Vendor: Scanguard
All reportsMarketing vs. Reality
This report focuses on how well popular security products protect home users against real threats. We ran each product through a series of tests designed to reflect the kinds of threats real users face every day.
These include widespread malware attacks and more sophisticated intrusions that do not rely on obvious warning signs. The way we test remains transparent, consistent and publicly documented. We explore anti-malware marketing vs. reality
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Some of the products offered strong protection with minimal disruption
In this report we included two products that frequently appear at the top of online recommendations for ‘best anti-virus’ and similar. We’ve never tested them before.
Choosing the right security software
Should be evidence-based and not driven by advertising. Independent testing helps cut through the marketing hype and offers a clearer view of which products truly provide effective protection. We explore anti-malware marketing vs. reality.
How we test
We tested a variety of anti-malware (aka ‘anti-virus’; aka ‘endpoint security’) products from a range of well-known vendors in an effort to judge which were the most effective. Each product was exposed to the same threats, which were a mixture of targeted attacks using well-established techniques and public email and web-based threats that were found to be live on the internet at the time of the test. The results indicate how effectively the products were at detecting and/or protecting against those threats in real-time.
Choose your reports and reviews carefully
We pride ourselves on a level of transparency that elevates our work above the less open reports available. Don’t just take our word for it. This report has gone through the AMTSO certification process to ensure that we say what we’re going to do; do it; and can prove it. Our results help vendors improve their products and buyers choose the best for their own needs.
