AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test

AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test — February–May 2026

Program: AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test methodology
Test lab: AV-Comparatives
Run: AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test — February–May 2026
Period: 2026-02-01 → 2026-05-31
Published: 2026-06-15
Platform: Windows
Status: published
Report: https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/real-world-protection-test-february-may-2026/

Results20 products of 22 tested

Product	Vendor	Award	Protection Rate(%)↑	False Positives↓	Evidence
avast! Free Antivirus	AVAST Software a.s.	Advanced+	99.3	Not tested	evidence
AVG AntiVirus Free	AVG Technologies CZ	Advanced+	99.3	Not tested	evidence
Bitdefender Total Security	Bitdefender	Advanced+	99.5	Not tested	evidence
ESET HOME Security Essential	ESET	Advanced	98.5	2	evidence
Fortect Antivirus	Fortect	Advanced	97.8	14	evidence
F-Secure Internet Security	F-Secure	Advanced	98.8	11	evidence
G Data TotalSecurity	G Data Software	Advanced	97.8	14	evidence
K7 Total Security	K7 Computing	Advanced	98.5	2	evidence
Kaspersky Premium	Kaspersky Lab	Advanced+	99.8	Not tested	evidence
Malwarebytes	Malwarebytes	Standard	98.8	11	evidence
McAfee Total Protection	McAfee	Advanced	98.5	2	evidence
Norton AntiVirus	Gen Digital	Advanced+	99.3	Not tested	evidence
Panda Dome	Panda Security, S.L.	Tested	96.5	27	evidence
Quick Heal Total Security	Quick Heal Technologies (P)	Tested	92	Not tested	evidence
Sophos Home	Sophos	Advanced	97.8	14	evidence
TotalAV Antivirus Plus	TotalAV	Advanced+	99	0	evidence
Total Defense Anti-Virus	Total Defense	Advanced	98.3	1	evidence
Trend Micro Internet Security	Trend Micro	Advanced	98.3	1	evidence
VIPRE Advanced Security	VIPRE Security Group	Standard	96	Not tested	evidence
Windows Defender	Microsoft	Advanced+	99	0	evidence

A product absent from this run has no row here, and its cell elsewhere in CSI reads· not tested — which is not a low score. Independent test results are held as score, deep link and attribution only; CSI does not reproduce lab reports.