DoNews, March 2 (Liu Wenxuan) Microsoft’s built-in Windows Defender anti-virus software for Windows system is becoming more and more powerful. Therefore, some users do not install any third-party anti-virus software. It is not only Windows Defender that continues to make progress, but also third-party software. This also prevents Windows Defender from winning any awards in av-test 2021 best anti-virus software (av-test award 2021).

Av-test is a well-known IT security protection testing company in the world. It publishes reports related to anti-virus software almost every month. Recently, it has finally released the complete report of 2021. For ordinary users, the awards are distinguished by “protection”, “efficiency” and “ease of use”.

In terms of protection, av-test selected the top three winners, namely:

Bitdefender Internet Security；

Kaspersky Internet Security；

Norton Norton 360。

In terms of efficiency, the winning products are:

ESET Internet Security；

G DATA Total Security；

Kaspersky Internet Security；

Norton Norton 360；

PC Matic Home；

Protected. net Total AV。

In terms of ease of use:

Avira Internet Security；

ESET Internet Security。

In addition to windows, av-test also selected the best security protection software for Android and MacOS:

Best Android security software:

Bitdefender Mobile Security；

Trend Micro Mobile Security。

Best MacOS security protection software:

Norton Norton 360；

Trend Micro Antivirus。

Av-test said that 2021 is full of challenges for computer security. The epidemic has changed the working mode. In the past, the company’s network can be used to prevent external attacks, but after switching to remote office, it must improve security through other security solutions, including detoxification.

On the other hand, the number of malware also increased rapidly in 2021. The number from 2019 to 2020 was 113 million, but it became 170 million from 2020 to 2021, soaring nearly 30%.