AV-Comparatives Performance Test

Antivirus Performance Test September 2026

Program: AV-Comparatives Performance Test
Test lab: AV-Comparatives
Run: Antivirus Performance Test September 2026
Period: 2026-09-01 → 2026-09-30
Published: 2026-10-20
Platform: Windows
Status: published
Report: https://av-comparatives.org/tests/performance-test-september-2026/

Results19 products

Product	Vendor	Award	Impact Score↓	AV-Comparatives Score↑	Evidence
McAfee Total Protection#1	McAfee	Advanced+	3.1	90	evidence
K7 Total Security#2	K7 Computing	Advanced+	3.2	90	evidence
Kaspersky Premium#3	Kaspersky Lab	Advanced+	3.3	90	evidence
Norton AntiVirus#4	Gen Digital	Advanced+	4.9	90	evidence
avast! Free Antivirus#5	AVAST Software a.s.	Advanced+	5.2	90	evidence
AVG AntiVirus Free#6	AVG Technologies CZ	Advanced+	5.3	90	evidence
G Data TotalSecurity#7	G Data Software	Advanced+	8.3	90	evidence
Bitdefender Total Security#8	Bitdefender	Advanced+	8.7	85	evidence
ESET HOME Security Essential#9	ESET	Advanced+	9.5	85	evidence
VIPRE Advanced Security#10	VIPRE Security Group	Advanced	10.5	85	evidence
Windows Defender#11	Microsoft	Advanced	13.5	80	evidence
Panda Dome#12	Panda Security, S.L.	Advanced	16.2	80	evidence
Trend Micro Internet Security#13	Trend Micro	Advanced	17.5	80	evidence
Malwarebytes#14	Malwarebytes	Advanced	19.1	75	evidence
F-Secure Internet Security#15	F-Secure	Advanced	19.3	85	evidence
Quick Heal Total Security#16	Quick Heal Technologies (P)	Standard	23.9	70	evidence
Fortect Antivirus#17	Fortect	Standard	30.2	70	evidence
Total Defense Anti-Virus#19	Total Defense	Standard	37	60	evidence
Sophos Home#20	Sophos	Standard	39.8	65	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.