December 11, 2020 Research Blackmail Spam: Preying on Fear Unfortunately, many users still take spam e-mails with blackmail content too seriously. Users respond to threats of having been hacked by paying ransom money. The lab at AV-TEST explains what is... Read article
December 09, 2020 Research APT: Strategic Attacks Require Strategic Tests Given the growing threat scenario, companies are increasingly expanding their IT security using specialized defense mechanisms to fend off strategic and targeted attacks. As a parallel trend, advanced... Read article
November 19, 2020 Antivirus for MacOS Test: Security Packages and Solutions for MacOS Catalina Consumer and corporate users of MacOS are always looking for a reliable security package or a good security solution for office Macs. The lab at AV-TEST examined 10 products, and can recommend several... Read article
November 12, 2020 VPN tests 6 VPN Packages Put to the Test under Windows 10 VPN packages for Windows PCs open up many new opportunities. The options include anonymous surfing, getting around geo-blocking for video services or tuning ping values when gaming. AV-TEST tested 6... Read article
November 09, 2020 Commissioned tests Test Report of TotalAV for Android Protected.net commissioned AV-TEST to perform a review of their Android Security product TotalAV against the test categories PROTECTION, PERFORMANCE and USABILITY which are part of the AVTEST Android... Read article
October 30, 2020 Commissioned tests AV-TEST Evaluates Secure Web Gateway and DNS-Layer Security Efficacy The test was commissioned by Cisco and performed by AV-TEST to determine the malware protection and phishing block capabilities of the vendors. Read article
October 14, 2020 Antivirus for Windows Test: 22 Internet Security Suites under Windows 10 What is the best security package for Windows 10? Well, there are many to choose from! Of the 22 antivirus solutions for Windows 10, the TOP PRODUCT rating was awarded to 16 of them for their test... Read article
September 30, 2020 Commissioned tests Results of the Windows 10 Test of “Sangfor Endpoint Security Protect” Sangfor commissioned AV-TEST to perform a review of their Endpoint Security Protect product against the test categories PROTECTION, PERFORMANCE and USABILITY which are part of the AV-TEST... Read article
September 28, 2020 Commissioned testsVPN tests VPN Comparative Test 2020 In September 2020, AV-TEST performed a test of Virtual Private Network (VPN) solutions and put them into contrast to the unencrypted connection. The VPNs have been reviewed for their download- and... Read article
