100%80%

Score of TOP 3 places

MOST TESTED. MOST AWARDED. KASPERSKY LAB PROTECTION.*
In 2015 Kaspersky Lab products participated in 94
independent tests and reviews. Our products wereawarded 60 firsts and achieved 77 top-three finishes.

Avira

Kaspersky Lab
1st places – 60
Participation in 94
tests/reviews
TOP 3 = 82%

ESET

Bitdefender

60%

Symantec* Notes:• According to summary results of independent tests
in 2015 for corporate, consumer and mobileproducts.
• Summary includes independent tests conducted by :AV-Comparatives, AV-Test, Dennis TechnologyLabs, MRG Effitas, NSS Labs, PC Security Labs,VirusBulletin.
• Tests performed in these programs assess all
protection technologies against known, unknownand advanced threats.
• The size of the bubble reflects the number of 1stplaces achieved.

40%

SophosQuick Heal

Avast

BullGuard
Panda Security

G DATA

Trend Micro

AVG

20%

Intel Security (McAfee)

F-SecureMicrosoft

N of independent tests/reviews

0%20

14060

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2015 TOP3 METRIC DESCRIPTIONThis TOP3 metric reflects the percentage of times a vendor gained a topthree place in independent tests within a reported period (calendar year).
Among the security vendors participating in the TOP3 measurements are: Avast, AVG, Avira,Bitdefender, BullGuard, ESET, F-Secure, G DATA, Intel Security (McAfee), Kaspersky Lab,Microsoft, Panda, Sophos, Symantec, Trend Micro and Quick Heal. A complete list of participating
vendors appears at the end of this document.
Only those who participate in 35% or more of the tests have their results represented in the chart.
Participation in any test affects two counters for each vendor: TOP3 and Participation.
1. Every time a vendor ranks in the first three places or wins an award in a test, a TOP3

counter is awarded incrementally. Counters are not increased for placing outside the topthree. In cases where several vendors share the same place in a test, the next vendor’splace is calculated as “number of higher ranked vendors + 1”.For instance, 1,2,2,4 ispossible, but 1,2,2,3 is not. It means that in the sequence “1,2,2,4” only the three firstvendors get their TOP3 counters incremented. There is an exception for tests with ‘levels’ asa final result. In this case, several vendors can receive ‘Level 1’,‘Level 2’, etc, with the three
first levels incrementing the vendor’s Participation counter in the TOP3. Individual products
can independently and separately increment a vendor’s TOP3 counter .

2. A vendor’s Participation counter is incremented each time one of its products participates ina test/review/overview (regardless of the final result).

The final result (TOP3 score) is calculated by dividing the number of TOP3 counters by thenumber of vendor's participation counters to give an overall percentage placement.

N oftests entered

N ofTOP3 places

Score ofTOP3 places (%)

N of
1st places

Kaspersky Lab

94

7782%

60

Bitdefender

62

3963%

32

ESET

57

3256%

20

Symantec

60

3253%

16Avira

47

2655%

21

Avast

52

1631%

13

Trend Micro

66

1624%

11Sophos

41

1434%

11Intel Security (McAfee)

62

1118%

5AVG

49

1020%

9G DATA

42921%

8Quick Heal

35

926%

9

BullGuard

35

926%

9F-Secure47715%

5Panda Security

34618%

6Microsoft

4549%

3The database for submitting scores attained in 2015 was February 1st 2016, with no option toadd any test/review after this date.

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2015 TOP3 METRIC DESCRIPTION
The following tests were performed in 2015 and used to calculate the metric:
AV-COMPARATIVES
Product of the Year
This award is given to the outstanding vendor following an entireyear’s testing cycle, involving the following tests: Online File
Detection Test (FDT) + Whole Product Dynamic Test (WPDT) +Proactive / Retrospective Test + Malware Removal Test +Performance Test. According to AV-Comparatives’ rules, in cases
where two vendors receive the same maximum score, the award
goes to the vendor which did not receive it the previous year. Theseal is counted as a first place in the TOP3 metric.
The second-placed vendor, along with those who achieve at least
90 points across the entire test cycle are awarded the ‘Top
Rated’ seal , which counts as a second place in the TOP3 metric.
Vendors that fail to score any points in at least one of the tests
are excluded.
At the end of the year, medals ('Gold’, ‘Silver’, ‘Bronze’) are given
for the best results in specific tests: FDT, WPDT, Performance,Proactive Protection, Malware Removal. As these results havealready contributed to overall TOP3 Metrics, the medals
themselves do not count towards it.
Since 2015, only awards can contribute towards TOP3 countersin AV-Comparatives tests.
Online File Detection Test
The test consists of two parts: Detection Rate and False
Positives. Products receive the following awards: “Advanced+”,“Advanced”, “Standard” or “Tested”.
Only products with “Advanced+” gain an increment of TOP3
counters for a vendor.

