AV-Comparatives: Real World Protection Test - March 2017

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Real World Protection Test - March 2017

https://chart.av-comparatives.org/chart1.php

https://www.av-comparatives.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/avc_factsheet2017_03.pdf

Malware Protection Test - March 2017

http://chart.av-comparatives.org/chart1.php?chart=chart9&year=2017&month=3&sort=1&zoom=3

https://www.av-comparatives.org/malware-protection-test/

False Alarm Test - March 2017

http://chart.av-comparatives.org/chart1.php?chart=chart6&year=2017&month=3&sort=1

https://www.av-comparatives.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/avc_fps_201703_en.pdf

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99.1% detection in Real World Protection Test with 0.9% compromised…

99.97% detection in Malware Protection Test with 0.03% compromised…

False Alarm Test = 20 false positives.

The Real World Protection test could have been better, I don’t see much of an issue with the false positives.

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Something seems a bit strange, especially with crappy Microsoft up there…

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“Crappy Microsoft” performed better than Avast! in both AV Test and AV Comparatives.