Score of TOP 3 places

KASPERSKY LAB PROVIDES BEST IN THE INDUSTRY PROTECTION*

100%

80%

In 2013 Kaspersky Lab products participated in 79
independent tests and reviews. Our products wereawarded 41 firsts and received 61 top-three finishes.

Kaspersky Lab
1st places – 41
Participation in 79
tests/reviews
TOP 3 = 77%

Bitdefender
60%

Symantec
Avira

40%

Sophos

Eset

F-Secure

BullGuard
Avast
G-Data20%

Trend MicroMicrosoft
AhnLab

McAfeePanda
AVG

N of independent tests/reviews

0%01* Notes:• According to summary result of independent test in 2013 forcorporate, consumer and mobile products• Summary includes tests conducted by the following
independent test labs and magazines:• Test labs: Anti-Malware.ru, AV-Comparatives, AV-Test,Dennis Technology Labs, MRG Effitas, NSS Labs, PC
Security Labs, Tolly Group, VB100• Magazines: CHIP Online, ComputerBild, Micro Hebdo,PC Magazine, PCWorld, PC Welt
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60802013 TOP3 METRIC DESCRIPTIONThe Top 3 metric reflects how often a vendor gained a top-three finish inindependent tests during a specified reporting period (usually a calendaryear).
The AV vendors that participate in TOP3 measurements, include : Avast, AVG, Avira, BitDefender,BullGuard, ESET, F-Secure, G DATA, Kaspersky Lab, McAfee, Microsoft, Panda, Sophos, Symantec,
Trend Micro, and others.

The chart only includes the results of vendors which participated in at least 35% of the tests carried out
during the reporting period.
Whenever a vendor takes part in a test it affects two measures – Top 3 and Participation.
1.

2.

N of
TOP3 places

Score ofTOP3 places (%)

N of
1st places

Kaspersky Lab

79

61

77

41

Bitdefender

54

35

65

27

Symantec

60

3863

18F-Secure

56

2239

14

Avira

37

15

41

12Eset53

1732

12Avast49

1327

10The Top 3 measure goes up each time the vendor gains a top-three finish or award in a test. No
other finishing position increases the score.

Sophos401538

9BullGuard

28

932

8If several vendors share the same place in a test, the next vendor is scored according to the numberof vendors, not the position. For instance, it’s possible to go 1,2,2,4 but not 1,2,2,3. In the sequence“1,2,2,4” only three first vendors claim a top-three finish. Vendors can score with more than one
product in the same test. The Participation indicator goes up every time a vendor enters a product ina test, regardless of the final outcome. This number is then compared with the total number ofavailable tests.

G Data39

9237

TrendMicro64

14226

McAfee6510156

Microsoft487155AVG

53484Panda

415124AhnLab293102

The final result (the Top 3 characteristic) is calculated as a percentage after dividing the Top 3 indicator bythe Participation indicator.

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2013 TOP3 METRIC DESCRIPTION
The following tests are taken into consideration (at the end of 2013):
ANTI-MALWARE
Testing firewall protection against internal attacks
The test evaluates 21 popular firewalls for their ability to protect
against internal attack. Each product receives points withincertain categories; the top three vendors get points towards theTop 3 characteristic.
AV-COMPARATIVES
Product of the Year
The award is given to outstanding vendors over a whole year oftesting. Thus, only nominated vendors get their Top 3indicators incremented.
On-Demand Detection Test
The test consists of 2 parts: Detection test and False Positives
tests. Based on the test results, products receive the following
awards: “Advanced+”, “Advanced”, “Standard” or “Tested”.
All products which achieved “Advanced+” status also gain Top
3 points for their vendor. In addition all results are ranked byDetection Rate, which also translates into Top 3 points.
WPDT (Whole Product Dynamic ”Real-World” Protection Test)
In this test all components of the product play a significant rolein protection, so the overall quality of protection should behigher than when testing only parts of the product. The test
includes four months of testing using mainly current, visible andrelevant malicious websites/malware. There are two ways togain Top 3 points. Awards (only for products with “Advanced+”
awards) and Protection Rate (the three best rates)

4

Retrospective/Proactive Test
The retrospective tests evaluate the products against new andunknown malware to measure their proactive detection
capabilities (e.g. through heuristics, generic signatures, etc.).
This test also takes into consideration the false positive rate.
Since 2012 remaining malware files have been executed toenable evaluation of the proactive protection offered byfunctionalities like behavior blockers. Top 3 points are awarded
for the three highest results, and / or winning the “Advanced+”
award.
Mobile Security Review
The review includes malware protection tests as well as anoverview of additional features (theft protection, battery usage,etc.). Only products with the best detection results (98-100%)
gain Top 3 points for their vendors.
Mac Security Review
This review assesses various Mac protection products andevaluates them in categories such as detection rate, features,etc. The three products with the highest Detection Rates gain
Top 3 points for their vendors.
Malware Removal Test
These tests focus only on malware removal/cleaning
capabilities, so all samples are known to the AV products in thetest. The issue is how successfully the products can remove
malware and its traces from an already compromised system.
Top 3 points are awarded to winners of the “Advanced+” status
and the three products with the best Disinfection Rates.

