How We Test Antivirus Software

It is very important to protect your devices from viruses and other malicious programs, but an effective antivirus detection is not the only thing to be taken into account when choosing a security program. You also want to ensure that the program does not slow down your devices or not interfere with daily assignments. If you get a complete cyberecurity set you should be sure that this covers the most or all of your security needs.

Our test processes are designed to help you find antivirus tools that meet all these criteria.

Test environment

All antivirus tests are carried on an Intel I5 processor and Windows 11 in Lenovo Thinkpad. Antivirus tools are also installed on a Moto G Stylus 5G Android phone for the main interface test. The devices you use with a special antivirus can be different, especially if an old setup.

Browser’s safety tools are tested in both chrome and firefox, both browsers are updated to the latest versions before testing. Online means not connected directly to a browser as a dark website monitoring is tested in Firefox.

All tests are conducted by the CNET website hosting specialist Dianna Gunn, which has 16 years of experience in the 16-year practice.

Feature

The first stage of the test evaluates the features related to the main antivirus and cyberecurity packages offered by the company. We consider both antivirus peculiar features and number of additional tools available.

Then we compare these features with the victims of the highest antivirus companies. Companies with both CyberSecurity and personality theft protection are ranked 10/10.

Usefulness

The hand part of the test begins by taking a plan, create an account and test the following areas:

• Account management: How easy it is access to your products, shipping and other account management areas
• Installation and installation: How fast the installation process is how fast and user-friendly, but also the main antivirus and the appropriate Android application is so easy to walk
• Additional tools: How easy it is to install cybercality tools with antivirus, except for identity theft protection tools

Kyberecurity companies using all three of this user, technicians who enjoy enjoying the technical and welcoming the technical and welcome.

Performance

After installation of the antivirus, it is two or three days to surf in daily assignments, to surf the Internet, and to make the antivirus feel how the device affects the activities of the device. We check the task manager from time to time to see how much processing power (CPU) and the process of processing the disk space for the use of the program.

We operate three of our test days each antivirus scan type offered by software. It usually includes regular scanning, fast scanning and deep browsing. During the scans of these scans, we opened this scan and the task manager in a clear way to make a resource use during the scan.

Finally, we continue to search for several key things to try additional tools:

• Online data disruption or dark web management tools, the amount of information they purchased within the first scan and ensured the information provided to clear or protect your data
• How fast and efficient performance is, as well as determining areas of improvement
• How much browsing means of browser’s safety affect
• Scam’s detection tools flags are closed as suspicious of spam folders
• How much does VPN reduce the Internet speed

To get the ranking of 10/10, all tools should be both fast and efficiently, but also to continue the daily operation of users to use minimal sources and minimal impact. Data management and device performance should also accurately define problems and make tools or advice to correct them.

Security and privacy

CNET does not conduct a security test due to concerns related to devices in a joint internet connection. Instead, we consider a third-party test from laboratories from many years experience antivirus program and membership Harmful Program Test Standards Organization. We first focus on the test results Off test and AV-000. In the last six months, we are looking for 5.5 out of 5.5 in the Hunting A month and at least one AV-comparison award in the last year.

How to protect users’ confidentiality, password managers and VPNS of additional means of Kibers-Hell. Password manager should use the company’s prevention AES-256 encryption and zero knowledge infrastructure – or use others to access users’ passwords. VPN should not continue the records of IP addresses or internet activities or Internet activities – should use the AES-256 encryption along with the information sent through the VPN.

Then, we analyze the company’s confidentiality policy to determine how much information about customers and how much information you have collected with this information. We pay special attention to the company’s customer information with third parties, third parties, shareholders, customer information and share this information. We note where the company is located and the rules around and share information with government agencies.

Finally, we are examining the date to find out if the company’s history is known for information. If there are violations, we have been how active the company is how transparent how transparency is the company and how active the company’s security activation.

If companies can be 10/10 security sorting:

• Consistent high results in third party security testing for at least six months
• Extensive privacy protocols for additional tools such as Password Manager and VPN
• Comprehensive privacy policy that collects information required for product performance only
• Serious restrictions on how and when and when it is distributed with government agencies, including the government agencies
• There is no info in the past five years
• History of transparency and effectiveness of any past information violations

Customer Service

We examine each company’s customer service portal, we are looking for:

• Links to common questions such as a famine base and account establishment or installation of an outstanding search function
• Videos and pictures are included in the knowledge database articles to make more accessible lessons for business learners
• 24/7 Easily easily conversation, phone and email support with the service

Then we contact the company by each communication method to determine how fast and useful support representatives are. If companies provide a large knowledge base with significant multimedia content, 24/7 support, 10/10 Customer Service Sort (live conversation, phone and email), fast response times and 24/7 support through representatives of useful support.

Value

We return to the website to see how CyberSekurity works and how the company protects its customers and re-evaluate its prices. This time, we focus on comparing the prices of the main antivirus, medium-class plan and the highest level plan and the prices of the highest levels of the highest levels.

Companies with prices in the middle range ($ 30 billion per year for the main antivirus, $ 200 to $ 200 per year, $ 200 per year $ 200 per year) and the full list of cyber security tools will receive a value of 10/10.

In general ranking

General ratings are determined by making sub-category ratings average. An antivirus companies of 8.5 and older are considered for the selection premium of the editors. Companies between 7 and 8.5, are included in the best lists with recommendations for special use, if there are no significant problems in security or privacy. Our opinions are not recommended by companies that do not receive at least 7.