Antivirus performance comparison
All computer users should install a third-party anti-virus tool. These tools can help identify and eliminate malware from a PC. They can also block malicious websites that might attempt to take over or corrupt user data. However they can also significantly reduce a computer’s speed and performance when running an analysis or updating their database of infected files. This article examines the performance of various antivirus programs in tests that determine the extent to which they slow down a computer.
The independent AV Comparisons lab conducts various tests to evaluate the security software products. Its tests focus on security in real-world situations, detection of files infected (classical testing), performance and many other functions. Each type of test is run several times during the time of the year. based on these results, AV Comparatives awards Gold, Silver and Bronze awards to security hack the system of any company solutions.
This test was an inspiration from a real-world customer scenario. Many customers use PowerShell scripts that can take hours or even days to complete. These complex scripts run on high-performance equipment, so we wanted see how the antivirus scanner impacted this. We also wanted to know how the tools used resources on each machine.
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