3

WPDT (Whole Product Dynamic ”Real-World” Protection Test)
The test lasts for four months using mainly current, visible andrelevant malicious websites/malware. Because all productcomponents contribute a significant role in overall protection,
results achieved in this category are a good indicator of antimalware product efficiency in real-world scenarios.
Products receive the following awards: “Advanced+”, “Advanced”,“Standard” or “Tested”. Only products with “Advanced+” gain an
increment of TOP3 counters for a vendor.
Retrospective/Proactive Test
Retrospective tests evaluate products against new and unknown
malware to measure proactive detection capabilities (e.g.
through heuristics, generic signatures, etc.). This test also takes
false positive rates into consideration. Since 2012, malware files
that evade initial detection are allowed to execute, in order toassess the quality of proactive protection offered, e.g. behavior
blockers are evaluated.
Products receive the following awards: “Advanced+”, “Advanced”,“Standard” or “Tested”. The TOP3 counter is incremented only forthe “Advanced+” award.
Anti-Phishing Test
This test simulates a common situation: users relying on the antiphishing protection provided by their security products whilebrowsing the web.
The best-performing products receive the following awards:“Advanced+”, “Advanced”, “Standard” or “Tested”.The TOP3
counter is incremented for a particular vendor when it receives
the "Advanced+" award.

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Mobile Security Test & Review
This review includes a malware protection test along with anoverview of additional features (theft protection, batteryconsumption, etc.).
Products achieving the highest three places, based on Protection
Rate and False Positives, gain an increment of TOP3 counters fortheir vendors.
Mac Security Test & Review
This review evaluates various Mac protection products against aproduct feature list and measures protection levels in categories
such as Detection Rate on separate Mac- & Windows-related
malware sets and False Positive level.
Products placing in the highest three positions based on
Protection Rate gain an increment of TOP3 counters for theircorresponding vendors.
Malware Removal Test
This eight-month-long test focuses on the malware
removal/cleaning capabilities of security products, assessing
their ability to disinfect a system successfully i.e. to remove
malware and its leftovers from an alreadyinfected/compromised system.
Products receive the following awards: “Advanced+”, “Advanced”,“Standard” or “Tested”. Only products with “Advanced+” gain anincrement of TOP3 counters for a particular vendor.
Parental Control Test
This test evaluates the efficiency of security products inpreventing children from visiting unwanted web sites.
Only products which were certified gain an increment of TOP3
counters for corresponding vendors.

2015 TOP3 METRIC DESCRIPTION
AV-TESTBest Protection Award Consumer and BusinessThis award is given for perfect results in the Protection category
over the course of an entire year, during which bi-monthly
certification takes place. Consumer and business products areassessed separately.
Only products that receive this award gain a TOP3 counterincrement for their vendor.
Best Performance Award Consumer and BusinessThis award is given for perfect results in the Performance
category over the course of an entire year, during which bimonthly certification takes place. Consumer and businessproducts are assessed separately.
Only products that receive this award gain a TOP3 counterincrement for their vendor.
Best Usability Award Consumer and BusinessThis award is given for perfect results in the Usability category
over the course of an entire year, during which bi-monthly
certification takes place. Consumer and business products areassessed separately.
Only products that receive this award gain a TOP3 counterincrement for their vendor.
Best Repair Award
This award is given for perfect results in the Repair category overthe course of an entire year. It is awarded separately tointegrated and dedicated consumer products.
Only products that receive this award gain a TOP3 counterincrement for their vendor.

4Best Android Security and Protection ProductThis award is given for perfect results in the Android security
testing over the course of a whole year.
Only products that receive this award gain a TOP3 counterincrement for the corresponding vendor.
Bi-Monthly Certification Consumer and BusinessThis year-long certification series consists of Consumer andBusiness segments, each divided into 6 separate, two-monthlong certifications. All participating products are evaluated andreceive points in Protection, Performance and Usability
categories. The sum of the points gained in each category makes
the overall score; products placing in the top three have their
TOP3 counters incremented.
Android Mobile Security Products Test
This year-long certification series is divided into six separate,month-long tests. All participating products are evaluated andreceive points in the categories of Protection, Usability (combinedresults in Performance & False Positives) and Features.
The sum of the points gained in each category makes the overallscore; products placing in the top three have their TOP3 countersincremented.
Parental Control Test for Android & Windows
These tests evaluate the efficiency of security products inpreventing children from visiting unwanted web sites.
Only products that were certified gain an increment of TOP3
counters for their corresponding vendors.
Linux Test
This test examines the effectiveness of tested solutions for Linuxsystems against both Linux and Windows threats. Based on
Detection Rate, products that achieve the highest three places
gain an increment of TOP3 counters for their vendors.

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Mac Detection & Performance test
This test evaluates various security protection products forMac OSX.
Based on Detection Rate, products that achieve the highest threeplaces gain an increment of TOP3 counters for their vendors.

DENNIS TECHNOLOGY LABS
Enterprise Anti-Virus Protection Test
Home Anti-Virus Protection Test
Small Business Anti-Virus Protection Test
These quarter-long tests aim to compare the effectiveness ofanti-malware products provided by well-known securitycompanies. The products were exposed to Internet threats thatwere live during the test period. This exposure was carried out ina realistic way, closely reflecting customer experience. Theresults reflect how products perform under real-life, customeruse-case scenarios, i.e. what happens when a user visits aninfected website. The tests include a detection subtest and afalse positive one.
The three products with the highest Accuracy scores (calculatedas a combination of points of the two subsets) gain an incrementof TOP3 counters for corresponding vendors.

2015 TOP3 METRIC DESCRIPTIONMRG EFFITAS
Online Banking / Browser Security certification
This test assesses the efficiency of products against financial
malware by implementing different test methodologies andscenarios: ‘In- the-Wild’ real financial malware sets, botnet
environments and simulations of different sensitive datainterception techniques.
Only products that successfully pass each of these steps receive
the certification and gain a TOP3 counter increment for theirvendors.
360 Assessment & Certification
This test evaluates both the ability to block initial infection andtime taken to detect and remediate malware on a compromisedsystem.
This test replaces the older “Time to Detect & RemediateAssessment” Test.
Only products that receive certification gain an increment ofTOP3 counters for their vendors.
Real World Enterprise Security Exploit Prevention Test
Commissioned by Kaspersky Lab, this test evaluates the ability ofproducts to prevent drive-by exploits. Endpoints using the fullfunctionality of Kaspersky Enterprise Security, endpoints using
only the Automatic Exploit Prevention (AEP) technology
component of Kaspersky Enterprise Security and seven othersecurity products were assessed in 300 ‘In-the-Wild’ test cases.
Products with the three highest scores in Detection Rate gain anincrement of TOP3 counters for their vendors.

5Real World Exploit Prevention Test
This vendor-commissioned test evaluates the ability of products
to prevent drive-by exploits.
The products with the three highest scores in Detection Rategain an increment of TOP3 counters for their vendors.
In-The-Wild Rootkit Remediation Comparative Analysis
This vendor-commissioned test evaluates the ability of products
to detect and remediate rootkits on infected systems.
Products with the highest Remediation Scores (calculatedaccording to their ability to remediate the system) gain anincrement of TOP3 counters for their corresponding vendors.

NSS LABSEnterprise Endpoint Comparative test
This test evaluates endpoint security products for their ability toprotect against drive-by exploits and block socially engineered
malware attacks.
Products with the highest three places based on Block Rate gain
an increment of TOP3 counters for corresponding vendors.

PCSL (PC SECURITY LABS)
Mobile Security Product Test for Android
This test evaluates Detection Rates and False Positives formobile products. The final scores decide the rank of eachparticipating product.
Only the vendors with the top three scores have their TOP3counters incremented.

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Windows Virus Cleaning Test
This test evaluates virus detection and remediation efficiency on
a compromised system.
Products with the highest Scores (calculated according to theirability to remediate the system) gain an increment of TOP3
counters for corresponding vendors.

VIRUSBULLETIN
VB100 Comparative Review and Certification
These tests are held every 2 months*, based each time on adifferent operating system and evaluating different types ofproducts.
Each product that passes the certification gains an increment ofTOP3 counters for the corresponding vendor.
* October and December Reviews were not taken into account in the TOP3
metric as they had not been published at the time of the database freeze.

COMPLETE LIST OF VENDORS THAT PARTICIPATE IN TOP3 MEASUREMENTS

6• AegisLab• ClamAV• Hauri• Microsoft• SafeDNS• UtilTooL• Agnitum• ClamXav• HitmanPro• Microworld• Salfeld• ThreatTrack (VIPRE)• AhnLab• Comodo• IBM• Mobicip• Scandium Security• Vircom• Alibaba• CYREN• Ikarus• MSecure Data Labs

• Screen Time Labs

• Webroot• Anguanjia• CompuClever• Intego• NANO• Scrollout• Wontok• Antiy Labs

• Сylance• Iolo• Net Nanny• SecuraLive• Zemana• Apple Inc.

• Defenx• iSheriff• Netmail• SentinelOne• Zerospam• Arcabit• Dr.Web• K7• Norman• Seqrite• Zillya!

• Avast• DU Apps Studio• Kaspersky Lab• NSHC• SmartCOP• Zoner• Avetix• Egedian• Kiddoware• OnlyMyEmail• Sophos• AVG• Emsisoft• Kingsoft• Optenet• Spamhaus• Avira• eScan• Kromtech• Panda Security• SpamTitan• Axway• ESET• KSMobile• PC Pitstop• Symantec• Baidu• ESTsoft• KYROL• Playcastle• TeamViewer• Bitdefender• FileMedic• Lavasoft• ProDot• Telekom• Bluepex• Fortinet• Lenovo• Psafe• Tencent• Bornaria• Frisk• Libra• Qihoo 360• Total Defense• BullGuard• F-Secure• Malwarebytes• Quarri• Trend Micro• Check Point• G Data• Maya• Quick Heal

• Trustlook• Cisco• GFI/Sunbelt• Intel Security (McAfee)• Roboscan• TrustPort© 2016 Kaspersky Lab. All rights reserved. Registered trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners.