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Endpoint: Enterprise solutions tested against ransomware
11. February 2025
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AV TEST News

The AV-TEST Institute examined 8 security solutions for companies in an extended test. The focus was not on the mass detection of malware, but on real defense in 10 scenarios against ransomware and infostealers. The results. 8 products for companies were subjected to the Advanced Threat Protection test at AV-TEST: Bitdefender (with 2 versions), ESET, Kaspersky (with 2 versions), Microworld, Qualys and Trellix. The data was collected and evaluated in September and October 2024 under Windows 11. 12 protection solutions tested under Windows 11 In 10 real scenarios, the experts from…

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Test: 17 protection solutions for Windows 11 clients
August 8, 2024
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Global competition, espionage and global tensions are leading to a rising tide of cyberattacks. The AV-TEST laboratory has investigated how well endpoint security solutions protect. 17 solutions were tested under Windows 11. Companies must be well equipped in the area of ​​cybersecurity in order to filter and eliminate the large amounts of digital malware from their communications. The test of 17 protection solutions for Windows 11 clients for companies shows how well they are defending themselves against potential attackers. 17 endpoint solutions tested In March and April, the experts in the AV-TEST laboratory…

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Win 11 Copilot+ Recall: Microsoft is building IT security under pressure
June 11, 2024
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Copilot+ Recall: Microsoft is building IT security under pressure: MS - AI

Shortly after Microsoft boss Satya Nadella introduced Copilot+ Recall for Windows 11, IT security experts issued devastating verdicts and even used tools to read databases. The storm of indignation over so much incompetence in terms of security was so great that Microsoft delivered a new security concept within a very short time. Anyone who installed the new Microsoft 11 with Copilot+ Recall had the service automatically activated immediately: Windows 11 records the user's activities on the PC every 5 seconds, analyzes the images, extracts the text and writes everything into a database. The…

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Test: Endpoint solutions under Windows 11
8 December 2023
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AV TEST News

In September and October 2023, the AV-TEST Institute tested a total of 17 security solutions for companies and 17 packages for individual workstations under Windows 11 for their protective effect, system load and usability. Some products cannot withstand all attacks in the test. The experts at AV-TEST examined 17 security solutions for companies in the laboratory. It was tested to see how well they stand up to malware. Each individual program had to fend off nearly 20.000 real malware attacks, taking into account all protection features such as URL/web filtering, behavior-based detection and heuristics in the test against zero-day threats and common malware. In the counter-check, over…

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Win11 test: Endpoints against data stealer and ransomware
July 24, 2023
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In their "Advanced Threat Protection" series, the antivirus experts at AV-TEST have examined 15 endpoint solutions for companies in 10 scenarios under Windows 11 to see whether they can defend against current data stealer and ransomware techniques. Protection solutions for workstations in companies need the best protection against the latest attack techniques. The AV-TEST laboratory has examined 15 protection products under Windows 11 to see whether they also detect and defend against the new "Inline Execute Assembly" attack technique used by data stealers and ransomware. The Advanced Threat Protection test provides clear information about which products protect well against the latest threats - and which do not. In addition...

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Windows 11: Endpoint Security in the test
June 16, 2023
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Windows 11: Endpoint Security in the test

Since Windows 11 is increasingly becoming the standard system in companies as well, the AV-TEST laboratory tested 17 solutions for endpoints in companies and an additional 16 products for individual workstations or home office notebooks. The results show small surprises, but no disaster. In companies, malware such as Trojans, ransomware or data stealers always attack the weakest point: the end point with employees who usually have other high skills than cybersecurity, for example. Since companies are increasingly relying on new PCs and thus also Windows 11, the AV-TEST laboratory has 17 endpoint solutions...

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Red Alert for Windows 11: Bootkit bypasses UEFI Secure Boot
March 3, 2023
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According to ESET, even the new Windows 11 with its UEFI Secure Boot security system is not safe from the "BlackLotus" boot kit. The bootkit is already active in the wild and is also actively offered in hacker forums.​​​​​​​ Red alert for Windows users: ESET researchers have identified a bootkit that contains key security features of UEFI Secure Boot - a security system of Windows - able to avoid. Even a completely up-to-date Windows 11 system with activated Secure Boot does not pose a problem for the malware. Due to the functionality of the boot kit and its individual characteristics, the experts…

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Test of endpoint security for the first time under Windows 11
20 November 2022
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AV TEST News

In the first test of endpoint security solutions under Windows 11, there were a few surprises in the AV-TEST results. Protection built into Windows cannot compete with enterprise solutions. The AV-TEST experts first examined many endpoint security solutions for companies using Windows 11 as the client system. Windows 10-like results were expected, but that's not the case for many solutions. Even Microsoft's internally improved protection with Windows Defender did not go well. Windows 11 Defender slows down the system The AV-TEST Institute has…

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Security solutions for companies in the laboratory test 
June 3, 2022
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Over a period of two months, the AV-TEST laboratory examined 20 security solutions for companies under Windows 10 and 18 packages for individual PCs for Windows 10. During the test period in March and April 2022, the products were assessed and awarded the AV-TEST certificate if they met the test standards. In March and April 2022, the AV-TEST Institute tested a total of 38 security solutions - and thus almost all important programs on the market - for private users and companies under Windows 10. The detailed results show how well the products perform in the areas of 'protection',...

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Free tool: Secure Windows 11 PCs as kiosk terminals
15 January 2022
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FrontFace Lockdown Tool 5.0: The free tool for configuring Windows PCs as a kiosk terminal or digital signage player. With the new version 5.0 of the free tool from mirabyte, any Windows PC can be configured as a protected kiosk terminal or as a digital signage player with just a few clicks. The Windows operating system for PCs is primarily intended for use on normal workplace and office PCs. But there are also various, specialized applications where Windows is also used: These include kiosk terminals, i.e. publicly accessible PCs that are limited to running a specific application. A…

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