and platforms.

AV-TEST is also active in the fields of security of IoT and eHealth products, applications for mobile devices, as well as in the field of data security of applications and services.

In this, the AV-TEST Institute regularly makes its latest tests and current research findings available to the public free of charge on its website. This helps users in product selection, manufacturers towards product optimization and the media in publications. What's more, the Institute advises industry associations, companies and government institutions on issues of IT security.

Laboratory equipment

Over 200 servers and large memory systems boasting a capacity of over 2,500 terabytes provide processing and storage for one of the most comprehensive and up-to-date malware databases in the world.

The AV-TEST Institute boasts identically equipped test laboratories, with over 200 workstations. The latest hardware and virtualized PCs are deployed for all product tests and evaluations.

Test systems developed in-house and with a high level of automation enable AV-TEST to perform analysis and classification of malware and tests in real time.

The AV-TEST Institute boasts identically equipped test laboratories, with over 200 workstations. The latest hardware and virtualized PCs are deployed for all product tests and evaluations.

Test systems developed in-house and with a high level of automation enable AV-TEST to perform analysis and classification of malware and tests in real time.

The AV-TEST Institute boasts identically equipped test laboratories, with over 200 workstations. The latest hardware and virtualized PCs are deployed for all product tests and evaluations.

Test systems developed in-house and with a high level of automation enable AV-TEST to perform analysis and classification of malware and tests in real time.

Over 200 servers and large memory systems boasting a capacity of over 2,500 terabytes provide processing and storage for one of the most comprehensive and up-to-date malware databases in the world.