100%80%

Score of TOP 3 places

KASPERSKY LAB PROVIDES BEST IN THE INDUSTRY PROTECTION*
In 2014 Kaspersky Lab products participated in 93
independent tests and reviews. Our products wereawarded 51 firsts and received 66 top-three finishes.

Kaspersky Lab
1st places – 51
Participation in 93
tests/reviews
TOP 3 = 71%

Bitdefender

60%

Avira

Qihoo 360

ESET

40%

Kingsoft

20%

Trend Micro

G DATA

BullGuard

SophosAhnLabPanda Security
Tencent

ThreatTrack (VIPRE)

MicrosoftSymantec
Intel Security (McAfee)
F-SecureAvast

AVG

N of independent tests/reviews

0%201* Notes:• According to summary results of independent
tests in 2014 for corporate, consumer andmobile products.
• Summary includes tests conducted by thefollowing independent test labs and magazines:
Test labs: AV-Comparatives, AV-Test, Dennis
Technology Labs, MRG Effitas, NSS Labs, PC
Security Labs, VirusBulletin• The size of the bubble reflects the number of 1stplaces achieved.

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2014 TOP3 METRIC DESCRIPTION
TOP3 metric reflects the percentage of times when a vendor gained
one of top-three places in independent tests within reported period(calendar year).
A list of AV vendors participating in TOP3 measurements, includes (but not limited to): Avast,AVG, Avira, BitDefender, BullGuard, ESET, F-Secure, G DATA, Kaspersky Lab, Intel Security(McAfee), Microsoft, Panda Security, Sophos, Symantec, Trend Micro, etc. Check the full list ofvendors.
Only those who participate in 35% of tests or more have their results represented in the chartto reflect equal opportunities in calculation. Participation in any test affects two counters foreach vendor: TOP3 and Participation.
1. TOP3 counter for a vendor is incremented each time, once the vendor gains any of thefirst three places or an award in a test. No other places let the counter to be increased. Incase several vendors share the same place in a test, the next vendor’s place iscalculated as “amount of previous vendors + 1”.For instance, the following sequence canexist: 1,2,2,4, while 1,2,2,3 can’t. It means that in the sequence “1,2,2,4” only three
first vendors get their TOP3 counters incremented. There is an exception for tests withmedals as a final result. In this case several vendors can receive ‘Platinum’,‘Gold’,‘Silver’, etc. And three first medals will increment the vendor’s Participation counter inTOP3. Each product of a vendor can increment its TOP3 counter on other products
independently.

2. Each time a product of a vendor participates in a test/review/overview (with no regard tothe final result), the vendor’s Participation counter is incremented (and then comparedwith total amount of different tests).

The final result (TOP3 characteristic) is counted as TOP3 counter divided by Participation
counter to measure in percent.

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N oftests entered

N ofTOP3 places

Score ofTOP3 places (%)

N of
1st places

Kaspersky Lab

936671%

51

Bitdefender

75

4763%

35

Trend Micro

76

2938%

18Avira58

2747%

20ESET

612744%17Symantec

68

2435%

918Qihoo 360

462043%

Intel Security (McAfee)

74

1520%

9G DATA

44

1330%

1011Kingsoft

35

1234%Sophos

47

1123%

7BullGuard

36

1131%

11Panda Security

43

1023%

10F-Secure

64

914%

7AVG

68

812%

8Tencent

41717%

7Microsoft

55

611%

5AhnLab36

617%

6Avast62

58%

4ThreatTrack (VIPRE)

33

26%

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2014 TOP3 METRIC DESCRIPTION
The following tests are taken into consideration (by the end of 2014):
ANTI-MALWARE
Parental Control test
The test evaluates efficiency of an antivirus filter to preventchildren from visiting unwanted sites. Each product receives
points within the categories and, due to its final score, gets anaward of ‘Platinum’, ’Gold’, ‘Silver’, ‘Bronze’. Also it can bedisqualified basing on the total performance. The vendors with
‘Platinum’, ’Gold’, ‘Silver’ get their TOP3 counters incremented.

AV-COMPARATIVES
Product of the Year
The award is given to the outstanding vendor as a result of awhole year testing cycle, which contains the following tests: File
Detection Rate (FDT) + Whole Product Dynamic Test (WPDT) +Proactive test + Malware Removal test + Anti-Phishing test +Parental Control test. Due to the tester’s rule, in case of twovendors receive the same maximum score, the award goes to thetester who did not receive it the previous year. Only the awarded
vendor gets its TOP3 counters incremented.
File Detection Test
The test consists of two parts: Detection Rate test and False
Positives one. As a test result, products receive the following
awards: “Advanced+”, “Advanced”, “Standard” or “Tested”. Only
products with “Advanced+” , gain increment of TOP3 counters fora particular vendor. In addition all results are ranked by Detection
Rate, and , products of the highest three places basing on
Disinfection Rate, gain increment of TOP3 counters forcorrespondent vendors.

