AV-Comparatives: Performance Test October 2022

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Introduction

The Performance Test evaluates the impact of anti-virus software on system performance, as programs running in background – such as real time protection antivirus software – use some percentage of system resources. Taking these tests as reference, users can evaluate their anti-virus protection in terms of system speed (system performance). For further details please refer to the methodology documents as well as the information provided on our website. We want to make clear that the results in this report are intended only to give an indication of the impact on system performance (mainly by the real-time/on-access components) of the consumer security products in these specific tests. Users are encouraged to try out the software on their own PC’s and see how it performs on their own systems.

Tested ProductsThe following products for 64-bit systems were evaluated in this test:

• Avast Free Antivirus 22.10
  
• AVG Free Antivirus 22.10
  
• Avira Prime 1.1
  
• Bitdefender Internet Security 26.0
  
• ESET Internet Security 15.2
  
• G Data Total Security 25.5
  
• K7 Total Security 16.0
  
• Kaspersky Internet Security 21.3
  
• Malwarebytes Premium 4.5
  
• McAfee Total Protection 26.4
  
• Microsoft Defender 4.18
  
• NortonLifeLock Norton 360 Deluxe 22.22
  
• Panda Free Antivirus 21.01
  
• Total Defense Essential Antivirus 13.0
  
• TotalAV Antivirus Pro 5.17
  
• Trend Micro Internet Security 17.7
  
• VIPRE Advanced Security 11.0
  

This test includes both “Antivirus” and “Internet Security” consumer products – both referred to as security products. We have tested the same products that are included in the protection tests of the Consumer Main Test Series. Please note that the results in this report apply only to the specific product versions listed above (i.e. to the exact version numbers and to 64-bit systems). Also, keep in mind that different vendors offer different (and differing numbers of) features in their products.

The following activities/tests were performed under an up-to-date Windows 10 64-Bit system:

• File copying
  
• Archiving / unarchiving
  
• Installing / uninstalling applications
  
• Launching applications
  
• Downloading files
  
• Browsing Websites
  
• PC Mark 10 Professional Testing Suite
  

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