AV-Test.org: Endurance Test: Windows Rescue after a Virus Attack

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Endurance Test: Windows Rescue after a Virus Attack

No user wants to simply abandon their well-configured Windows system in the aftermath of a malware attack. And no one has to either! From January to December 2018, AV-TEST launched countless attacks on Windows systems in the lab and rescued them with security packages and special tools. Here is the result:

In the laboratory, every user's worst nightmare occurred hundredfold: Windows is overrun by malware that becomes embedded in the system. Afterwards, the lab examined whether Internet security suites or special tools could liquidate the intruders and restore the systems to a clean and secure condition. The sophisticated laboratory test was conducted from January to December 2018 in 4 major test rounds. The experts evaluated 7 protection packages and 5 special tools in more than 830 individual tests.

Full reading: https://www.av-test.org/en/news/enduranc...us-attack/