AV-TEST is an independent organization which evaluates and rates
antivirus
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Antivirus software was originally developed to detect and remove computer viruses, hence the nam ...
and
security suite software for
Microsoft Windows
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and
Android operating systems,
according to a variety of criteria. The organisation is based in
Magdeburg
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, Germany.
Every other month, the researchers publish the results of their testing,
where they list which products they awarded their certification.
They regularly test antivirus, anti-spyware and firewall software for the software publishers and for magazines. In the field of product certification they work together with Tekit Consult Bonn GmbH (TÜV Saarland group).
The tests are performed on desktop computers and servers running Windows 98, ME, NT 4, 2000, XP, 2003; Novell NetWare, Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Lotus Domino/Notes and Microsoft Exchange.
History
It was founded by Andreas Marx (CEO) and Guido Habicht.
Criticism
In 2013, the security specialist and CEO of IT security company
Kaspersky Lab
Kaspersky Lab (; Russian: Лаборатория Касперского, tr. ''Laboratoriya Kasperskogo'') is a Russian multinational cybersecurity and anti-virus provider headquartered in Moscow, Russia, and operated by a holding company in th ...
,
Eugene Kaspersky
Yevgeny Valentinovich Kaspersky (Russian: Евгений Валентинович Касперский; born 4 October 1965) is a Russian cybersecurity expert and the CEO of Kaspersky Lab, an IT security company with 4,000 employees. He co-found ...
, criticized AV-TEST for changing their certification process.
See also
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AV-Comparatives
AV-Comparatives is an Austrian independent organization that tests and assesses antivirus software, regularly releasing charts and reports that are freely available to the public and the media. Antivirus vendors have to meet various requirements r ...
References
External links
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Antivirus software
Information technology companies of Germany
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