Avira s anti-malware solutions received numerous awards and certifications this year. VIRUS BULLETIN: As evidence of sustained good performance, Avira received a VB100 award for every test it participated in over the course of 2013. Avira * Avast! F AVG F Kaspersky F Symantec * * * * Trend Micro * * * * * Legend: * F Vendor didn t participate in test Vendor failed the test Avira has been the recipient of 22 prestigious VB100 awards over the past 3 years: Oct Dec Feb 2012 April 2012 June 2012 Aug 2012 Oct 2012 April 2013 June 2013 Aug 2013 Oct 2013 Dec 2009 Feb 2010 April 2010 June 2010 Aug 2010 Oct 2010 Dec 2010 Feb April June Aug Feb 2013 April 2013 June 2013 Aug 2013 Oct 2013
AV-TEST: In 2010 the renowned testing laboratory AV-Test.org, where most PC magazines order their anti-malware tests, started a new certification. Every quarter a product can earn this certificate, which requires excellent detection and repair capabilities along with very few false positives. Avira received every certification in 2013. During AV-Test s November test for mobile devices, Avira s newly introduced malware scanner for Android performed on par or better than its competitors. AV-Test: Performance & usability test for Android (November 2013) Avira Kaspersky Bitdefender F-Secure McAfee Qihoo Sophos Trend Micro Webroot AVG Symantec 9.0 Product Score 11.0 11.0 12.0 12.0 G Data Source: www.av-test.org
AV-COMPARATIVES: Avira completed all tests of AV-Comparatives.org in 2013 with either an Advanced or Advanced+ award. ON DEMAND DETECTION TEST ADVANCED PERFORMANCE TEST ADVANCED -REAL WORLD- PROTECTION TEST HEURISTIC / BEHAVIOURAL TEST APPROVED SECURITY PRODUCT MALWARE REMOVAL -REAL WORLD- PROTECTION TEST MAR 2013 APR 2013 JUL 2013 AUG 2013 SEP 2013 NOV 2013 DEC 2013 Avira Adv+ Adv Adv Adv+ Adv Adv+ Adv+ Avast! Adv Adv+ Adv+ Adv Adv Adv+ Adv+ AVG Standard Adv Adv * Adv Adv+ Standard G-Data Adv Standard Adv+ Adv Adv Standard Adv McAfee Adv Standard Adv Adv+ Adv Standard Adv Trend Micro Standard Adv Adv+ Adv+ Adv+ Standard Adv * Vendor didn t participate in test AV-Comparatives September on-demand test ranked Avira s detection as the best in the industry among both single-engine and multiple engine products. Below are the results for single engines. AV-Comparatives: On-demand test (September 2013) % 100 98 96 94 92 90 88 86 Avira McAfee Kaspersky Bitdefender escan AVG Sophos Trend Micro Eset Avast! Microsoft Symantec Source: www.av-comparatives.org
Avira Test Results 2013 AV-COMPARATIVES: In October 2013, AV-Comparatives performance test showed that Avira s software had the lowest impact score across the entire industry! (October 2013) lower is better 20 17.2 15 10 6.4 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.9 3.0 11.2 kv ip re AV G Q ih Sy oo m an te c Es et Th re at esc Tr ac an r ef a en de So r ph os Av a F- st! Se c Ka ure sp er sk y Av i 9.8 12.4 12.8 3.2 0 Bi td 8.2 9.5 llg ua r Ah d nl a Te b nc en t Pa nd a Ki ng so Em ft iso Fo ft rt in e G t Da M ta ca Tr en fee d M ic ro 1.0 7.4 8.9 Bu 5 7.4 8.9 19.7 Source: www.av-comparatives.org AV-Comparatives: Performance test System Impact Score Out-box system impact with enabled Microsoft Windows Defender on Microsoft Windows 8 Over the past 3 years, Avira has received numerous AV-Comparatives awards: TOP RATED TOP RATED 2012 BEST OVERALL SPEED PROACTIVE MALWARE DETECTION ON-DEMAND MALWARE DETECTION GOLD SILVER BRONZE ON DEMAND DETECTION TEST HEURISTIC / BEHAVIOURAL TEST PERFORMANCE TEST SUITES M A LWA R E R E M O VA L -REAL WORLDPROTECTION TEST MAR 2013 AUG 2013 NOV 2013 NOV 2013 DEC 2013 HEURISTIC / BEHAVIOURAL TEST ON DEMAND DETECTION TEST JUL 2012 OCT 2012 TOP RATED 2013
ICSAlabs: ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon, has been providing credible, independent, third-party product assurance for end-users and enterprises since 1989. Enterprises worldwide rely on ICSA Labs to set and apply objective testing and certification criteria for measuring product compliance and performance. In all ICSA Lab AV Monthly Testing Reports of 2013 Avira has been successfully tested and certified. January, 2013 July, 2013 February, 2013 August, 2013 March, 2013 September, 2013 April, 2013 October, 2013 May, 2013 November, 2013 June, 2013 December, 2013
OPSWAT: Avira is a certified OPSWAT partner, which guarantees that our solutions fully interoperate with a wide array of technology applications. Our Gold certified antivirus and antispyware are testament to the highest level of interoperability with leading industry solutions. ITSMIG: Avira is a foundation member of the ITSMIG e.v. association and the only producer of anti-virus software who has committed to the voluntary agreement to fulfill the principles of the initiative IT Security made in Germany. In this agreement we commit, among other things, to: Exclusively provide IT security solutions no other third party can access. Produce products that do not cause the transmission of crypto keys, parts of keys or access recognition. Eliminate vulnerabilities or avoidance methods for access control systems as fast as possible once detected. 2012 Avira Operations GmbH & Co KG. All rights reserved. Our General Terms and Conditions of Business and the End-user Terms can be found in the Internet: www.avira.com E&OE Technical information as of January 2014 Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG Kaplaneiweg 1 88069 Tettnang Germany Telephone: +49 7542-500 0 www.avira.com