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AV-Comparatives Releases 2025 Consumer Summary Report

AV-Comparatives, a globally recognized independent authority on cybersecurity testing, has unveiled its 2025 Consumer Summary Report. This report presents a thorough analysis of consumer security products for Windows, reflecting a year of extensive and scientifically grounded evaluations aimed at empowering consumers with reliable cybersecurity solutions.

The Consumer Summary Report aggregates results from AV-Comparatives' 2025 Main Series Tests, which involved assessing 19 widely used security products. The testing encompassed various aspects, including real-world protection against internet threats, malware detection capabilities, resilience to advanced attacks, system performance impact, and the frequency of false positives. All tests were conducted under transparent methodologies in real-world conditions, ensuring unbiased and reproducible results.

Key Findings

Top Rated Products for 2025

Products exhibiting consistent high performance across all testing categories were awarded the prestigious title of AV-Comparatives’ top-rated product. In 2025, the standout products included:

• - Avast Free Antivirus
• - AVG AntiVirus Free
• - Bitdefender Total Security
• - ESET HOME Security Essential
• - G DATA Total Security
• - Kaspersky Premium
• - Norton Antivirus Plus

Category Awards

To acknowledge excellence in specific testing areas, AV-Comparatives granted Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards across various categories:

• - Real-World Protection

- Gold: Norton
- Silver: Bitdefender
- Bronze: Avira, Kaspersky, McAfee

• - Malware Protection

- Gold: Kaspersky
- Silver: G DATA
- Bronze: Bitdefender

• - Performance (Low System Impact)

- Gold: Avast AVG
- Silver: Norton
- Bronze: McAfee

• - Advanced Threat Protection

- Gold: Bitdefender, ESET

• - False Positives

- Gold: Kaspersky
- Silver: Total Defense
- Bronze: Bitdefender

These awards not only highlight robust protection capabilities but also emphasize a balanced focus on usability and system efficiency, essential factors for everyday users.

User Experience Analysis

Beyond technical evaluations, the report provides a structured assessment of each product's user interface, which evaluates installation processes, configuration options, alerts, and overall usability. This multi-faceted approach ensures that evaluations reflect both security effectiveness and practical usability in real-world scenarios.

A Trusted Guide for Consumers

Andreas Clementi, CEO and Founder of AV-Comparatives, remarked, "The 2025 Consumer Summary Report demonstrates that many providers continue to deliver a high level of protection. Our aim remains to offer independent, transparent testing that empowers consumers to make well-informed security choices based on reliable data."

The complete 2025 Consumer Summary Report is available for free download at AV-Comparatives Official Site.