AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test

AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test — July–October 2025

Program: AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test methodology
Test lab: AV-Comparatives
Run: AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test — July–October 2025
Period: 2025-07-01 → 2025-10-31
Published: 2025-11-17
Platform: Windows
Status: published
Report: https://av-comparatives.org/tests/real-world-protection-test-july-october-2025/

Results19 products of 21 tested

Product	Vendor	Award	Protection Rate(%)↑	False Positives↓	Evidence
avast! Free Antivirus	AVAST Software a.s.	Advanced+	100	8	evidence
AVG AntiVirus Free	AVG Technologies CZ	Advanced+	100	8	evidence
Avira Free Security	Avira	Advanced+	99.5	6	evidence
Bitdefender Total Security	Bitdefender	Advanced+	99.1	Not tested	evidence
ESET HOME Security Essential	ESET	Advanced+	99.5	6	evidence
F-Secure Internet Security	F-Secure	Advanced+	99.1	Not tested	evidence
G Data TotalSecurity	G Data Software	Advanced+	99.5	6	evidence
K7 Total Security	K7 Computing	Standard	99.3	34	evidence
Kaspersky Premium	Kaspersky Lab	Advanced+	99.5	6	evidence
Malwarebytes	Malwarebytes	Tested	98.1	42	evidence
McAfee Total Protection	McAfee	Advanced+	99.5	6	evidence
Norton AntiVirus	Gen Digital	Advanced+	100	8	evidence
Panda Free Antivirus	Panda Security, S.L.	Tested	97.4	16	evidence
Quick Heal Total Security	Quick Heal Technologies (P)	Tested	94.2	Not tested	evidence
TotalAV Antivirus Plus	TotalAV	Advanced+	99.5	6	evidence
Total Defense Anti-Virus	Total Defense	Advanced+	98.8	2	evidence
Trend Micro Internet Security	Trend Micro	Advanced+	99.5	6	evidence
VIPRE Advanced Security	VIPRE Security Group	Advanced+	98.8	2	evidence
Windows Defender	Microsoft	Advanced+	99.1	Not tested	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.