Virus Protection on Windows 11 for Home & Business Users (January/February 2026)

Dear media partners, dear friends of the AV-TEST Institute,

please find attached the latest test report. As usual, you are free to use our comprehensive test in your publications. Therefore, we provide you with the detailed test results as an XLS sheet and as graphics.

In January and February 2026, the AV-TEST Institute reviewed a total of 31 security solutions for home and corporate users under Windows 11. The attached detailed results show how well the products performed in the areas of ProtectionPerformance and Usability.The following 16 anti-virus products for home users were tested:
www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-windows

  • AhnLab V3 Internet Securuty
  • Avast Free Antivirus
  • AVG Antivirus Free
  • Avira Security for Windows
  • Bitdefender Total Security
  • EnigmaSoft Spyhunter
  • ESET Security Ultimate
  • F-Secure Total
  • G DATA Internet Security
  • K7 Computing Total Security
  • Kaspersky Premium
  • McAfee Total Protection
  • Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer)
  • Norton Norton 360
  • Total AV Antivirus Pro
  • Trend Micro Internet Security

Download Charts Home User 02/2026

Besides this, we reviewed the following 15 security software for business userswww.av-test.org/en/antivirus/business-windows-client/

  • Acronis Cyber Protect
  • AhnLab V3 Endpoint Security
  • Avast Ultimate Business Security
  • HP Security Wolf Security
  • Kaspersky Endpoint Security
  • Kaspersky Small Office Security
  • Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Enterprise)
  • Microworld eScan Enterprise EDR
  • Norton Small Business
  • Qualys Endpoint Protection
  • Seqrite Endpoint Security
  • Sophos Intercept X Advanced
  • Symantec Endpoint Security Complete
  • Trellix Endpoint Security
  • WithSecure Elements Endpoint Protection

Download Charts Business User 02/2026

The attached data can be used to create at-a-glance overviews or statistics of the test results, starting immediately (there is no embargo).

You are free to use the results as a basis for your own reviews, as long as a reference to "AV-TEST Institute" – with an active link to our website www.av-test.org – is given as source. Thank you!

The screenshots of all tested products, as well as older test results, can be downloaded at www.av-test.org/en/press/test-results/.

Über die AV-TEST – SITS Deutschland GmbH

About the AV-TEST Institute

AV-TEST is an independent supplier of services in the fields of IT Security and Antivirus Research, focusing on the detection and analysis of the latest malicious software and its use in comprehensive comparative testing of security products.

Due to the timeliness of the testing data, malware can instantly be analyzed and categorized, trends within virus development can be detected early, and IT-security solutions can be tested and certified. The AV-TEST Institute’s results provide an exclusive basis of information helping vendors to optimize their products, special interest magazines to publish research data, and end users to make good product choices.

AV-TEST has operated out of Magdeburg (Germany) since 2004 and employs more than 30 team members, professionals with extensive practical experience. The AV-TEST laboratories include 500 client and server systems, where more than 3,500 terabyte of independently-collected test data, containing both malicious and harmless sample information, are stored and processed.

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