3WPDT (Whole Product Dynamic ”Real-World” Protection Test)
The test lasts 4 months using mainly current, visible, andrelevant malicious websites/malware. All product components
contribute a significant role in protection, so the results allow toestimate the overall efficiency of Anti-malware products in RealWorld scenarios.
Only products with “Advanced+” gain increment of TOP3 counters
for a particular vendor. In addition all results are ranked byProtection Rate, and three products with the highest results gain
TOP3 counter increment for a correspondent vendor as well.
Retrospective/Proactive Test
The retrospective tests evaluate products against new malware
and unknown one to measure proactive detection capabilities(e.g. through heuristics, generic signatures, etc.). This test also
takes into consideration a false positive rate. Starting from 2012,
the remaining malware files are also being executed, so that theproactive protection provided by e.g. behavior blockers areevaluated. The TOP3 counter is incremented for a particularvendor when it gets Award “Advanced+”.
Mobile Security Review
The review includes malware protection test as well as theoverview of additional features (theft protection, batteryconsumption, etc.). Products of the highest three places basingon Protection Rate, gain increment of TOP3 counters forcorrespondent vendors.
Mac Security Test & Review
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product feature list , and measures protection level in categories
such as detection rate on separate Mac- & Windows-related
malware sets and False Positive level. Products of the highest
three places basing on Protection Rate, gain increment of TOP3
counters for correspondent vendors.
Malware Removal Test
The 8 month long test focuses on malware removal/cleaning
capabilities of security products, so samples selection process
considers that the sample should be detected statically . The
main question before the test is whether the products are able todisinfect system successfully i.e. to remove malware and its
leftovers from already infected/compromised system.
Only products with “Advanced+” gain increment of TOP3 counters
for a particular vendor. In addition, products of the highest threeplaces basing on Disinfection Rate, gain increment of TOP3
counters for correspondent vendors.
Parental Control test
The test evaluates efficiency of security products to preventchildren from visiting unwanted web sites. Each product receives
points within the categories, and due to its overall score,products of the highest three places get their TOP3 counters
incremented.
Small Business Products Review
The test evalustes protection of different Small Business antivirus programs. The products demonstrated high overall standard
in the products review receive the award and gain increment ofTOP3 counters for correspondent vendors.

2014 TOP3 METRIC DESCRIPTION
AV-TEST
Bi-Monthly Certification Consumer and Business.
The year-long certification series consists of Consumer andBusiness segments. Each of them is divided into 6 separate tests(2 months each). All participating products are evaluated andreceive points in Protection, Performance and Usability
categories. Sum of the points makes an overall score. Basing on
the overall score, products of top three places get their TOP3counters incremented.
Best Protection Award Consumer and Business
The award is given for perfect results in protection category
during the entire year in Bi-monthly certification, separately for
Consumer and Business related products. Only products which
get this award, gain TOP3 counter increment for correspondent
vendors.
Best Performance Award Consumer and Business
The award is given for perfect results in performance category
during the entire year in Bi-monthly certification, separately for
Consumer and Business related products. Only products which
get this award, gain TOP3 counter increment for correspondent
vendors.
Best Usability Award Consumer and Business
The award is given for perfect results in Usability category during
the entire year in Bi-monthly certification, separately forConsumer and Business related products. Only products which
get this award, gain TOP3 counter increment for correspondentvendors.
Best Repair Award
The award is given for perfect results in repair category during theentire year in Bi-monthly certification, separately for Consumer

4and Business related products. Only products which get thisaward, gain TOP3 counter increment for correspondent vendors.

three places basing on overall results, gain increment of TOP3
counters for correspondent vendors.

Endurance Test Consumer\Corporate
The 6-month test represents accumulated protection results
which were received during the 3 tests cycle and announced by
the tester for participated consumer\corporate products
separately.
Sum of the points makes an overall score. Basing on the overall
score, products of top three places get their TOP3 counters
incremented.

Virtual Desktops Security Test
The commissioned by Kaspersky Lab private comparative test ofsecurity solutions for virtual environments analyzes theircapabilities to protect against a real world and prevalent malware
as well as the performance impact in virtual desktop
infrastructure (VDI) environments. Three vendors with the highest
scores get their TOP3 counters incremented.

Android Mobile Security Products Test
The year-long certification ceria is divided into 6 separate tests (2months each). All participating products are evaluated andreceive points in categories Protection, Usability and Features.
Sum of the points makes an overall score. Basing on the overall
score, products of top three places get their TOP3 counters
incremented.
Best Android Security Product
The award is given for perfect results in Android security testing
during the whole year. Only products which get this award, gain
TOP3 counter increment for correspondent vendors.
Endurance Test Android H1 &H2
The 6-month reports represent accumulated protection results forparticipating products.
Sum of the points makes an overall score. Basing on the overall
score, products of top three places get their TOP3 counters
incremented.
Exploit Protection on Windows XP
The commissioned by a vendor test of popular consumer
products measures protection capabilities against exploits
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Mac Security Products test
The test evaluates various Security protection products for Mac
OSX. Products of the highest three places basing on Detection
Rate, gain increment of TOP3 counters for correspondentvendors.TOP3 counters for correspondent vendors.

