{"id":1169,"date":"2017-08-02T14:58:22","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T21:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digivideoplus.com\/dv_blog\/?p=1169"},"modified":"2017-08-02T15:12:26","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T22:12:26","slug":"anti-phishing-test-results-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digivideoplus.com\/dv_blog\/2017\/08\/02\/anti-phishing-test-results-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-phishing test results 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re particularly worried about somehow landing on a malicious website while browsing the Internet, then this PC World (August 1, 2017) article “AV-Comparatives’ anti-phishing results for 2017 put Avast, Bitdefender, Fortinet, and Kaspersky on top<\/a>” may be useful.<\/p>\n

In previous posts, I’ve noted PC World’s summaries of test results by the independent computer security test organization\u00a0AV-Comparatives.<\/p>\n

All four passing software packages got through the false alarm test without making a mistake. Bitdefender won the top spot for detecting actual phishing sites<\/strong> with a detection rate of 96 percent. Coming up right behind Bitdefender was Fortinet with a 95 percent detection rate followed by Kaspersky and Avast with 93 and 92 percent detection rates, respectively.<\/p>\n

You can check out the full anti-phishing results on AV-Comparatives\u2019 website<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Some of my clients use free anti-virus (AV) programs<\/strong>. Pros and cons.<\/p>\n

Should I go free or paid for antivirus? But there isn\u2019t a good answer to that question. It really comes down to what you\u2019re willing to put up with. If you just need basic protection then most free antivirus suites are probably fine.<\/p>\n

The best way to use AV-Comparatives\u2019 free vs. paid report<\/a> is as a reference guide for the 15 services it covers.1<\/sup><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And remember, regardless of your choice for AV, use Malwarebytes Anti-malware also (free or premium version).<\/p>\n

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[1] The report is available in PDF format here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Adaware Antivirus Free
\nAvast Free Antivirus
\nAVG Antivirus Free
\nAvira Free Antivirus
\nBitdefender Antivirus Free Edition
\nComodo Internet Security Free
\nFortinet FortiClient
\nKaspersky Free
\nMcAfee Cloud AV
\nMicrosoft Windows Defender \/ MSE5
\nPanda Free Antivirus
\nQihoo 360 Total Security Free
\nSophos Home Free
\nTencent PC Manager
\nZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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