PC Magazine: How We Test Security Software
Which security products do the best job keeping you and your computer safe? To find out, we put them to the test.
By Neil J. Rubenking
Sep. 20, 2016
Every antivirus or security suite product promises to protect you from a horde of security risks and annoyances. But do they work? When evaluating these products for review, we put their claims to the test in many different ways. Each review reports the results of our tests, as well as hands-on experience with the product. This article will dig deeper, explaining just how these tests work.
Of course, not every test is appropriate for every product. Many antivirus utilities include protection against phishing, but some don't. Most suites include spam filtering, but some omit this feature, and some antivirus products add it as a bonus. Whatever features a given product offers, we put them to the test. Click any test in the list below to jump straight to a description of that test.
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