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 anti-malware
products provided by well-known security companies. Theproducts were exposed to internet threats that were live during
the test period. This exposure was carried out in a realistic way,reflecting a customer’s experience closely. These results reflect
what could happen if a user used one of the products and visitedan infected website. The tests include a detection subtest and afalse positive one. Three products with the highest Accuracy
scores (they are calculated as a combination of points of the twosubsets) gain increment of TOP3 counters for correspondent
vendors.

2014 TOP3 METRIC DESCRIPTIONMRG EFFITAS
Online Banking/Browser Security certification
The test assesses the efficiency of products against financial
malware by implementing different test methodics and scenarios:in The Wild real financial malware sets, in botnet environments
and on simulators of different sensitive data interception
techniques. Only products which successfully passed all thesteps, receive certification, and gain TOP3 counter increment forcorrespondent vendors.
360 Assessment & Certification
The test both evaluates ability of security products to block initialinfection, and measures time taken to detect malware on acompromised system and remediate the last one. The test is asuccessor of “Time to Detect & Remediate Assessment” test.
Only products which got certified gain increment of TOP3
counters for correspondent vendors.
Real World Enterprise Security Exploit Prevention Test
The commissioned by Kaspersky Lab test evaluates the ability ofproducts to prevent drive-by exploitation. Endpoint instances with
KES of full functionality, KES with AEP-only functionality and otherfive vendor’s products were tried by 110 test-cases. Productswith three highest results in Detection Rate gain increment ofTOP3 counters for correspondent vendors
Time to Detect & Remediate Assessment
Being the predecessor of “360 Assessment & Certification”, thetest evaluates the ability of security products to prevent anendpoint from being infected by live, ITW malware. In case
infection happened, time the products take to detect theinfection and remediate the system was measured during twenty

5four hours. Products with three highest results in Detection Rate
gain increment of TOP3 counters for correspondent vendors.

NSS LABS
Consumer Endpoint Protection test
The test evaluates Endpoint security products for their ability toblock socially engineered malware attacks. Products of thehighest three places basing on Block Rate, gain increment ofTOP3 counters for correspondent vendors. Additionally, separate
award “Recommended” for KIS also incremented TOP3 counterfor Kaspersky Lab.

PCSL (PC SECURITY LABS)
Mobile Security Product Test for Android
The test evaluates Detection Rate and False Positives of mobileproducts. The final score defines place of each productparticipated. Only vendors with the top three results get their
TOP3 counters incremented. Products of the top three Ranks,
gain increment of TOP3 counters for correspondent vendors.
Product of the year Android
The award is given for perfect results in Android security testing
during the whole year. Only products which get this award, gain
TOP3 counter increment for correspondent vendors.
Exploit Mitigations Test
The commissioned by a vendor test evaluates efficiency of exploit
blocking capabilities for participating security products. Productsof the highest three places basing on Exploit Protection, gainincrement of TOP3 counters for correspondent vendors.

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VIRUSBULLETIN
VB100 Comparative Review and CertificationThe tests are held every 2 months, each time basing on distinct
operation system and evaluating different types of products.
Each product that passes successfully the certification gains
increment of TOP3 counter for the correspondent vendor.

THE FULL LIST OF AV VENDORS THAT PARTICIPATE IN TOP3 MEASUREMENTS

6• Aegislab• Check Point• F-Secure• Kyrol• Qihoo 360• Trustlook• Agnitum• Cheetah Mobile• G DATA• Lavasoft• Quarri• TrustPort• AhnLab• Commtouch• G-Protector• Lenovo• Quick Heal

• ULIS• Alibaba• Comodo• Hauri• Malwarebytes• Roboscan• ThreatTrack (VIPRE)• Anguanjia• ContentKeeper• Heise• Maya• SecureAlive• Visual Threat• Antiy Labs

• Cranes• HitmanPro• Intel Security (McAfee)• Skydns• Webroot• Arcabit• Cyren• Ikarus• Microsoft• White Gate

• Ariasecure• Defenx• Inca• Microworld• SoftSphereTechnologies• Avast• Dr.Web• Intego• MSecure Data Labs

• Sophos• wontok• Avetix• DU Apps Studio• Iolo• NetQin• AVG• Emsisoft• iSheriff• Norman ASA• Avira• Entensys• Jarviz• NQ• Baidu• eScan• K7• NSHC• Bitdefender• ESET• Kaspersky Lab• Optenet• Bluepex• ESTsoft• Kingsoft• Panda Security• Bornaria• Faronics• Kromtech• PC Pitstop• BullGuard• Fortinet• KSMobile• PSafe© 2015 Kaspersky Lab. All rights reserved. Registered trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners.

• SourceFire• SPAMfighter• SUPERAntiSpyware• Symantec• Tencent• Total Defense• Trend Micro• TrustGo• Wifi protector• Zemana• ZeoBIT LLC• Zoner