These top-ranked Windows 10 client antivirus products have been tested on three main criteria: protection, performance, and availability.
The AV-TEST Institute recently tested the most popular Windows 10 client anti-virus products based on three criteria: protection, performance and availability. Five of the 18 products tested received 6 out of 5 ratings for each standard:
※ F-Secure PSB Computer Protection
※ Kaspersky Lab Endpoint Security
※ Kaspersky Lab Small Business Security
※ Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud
※ Trend Micro OfficeScan
The top 10 antivirus products in alphabetical order have a score of at least 17.5 out of 18. You can dive into the full results on the AV-TEST Institute's website.
How to use these anti-virus products Please note that these tests are done in a laboratory environment. Different enterprise systems with different threat models will see different results for each product listed below. In other words, do n’t expect a 100% detection rate in the laboratory, which means that antivirus products can detect all antivirus threats on the network. The reason is that newly submitted malware samples can take several days to access any given antivirus product database. AV-TEST results show which Windows antivirus products are always in the best state based on malware detection, with minimal impact on system performance. This is a good criterion when you evaluate which product is best for your environment. * Best Windows 10 antivirus tool *
* 1. Avast Business Antivirus Pro Plus
19.3Avast Business Antivirus Pro Plus scored almost perfectly, with only minor improvements. It blocks 97% of daily malware attacks. In the last round of testing, performance was improved and all tested products were close to the industry average. It has perfect scores for usability without false warnings, blocking or false detection of legitimate software as malware.
* 2. Bitdefender Endpoint Security
6.6Bitdefender Endpoint Security blocked 98.8% of all malware network and email attacks tested and found all malware in the past four weeks. The performance degradation when using applications and websites is largely minimal and in some cases better than the industry average However, launching popular websites on standard PCs is 6 percentage points slower than using the industry average. For the latest round of testing, the product issued only one error warning.
* 3. Bitdefender Endpoint Security (Ultra)
6.6 The Ultra version of Bitdefender scores similarly to its standard product. Due to slower installation of frequently used applications, its performance score did drop by half a point, which is 5 percentage points lower than the industry average.
* 4. F-Secure PSB
Computer Protection 19PSB Computer Protection has perfect scores in all categories and improved performance in the previous round. It detects 100% zero-day attacks and 100% common malware. In some performance tests, the product scored significantly higher than the industry average. But the software did incorrectly detect legitimate software as malware.
* 5. Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.1
With its comprehensive score, Kaspersky Endpoint Security continues to operate in top anti-malware products. It blocked 100% in all zero-day and known attack tests. In terms of performance, the product has minimal impact on the launch or installation of a website or application. It is not flagged with any false warnings, detections or blocking.
* 6. * Kaspersky Small Office Security
6 Kaspersky Small Office security is similar to the company's endpoint protection products. It has a greater impact on website publishing.
* 7. Microsoft Defender Antivirus 4.18
Microsoft Defender Antivirus is as good at detecting malware and usability ratings as any other product. It performs well, but installs common applications on standard PCs by 5 percentage points below the industry average. But it detected three false errors of legitimate software as malware.
8. Symantec Endpoint Protection 14.2
In addition to a perfect protection score, Symantec Endpoint Protection is one of the better tested anti-malware tools. It is above the industry average in each category. It blocks an operation while installing and using legitimate software, but does not treat the false detection of legitimate software as malware.
* 9. Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud 22.17
Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud scores similarly to the non-cloud counterpart.
* 10. Trend Micro Office Scan 12.0
Trend Micro Office Scan is another best performer. It detected all malware samples in the test and scored at or above the industry average in terms of performance. The only drawback is that an action was mistakenly blocked while installing and using legitimate software.