Summary of security tests in the year 2020

product of the year 2020 by avlab

These conclusions are meant to reward those developers whose security software in the year 2020 were involved in tests performed by AVLab. We want entrepreneurs, companies, and individual users to be able to choose only good solutions to protect devices and data. This is why the “Advanced In The Wild Test” is characterized by the fact that it is not one-time comparison that nobody will remember after […]

10th edition of The Advanced In The Wild Test and announcement of summary of the year

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We have just published results of 10th edition of the “Advanced In The Wild Test”, the sixth time this year. The study lasted continuously throughout the month of November which allowed us identify the best antivirus software for Windows 10. 11 developers have signed up for the tests, and here is the full list of tested products (in alphabetical […]

It is the ninth edition of the competition for the best antivirus software

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That is the ninth edition of the “Advanced In The Wild Malware Test”, and fifth in 2020 in which we choose the best antivirus application for Windows 10. In September, 11 developers joined our tests, and the analysis was continued uninterrupted throughout September. Here is the full list of tested products: Avast Free Antivirus Avira Antivirus Pro Bitdefender Total Security Comodo Advanced […]

“Made in Poland”: a comparison of solutions to encrypt documents and sensitive information

made in poland encryption

Encryption is one of the basic security standards. It is widely available, and easy to use. In the context of GDPR, compliance with the rules applies to anyone who processes personal data. This includes the largest private and public organizations such as banks, public utilities, and websites that are managed by people who are self-employed. We can then formulate a conviction that […]

The best antiviruses 2020 for business and home to protect Windows 10

best antiviruses

We carried out three tests of security in March and April 2020 from which we publish right now a list of popular antiviruses to secure workstations, and home computers. The test includes 12 specialized solutions for individual users and 9 products for medium and large business. Studies carried out we a response to the observed trends of threats in the first quarter of 2020: cybercriminals still continue […]

Test of the best solutions to protect workstations in micro and small companies

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In November 2019, the CheckLab.pl organization prepared a list of popular solutions to protect computers in micro and small enterprises. Among the tested solutions, there are 13 specialized top-notch products, and also one solution for big business — Comodo Advanced Endpoint Protection. The Microsoft’s product known as Windows Defender was also qualified for the test as an integral part of the Windows 10 system. […]

Comparison of anti-malware solutions in September 2019 by CheckLab

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The CheckLab organization was founded in July 2019 by the AVLab.pl company that has been operating since 2012 in the industry of cybersecurity. The primary objective of the CheckLab organization is to test the usefulness of workstations security, and issuing certificates confirming the protection effectiveness against malicious software, and also provide results to public information while ensuring the maximum transparency of the […]

Emsisoft Cloud Console: a top-notch security management console

Emsisoft

Emsisoft is living proof that size doesn’t matter when it comes to creating great software. The modestly sized company never fails to surprise us here at AVLab, and its latest offering is no exception. Since 2012 we’ve been doing our part in the battle against cybercrime. We deal with simple, complex and unexpected cyber threats on a daily basis, and we like to think we’ve developed […]

How we test? The making of a security testing project

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To explain how complicated the procedure of test automation is, we must describe a few problems with which we have been struggling while monitoring activity of antivirus products and malicious software in real time. In fact, here we describe what needs to be done to interest big international corporations which provide their security solutions and services for business in such small company that is AVLab. […]

Test of software for online banking protection

Banking protection test

This is our next test from the series of comprehensive tests of various types of products for protection of computers and workstations. In February 2019, we tested dozens of solutions to protect the Windows 10 operating system, paying particular attention to the possibility of blocking malicious software and resisting attacks that are aimed at operations on online banking accounts. Less than half […]

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