In their "Advanced Threat Protection" series, the antivirus experts from AV-TEST examined 15 endpoint solutions for companies in 10 scenarios under Windows 11 to protect against current data stealer and ransomware techniques.
Enterprise workstation protection solutions require the best protection against the latest attack techniques. The AV-TEST laboratory examined 15 protection products under Windows 11 to see whether they also recognized and defended 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, 10 single-user versions were also tested.
🔎 If a product achieves 75 percent of the 35 points as a protection score, it receives the "Advanced Approved Endpoint Protection" certificate (Image: AV-TEST).
Good defense against data stealer and ransomware
You don't have to be a security specialist to know that the cyber threat has grown massively in recent years. Attacks on Windows systems, subsequent data theft or data encryption and blackmail to release the data are unfortunately a daily fact. It is therefore important that protection products for companies are always technically up to date and can not only detect the most perfidious attacks, but also really stop them. The test with endpoint solutions under Windows 11 clarifies this.
The 15 enterprise products in the Advanced Threat Protection test for Windows 11 endpoints come from Acronis, AhnLab, Bitdefender (with 2 versions), Check Point, Kaspersky (with 2 versions), Malwarebytes, Microsoft, Seqrite, Symantec, Trellix, VMware, WithSecure and Xcitium.
🔎 15 endpoint solutions against DataStealer and ransomware under Windows 11 tested (Image: AV-TEST).
The largest group of 12 products passed the test with the best values and each received a full 35 points for the protection score: Acronis, AhnLab, Bitdefender Version Ultra, Check Point, Kaspersky (both versions), Malwarebytes, Microsoft, Seqrite, Symantec, WithSecure and Xcitium.
The VMware product has the biggest problems in the test. It cannot detect or stop a data stealer, and the attack begins. That makes a full 4 points deduction and in the end a protection score of 31 points (35 max.).
10 single-user versions in the test
The laboratory examined 10 other single-user versions with the same test scenarios. A total of 10 products face the Advanced Threat Protection test under Windows 11. They come from AhnLab, Bitdefender, F-Secure, Kaspersky, Malwarebytes, McAfee, Microsoft, Microworld, Norton, PC Matic. With the exception of Microworld (only 28 points), all product providers can look forward to a perfect result. All scenarios are nipped in the bud. The systems are never compromised. All products receive 35 points for their protection score for this achievement.
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About AV-TEST AV-TEST GmbH is an independent provider of services in the field of IT security and anti-virus research with a focus on the identification and analysis of the latest malware and its use in comprehensive comparative tests. The fact that the test data is up-to-date enables the quick-response analysis of new malware, the early detection of virus trends, and the investigation and certification of IT security solutions. The results of the AV-TEST Institute represent an exclusive information base and serve manufacturers for product optimization, specialist magazines for the publication of results and end customers for orientation in product selection.
The company AV-TEST has been operating in Magdeburg since 2004 and employs more than 30 people with profound specialist and practical experience. The laboratories are equipped with 300 client and server systems in which more than 2.500 terabytes of self-determined test data of harmful and harmless information are stored and processed. Further information can be found at https://www.av-test.org.