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These Are the Best Antivirus Programs of 2015, According to AV-TEST
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Winners include Avira, Bitdefender, Kaspersky and more

Some time has passed since 2016 started, but in case you're still in the mood for rankings and year-in-review articles, here's one from the AV-TEST Institute, which published yesterday its list of best-in-class antivirus solutions.

After subjecting various antivirus engines to a battery of tests during the past year, AV-TEST bestowed the following honors on these antivirus products.

AV-TEST Award for Best Protection

This award is split into two sub-categories, one for consumer users and one for corporate users. Both awards went to Symantec, with the Norton Security antivirus grabbing the best-in-class title in the consumer class while Symantec's Endpoint Protection took the laurels in the corporate category.

AV-TEST Award for Best Performance

This award was given to antivirus products that had the least impact on the speed of a Windows PC. In the consumer class, the award was a tie between Bitdefender Internet Security and Kaspersky Internet Security while, in the corporate category, the award was given to Bitdefender's Endpoint Security.

AV-TEST Award for Best Usability

This title rewarded security products that were easy to use and user-friendly. Again, there was another tie in the consumer class, this time between Avira Antivirus Pro and Kaspersky Internet Security, while the award for corporate class UI friendliness went to Intel Security's McAfee Endpoint Security.

AV-TEST Award for Best Repair

Blocking malware is not the only thing antivirus engines should be able to do, as cleaning up after virus infections is also as important.
This award was split into two categories, one that awarded the best repair operations for tools built into security products, and a second one that awarded best standalone repair (cleaning) tools. Avira Antivirus Pro nabbed the award in the first category while Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool got it in the second.

AV-TEST Award for Best Android Security

This award was also split into two subcategories. One was for best app overall performance, which went to Bitdefender Mobile Security, and the second for best app protection features, which went to Sophos Mobile Security.

If you don't agree with the AV-TEST Institute, then you can also check out a similar ranking published by AV-Comparatives.

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Thanks, tarekma7. 
I do not believe in this kind of competition as it smells as $$$$$. It seems to me instead being a good advertising strategy.  Tongue
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