VIPRE Advanced Security

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Product

VIPRE Advanced Security is a home security product for Windows that includes VIPRE’s antivirus features plus a firewall, anti-spam filter, web and ransomware protection, and third-party patching. VIPRE Advanced Security is a very capable, no-nonsense security suite. Here’s a look at how VIPRE’s Advanced Active Protection keeps you safe from ransomware and other nefarious malware in an era of unprecedented attacks. Protect against incoming and outgoing Internet traffic quickly and easily with customizable settings for advanced users. Supported platforms are macOS and Windows.

Current Version: 12.0.2.220
Product Page: vipre.com/…/vipre-advanced-securi…
Market: Consumer
Licence: Paid
Price: USD 19.99 / annual
Record Created: 2026-08-20
Last Updated: 2026-10-25

Vendor

VIPRE has passed through more owners than most products in this index. It began as Sunbelt Software's antivirus in Florida, was acquired with Sunbelt by GFI Software in 2010, moved with GFI's split into the ownership of J2 Global — later Ziff Davis — and was sold again in 2022 to the investment firm Inflexion, since when it has traded as VIPRE Security Group. Several of those former owners are listed separately in this index. Its products are VIPRE Antivirus Plus and VIPRE Advanced Security for households, with VIPRE Ultimate Security as the full bundle, and VIPRE Endpoint Detection & Response and VIPRE Email Security for organisations, sold largely through managed service providers. Its engine has a long and well-populated record in the public test cycles, which is the most useful thing about it for a reader here: whatever the name above the door, the detection has been measured consistently for years. Vendor page →

Website: vipre.com
Country: United States
Headquarters: Clearwater, United States
Year Established: 2010
Customers: 50K organisations
Users: 20M devices protected
Revenue: $678.5M (2020)

Platforms

macOS	native
Windows	native

Target Market

Consumer secondary

Capabilities

Pricing

Plan	Licence	Priced per	Billed	Price
Summary	Subscription	not stated	yearly	USD 19.99

Versions

12.0.2.220Windows

The newest release each source names per platform, not every release the vendor has shipped. A release date is shown only where one is recorded.

Independent Tests

At a glance — latest result per lab test

AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection TestStandard

Tested: Windows2026-06-15lab report ↗

AV-Comparatives Malware Protection TestAdvanced+

Tested: Windows2026-10-15lab report ↗

AV-Comparatives Performance TestAdvanced

Tested: Windows2026-10-20lab report ↗

Each bar is one lab’s own figure on that lab’s own scale. Labs test different models at different times, so the figures are not combined into one score.

All results

AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection TestAV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test — February–May 20262026-06-15

StandardProtection Rate: 96%

AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection TestAV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test — July–October 20252025-11-17

Advanced+Protection Rate: 98.8%False Positives: 2

AV-Comparatives Malware Protection TestAV-Comparatives Malware Protection Test — March 20262026-04-15

Offline Detection Rate: 97.2%Online Detection Rate: 97.2%Online Protection Rate: 99.91%False Positives: 4

AV-Comparatives Malware Protection TestAV-Comparatives Malware Protection Test — September 20262026-10-15

Advanced+Offline Detection Rate: 96.9%Online Detection Rate: 96.9%Online Protection Rate: 99.8%False Positives: 6

AV-Comparatives Performance TestAV-Comparatives Performance Test — September 20252025-10-15

Impact Score: 25.7AV-Comparatives Score: 68

AV-Comparatives Performance TestAV-Comparatives Performance Test — April 20262026-04-22

Impact Score: 22.4AV-Comparatives Score: 75

AV-Comparatives Performance TestAntivirus Performance Test September 20262026-10-20

AdvancedImpact Score: 10.5AV-Comparatives Score: 85

Certifications

OESIS Framework SupportSupported1 activeSupported

OPSWAT Certified Security ApplicationPlatinum1 activePlatinum

Change History

This record was created 2026-08-20. Everything below is what has changed since.

2026-10-25Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Malware Protection Test result: Advanced+evidence
2026-10-21Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Performance Test result: Advancedevidence
2026-10-15Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Malware Protection Test result: Advanced+evidence
2026-09-28Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test result: Advanced+evidence
2026-09-28Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test result: Standardevidence
2026-09-23Capability addedVulnerability Shielding: built inevidence
2026-09-23Capability addedCloud-Assisted Scanning: built inevidence
2026-09-23Capability addedWeb Protection: built inevidence
2026-09-23Capability addedEmail Protection: built inevidence
2026-09-23Capability addedHost Firewall: built inevidence
2026-09-23Capability addedBehavioral Detection: built inevidence
2026-09-23Pricing plan addedPrice: USD 19.99 yearlyevidence
2026-09-22Product updatedListed in Home Antimalwareevidence
2026-09-21Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Performance Test resultevidence
2026-09-21Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Performance Test resultevidence
2026-09-21Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Malware Protection Test resultevidence
2026-09-21Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Malware Protection Test resultevidence
2026-09-20Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test resultevidence
2026-09-20Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test resultevidence
2026-09-19Platform addedRuns on macOSevidence
2026-09-19Product updatedNo longer sold to: Enterpriseevidence
2026-09-09New versionNew version: 12.0.2.220 (Windows)evidence
2026-09-04Product updatedListed in Network Firewallevidence
2026-08-26Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test resultevidence
2026-08-26Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test resultevidence
2026-08-25Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test resultevidence
2026-08-25Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test resultevidence
2026-08-25Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test resultevidence
2026-08-25Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test resultevidence
2026-08-20Certification addedCertified: OESIS Framework Support (Supported)evidence
2026-08-20Capability addedMalware Detection: built inevidence
2026-08-20Pricing plan addedPrice: paidevidence
2026-08-20Product updatedAlso sold to: Enterpriseevidence
2026-08-20Product updatedAlso sold to: Consumerevidence
2026-08-20New versionNew version: 12.0.2.220evidence
2026-08-20Platform addedRuns on Windowsevidence
2026-08-20Certification addedCertified: OPSWAT Certified Security Application (Platinum)evidence
2026-08-20Product createdNew product listedevidence

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Malware Detectionkey	native
Ransomware Protectionkey	Not known
Behavioral Detectionkey	native
Web Protectionkey	native
Email Protection	native
Host Firewall	native
Sandbox Analysis	Not known
Cloud-Assisted Scanning	native
Heuristic Detection	Not known
Device Control	Not known
Vulnerability Shielding	native
Central Management Console	Not known