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Mobile Security Review
The test evaluates different mobile anti-virus programs. Thethree products with the highest Detection Rate results gain Top3 points.

Anti-Phishing TestThe test simulates common situations where users rely on theanti-phishing protection provided by their security products
while browsing the web. Top 3 points are awarded to anyvendor which achieves “Advanced+” status.
AV-TEST
Bi-Monthly Certification Consumer and Business.
It is a year-long test that is divided into 6 parts (2 months each).
The test evaluates Protection, Performance and Usability of aparticipating product. Products receive points in each category
and then get a final score; the three vendors with the highest
scores get Top 3 points. The test produces two rankings, onefor consumer products and one for business.
Best Protection Award
The award is given for perfect results in protection testing
during the entire year. Only products that gets this award, gains
TOP3 counter increment for correspondent vendors.
Best Repair Award
The award is given for perfect results in repair testing over theentire year. Any product which wins this award receives Top 3points for its vendor.

2013 TOP3 METRIC DESCRIPTION
Android Mobile Security Products Test
It is a year-long test that is divided into 6 parts (2 monthseach). The test evaluates Protection, Usability and Featuresof a participating product. Products receive points in eachcategory and then get a final score; the three vendors with thehighest scores get Top 3 points.
Windows 8 Malware Protection Test
This comparative review of Kaspersky Internet Security andthe built-in Windows 8 security components was designed toassess their protection capabilities. Only product with thehighest test results gained a Top 3 point.
Proactive Rootkit Protection Test
The test assesses how well participating products could proactively protect against kernel-mode and MBR rootkits, and socalled zero-day attacks. Only three products participated, soeach one earned Top 3 points for their vendors.
Patch Management Test
The test reviewed four path management solutions forenterprise environments. The three highest-scoring products
earned Top 3 points.
CHIP
Internet Security Software Suites Test
The test evaluates products by Detection Rate andPerformance. The three highest-scoring products earned Top3 points.

5COMPUTERBILDInternet Security Software Suites Test
The test evaluates products in 5 test cases: overall
protection, protection against social network and online
banking threats, protection against hacker attacks, impact onperformance, user-friendliness. The three highest-scoringproducts earned Top 3 points.
DENNIS TECHNOLOGY LABS
Enterprise Anti-Virus Protection Test
Home Anti-Virus Protection Test
Small Business Anti-Virus Protection Test
These reports aim to compare the effectiveness of antimalware products provided by well-known security companies.
The products were exposed to Internet threats that were live
during the test period. This exposure was carried out in arealistic way, closely reflecting a user’s experience. Theseresults reflect what would have happened if a user wasrunning one of the products while visiting an infected website.
The tests include a detection subtest and a false positive
subtest. The three products with the highest Accuracy scores(a combination of points from the two subtests) earned Top 3points.

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MRG EFFITASReal Time Protection Test
The purpose of the test is to give an indication of productefficacy against live threats applied to the System Under Test
using a valid, real world infection vector and process. Thethree highest-scoring products earned Top 3 points.

Online Banking/Browser Security Report
The test assesses the efficiency of a range of products
against a man in the browser (MitB) attack, as used by real
financial malware. Only products that achieved this award
earned Top 3 points.
Time to Detect & Remediate Assessment
The test measures the ability of a range of security products toprevent an endpoint from being infected by live malware. If thesystem is infected, we measure the time the products take todetect the infection and remediate the system, up to amaximum of 24 hours. The three products with the best
Detection Rates earned Top 3 points. Products with threehighest results in Detection Rate gain increment of TOP3
counters for correspondent vendors.
Time to Detect Assessment
The test measures the ability of a range of security products toprevent an endpoint from being infected by live malware. If thesystem is infected, we measure the time the products take todetect the infection and remediate the system, up to a
maximum of 24 hours. The three products with the best
Detection Rates earned Top 3 points.

2013 TOP3 METRIC DESCRIPTIONNSS LABS
Protection Against Java Zero-day Vulnerabilities Test
The test was designed to see how well anti-virus products block
exploits which used Zero-day java vulnerabilities. Only productsthat successfully blocked the exploit earned Top 3 points.
Exploit Protection Test
This test evaluated security suites to measure theireffectiveness in protecting Windows computers against
exploits. All of the vulnerabilities exploited during this test havebeen publicly available for months (if not years) prior to the test,
and have also been observed on the Internet. The threeproducts with the highest Protection Rate earned Top 3 points.
Exploit-Evasion Defenses Test
The test evaluated several popular security suites to assess
how they dealt with various evasion techniques. The threeproducts with the highest Evasion Block rate earned Top 3points.
PC MAGAZINE
The Best Security Suites of 2013
The test evaluates several parameters of security suites andawards points for each parameter. The three products with thehighest total score earned Top 3 points.
The Best Antivirus for 2013
The test evaluates several parameters of anti-virus products
and awards points for each parameter. The three products withthe highest total score earned Top 3 points.

6Internet Security Software Suites Rating
The test evaluates security suite on different parameters suchas protection, performance, usability. The three products withthe best results earned Top 3 points.
PC SECURITY LABS
Solution Review on Windows 8 Platform
The test evaluates the defensive quality of anti-virus solutions
against the needs of different user groups and their usage
scenarios. The top three vendors earned Top 3 points.
Mobile Security Product Test for Android
The test evaluates Detection Rates and False Positives formobile products. Results from those two areas generate a finalscore which defines the position of each participant. The top
three vendors earned Top 3 points.
PCWORLDInternet Security Software Suites
The test evaluates products via three test-cases: virus andspyware detection, infection clean-up and scan speed. The
three highest-scoring products earned Top 3 points.
PC WELTInternet Security Software Suites Test
The aim of the test was to compare the effectiveness ofWindows 8 built-in protection and paid-for anti-virus products.
The three highest-scoring products earned Top 3 points.

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MICRO HEBDOInternet Security Suites Test
Each product is evaluated in different categories: protection,performance, usability, parental control. The three highestscoring products earned Top 3 points.
TOLLY GROUP
Competitive Anti-Virus Performance and Effectiveness inVmware
The test evaluates the performance and effectiveness ofKaspersky Security for Virtualization 2.0 in comparasion withTrend Micro Deep Security 8 SP2, McAfee MOVE AgentlessSecurity 2.6 and agent-based Symantec SEP 12.1.2 The threeproducts with the highest Total Detection Rate earned Top 3points.
VB100
Comparative Review
The Virus Bulletin holds tests every 2 months, typically basedon distinct operational systems. They usually evaluate different
types of product.Each product that successfully passes aWildList test earns a Top 3 point for its vendor.

THE FULL LIST OF AV VENDORSTHAT PARTICIPATE IN TOP3 MEASUREMENTS• AegisLab• Check Point• Hauri• Lavasoft• PC Tools• Symantec• Agnitum• Commtouch• HitmanPro• Lookout Mobile Security• Prevention• Tencent• AhnLab• Comodo• Ikarus• Lumension• Qihoo• Thirtseven4• Antiy Labs

• Digital Defender• Inca• Malwarebytes• Quarri• Total Defense• Anvisoft• Dr.Web• Intego• McAfee• Quick Heal

• Trend Micro• Armor for Android• DSC• IObit• Microsoft• Rising• Trusteer• Ashampoo• Emsisoft• Iolo• Microworld• Roboscan• TrustGo• Avast• eScan• Jetico• MSecure Data Labs

• SecureIT• TrustPort• AVG• ESET• Jiangmin• MyPCwash• Senvira• Utililab• Avira• ESTsoft• Jumpshot• Nano• SoftSphere Technologies• UtilTool• AVSoftware (UnThreat)• Filseclab• Juniper• NetQin• Sophos• VexxGuard• Baidu• FixMeStick• K7• Norman ASA• SourceFire• VIPRE• BeyondTrust• Fortinet• Kaspersky Lab• Optenet• SPAMfighter• VMware• Bitdefender• F-Secure• Kingsoft• Panda• Spybot• Webroot• Bornaria• G DATA• Kingsoft• PC Booster• SUPERAntiSpyware• Zemana• BullGuard• GFI/Sunbelt• Kromtech• PC Pitstop• SUVsoft• Zoner7© 2014 Kaspersky Lab ZAO. All rights reserved. Registered trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners.