Score of TOP 3 places

MOST TESTED. MOST AWARDED. KASPERSKY LAB PROTECTION.*

100%

In 2017 Kaspersky Lab products participated in 86 independent
tests and reviews. Our products were awarded 72 firsts andachieved 78 top-three finishes.

Kaspersky Lab
1st places – 72
Participated in 86
tests/reviews
TOP 3 finishes = 91%

75%

Bitdefender
Symantec

ESET

50%

Trend MicroSophos* Notes:• According to summary results of independent tests in 2017
for corporate, consumer and mobile products.
• Summary includes independent tests conducted by: AVComparatives, AV-Test, SELabs, MRG Effitas, VirusBulletin,
ICSA Labs, PCSL.
• Tests performed in these programs assess all protection
technologies against known, unknown and advanced threats.
• The size of the bubble reflects the number of 1st places
achieved.

Avast

Avira
AVG
G DATA
25%

McAfee

F-SecureNo. of independent tests/reviews

Microsoft0%
20

14060

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80100

2017 TOP3 METRIC DESCRIPTIONThe TOP metric reflects the percentage of times a vendor placed in
the top-three in independent tests over a calendar year.

No oftests entered

No ofTOP3 places

Score of TOP3places (%)

No of
1st places

Kaspersky

86

7891%

72

Bitdefender

61

4472%

36

Only those who participate in 35% or more of the tests have their results represented in the chart.

Symantec

66

4061%

27

Participation in any test affects two counters for each vendor: TOP3 and Participation.

Trend Micro

68

32

47%

28

ESET

60

3152%

18Avast

50

1938%

14AVG

421433%

9Sophos

30

1343%

8Avira321238%

7G Data

381129%

11The final result (TOP3 score) is calculated by dividing the number of TOP3 counters by the numberof vendor’s participation counters to give an overall percentage placement.

McAfee451124%9The database for submitting 2017 scores was frozen on February 1 2018, with no option to add test
results or reviews after this date. .

F-Secure

37411%

4Microsoft

38

00%

0Among the security vendors participating in the TOP3 measurements are: Avast, AVG, Avira,
BitDefender, ESET, F-Secure, G DATA, Kaspersky Lab, McAfee, Microsoft, Sophos, Symantec andTrend Micro. A complete list of participating vendors appears at the end of this document.

1. Every time a vendor ranks in the first three places or wins an award in a test, a TOP3 counter isawarded incrementally. Counters are not increased for placing outside the top three. In cases
where several vendors share the same place in a test, the next vendor’s place is calculated as“number of higher ranked vendors + 1”. For instance, 1,2,2,4 is possible, but 1,2,2,3 is not. Itmeans that in the sequence “1,2,2,4” only the three first vendors get their TOP3 counters
incremented. There is an exception for tests with ‘levels’ as a final result. In this case, severalvendors can receive ‘Level1’,‘Level2’, etc., with the three first levels incrementing the vendor’sParticipation counter in TOP3. Individual products can independently and separately incrementa vendor’s TOP3 counter.
2. A vendor’s Participation counter is incremented each time one of its products participates in a
test/review/overview (regardless of the final result).

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2017 TOP3 METRIC DESCRIPTION
Tests assessed performance against various types of malware,
including advanced threats. False positives were also measured.
SPECIALIZED THREATSRANSOMWARE• MRG-Effitas. 360 Degree Assessment & Certification• MRG-Effitas. Comparative Efficiency Assessment of Enterprise
Security Suites against In-the-wild Ransomware

FINANCIAL MALWARE• MRG-Effitas. Online Banking/Browser Security Certification• AV-Comparatives. Malware Removal Test

• MRG-Effitas. 360 Degree Assessment & Certification• AV-TEST. Remediation Product Test

APT• ICSA. Advanced Threat Detection Certification• SELabs. Enterprise Anti-Virus Protection Test
PHISHING• SELabs. Home Anti-Virus Protection Test

• AV-Comparatives. Anti-Phishing Test

• SELabs. Small Business Anti-Virus Protection Test
• AV-TEST. Bi-Monthly Certification: Consumer and Business• AV-Comparatives. Whole Product Dynamic ”Real-World” Test
• AV-Comparatives. Malware Protection Test
EXPLOITS• SELabs. Enterprise Anti-Virus Protection Test
• SELabs. Home Anti-Virus Protection Test
• SELabs. Small Business Anti-Virus Protection Test
• AV-Comparatives. Business Security Test

• AV-TEST. Comparative Remediation Test

REAL-WORLD TESTS• AV-Comparatives. Whole Product Dynamic ”Real-World”
Protection Test
• AV-TEST Bi-Monthly Certification Consumer and Business

DEDICATED TESTSANDROID TESTS• AV-Comparatives. Mobile Security Test & Review• AV-Comparatives. Android Test
• AV-TEST. Android Mobile Security Products Test

• SELabs. Enterprise Anti-Virus Protection Test
• SELabs. Home Anti-Virus Protection Test
• SELabs. Small Business Anti-Virus Protection TestTESTS ON A STATIC COLLECTION• Virus Bulletin. VB100 Comparative Review and Certification• MRG-Effitas. Android 360 AV Efficacy Test
• PCSL. Mobile Security Product Test for Android
MAC TESTS• AV-Comparatives. Mac Security Test & Review• AV-TEST. Mac Detection & Performance Test

3REMEDIATION TESTS© 2018 Kaspersky Lab. All rights reserved. Registered trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners.

FALSE POSITIVES (FP)• All the tests mentioned above include FP measurements

2017 TOP3 METRIC DESCRIPTION
The following tests were performed in2017 and used to calculate the metric:
AV-COMPARATIVES• Product of the Year
This award is given to the vendor that reaches the highest awardsin an entire year’s testing cycle, involving the following tests:
Malware Protection Test (MPT as known as Online File Detection
Test + files execution) + Whole Product Dynamic Test (WPDT) +Malware Removal Test + Performance Test. According to AVComparatives’ rules, in cases where two or more vendors receive
the same maximum score, the award goes to the vendor that has
not previously received it, or was the last one of the participants
who received it previously. The seal is counted as a first place in
the TOP3 metric.
Vendors that were nominated for, but did not receive, the 'Productof the Year' award are given the 'Outstanding Product' rank. Thiscounts as a second place in the TOP3 metric.
Vendors that achieve at least 90 points across the entire test cycle
are awarded the 'Top Rated' rank. This counts as a third place in
the TOP3 metric. Vendors that fail to score any points in at least
one test are excluded.
At the end of the year, Gold, Silver and Bronze medals areawarded for the best results in specific tests: FDT, WPDT,Performance, Malware Removal. As these results have alreadycontributed to overall TOP3 metrics, the medals themselves do notcount towards it.
Since 2015, only awards can contribute towards TOP3 counters inAV-Comparatives tests.

4• Malware Protection Test

• Mobile Security Test & Review

The test consists of two parts: Detection Rate and False Positives.
Products receive the following awards: “Advanced+”, “Advanced”,“Standard” or “Tested”.

This review includes a malware protection test along with anoverview of additional features (theft protection, battery
consumption, etc.).

Only products with “Advanced+” gain an increment of TOP3
counters for a vendor.

Products achieving the highest three places, based on Protection
Rate and False Positives, gain an increment of TOP3 counters fortheir vendors.

• WPDT (Whole Product Dynamic ”Real-World” Protection Test)• Mac Security Test & Review
The test lasts for five months using mainly current, visible, andrelevant malicious websites/malware. Because all productcomponents play a significant role in overall protection, results inthis category are a good indicator of anti-malware productefficiency in real-world scenarios.

This review evaluates various Mac protection products against aproduct feature list and measures protection levels in categories
such as Detection Rate on separate Mac and Windows-related
malware sets and a False Positive level.

Products receive the following awards: “Advanced+”, “Advanced”,“Standard” or “Tested”. Only products with “Advanced+” gain anincrement of TOP3 counters for a vendor.

Products placing in the highest three positions based on
Protection Rate gain an increment of TOP3 counters for theircorresponding vendors.

• Anti-Phishing Test

This test simulates a common situation: users relying on the antiphishing protection provided by their security products whilebrowsing the web.
Only products that were certified gain an increment of TOP3counters for corresponding vendors.
• Android Test
This test evaluates protection capabilities of mobile security
applications for Android in the Google Play Store.
Products achieving the highest three places, based on Protection
Rate and False Positives, gain an increment of TOP3 counters fortheir vendors.

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• Malware Removal Test

This eight-month-long test focuses on the malware
removal/cleaning capabilities of security products, assessing theirability to disinfect a system successfully i.e. to remove malware
and its leftovers from an already infected/compromised system.
Products receive the following awards: “Advanced+”, “Advanced”,“Standard” or “Tested”. Only products with “Advanced+” gain an
increment of TOP3 counters for a particular vendor.

2017 TOP3 METRIC DESCRIPTION• Business Security Test
This test evaluates the protection efficiency of different businesssecurity products, including one calling themselves 'NextGeneration.' Test categories include detection rate on differentmalware sets, websites, exploits and false positives.
Prodicts that achieve at least 90% detection rate with no false
positives are certified and gain an increment of TOP3 counters forthe corresponding vendor.
• Parental Control Test
This test evaluates the efficiency of security products designed toprevent children from visiting inappropriate websites. Only
products that are certified gain an increment of TOP3 counters fortheir vendor.

AV-Test• Best 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-related products
are assessed separately. Only products that receive this award
gain a TOP3 counter increment 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 bi-monthly
certification takes place. Consumer and business-related products
are assessed separately. Only products that receive this award
gain a TOP3 counter increment for their vendor.

5• 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-related products
are assessed separately. Only products that receive this award
gain a TOP3 counter increment for their vendor.
• Best Repair Award
This award is given for perfect results in the Repair category overthe course of an entire year, for integrated and dedicated
Consumer products. Only products that receive this award gain aTOP3 counter increment for their vendor.
• Best Android Security
This 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 counter increment for the correspondingvendor.

• 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 categories of Protection, Usability (combinedresults in Performance and False Positives) and Features.
The sum of the points gained in each category makes the overall
score; products placing in the top three have their TOP3 counters
incremented.
• Parental Control Test for Android, iOS & Windows
This test evaluates the efficiency of security products in preventing
children from visiting unwanted web sites. Only products that werecertified gain an increment of TOP3 counters for theircorresponding vendors.
• Comparative Remediation Test
This vendor-commissioned test evaluates capabilities of security
products to remediate changes on the infected system.

• Bi-Monthly Certification: Consumer and BusinessThis year-long certification series consists of Consumer andBusiness segments, each divided into six separate, two-monthlong tests. All participating products are evaluated and receive
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.

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Products placing in the highest three positions based on
Remediation Rate gain an increment of TOP3 counters for theircorresponding vendors.
• Mac Detection & Performance test
This test evaluates various security protection products for Mac
OS X. Based on Detection Rate, products that achieve the highest
three places gain an increment of TOP3 counters for theirvendors.

2017 TOP3 METRIC DESCRIPTIONSELabs(formerly known as 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 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 a realistic
way, closely reflecting customer experience. The results reflect
how products perform under real-life, customer-use-casescenarios, i.e. what happens when a user visits an infectedwebsite. The tests include a detection subtest and a false positiveone.
Three products with the highest Accuracy scores (calculated as a
combination of points of the two subsets) gain an increment ofTOP3 counters for corresponding vendors.

MRG Effitas• Online Banking/Browser Security certification 1
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 thefirst two steps receive the certification and gain a TOP3 counterincrement for their vendors.

6• 360 Assessment & Certification 1
This test evaluates both the ability to block initial infection and time
taken to detect and remediate malware on a compromised system.
This test replaces the older “Time to Detect & Remediate
Assessment” Test. Only products that receive certification gain anincrement of TOP3 counters for their vendors.
• Comparative Efficiency Assessment of Enterprise Security
Suites against In-the-wild Ransomware
This vendor-commissioned test evaluates the ability of products todetect and remediate ransomware on the infected system.
Products with the highest Ransomware protection scores (whichwere calculated according to the ability of products to remediate
the system and decrypt the files) gain increment of TOP3 counters
for corresponding vendors.

ICSA Labs• Advanced Threat Detection Certification

This test evaluates the efficiency of security solutions in detecting
new and little-known threats while minimizing false positives..
Each product that passes the certification gains an increment ofTOP3 counter for the corresponding vendor.

PCSL (PC Security Labs)• Mobile Security Product Test for Android 1

This test evaluates Detection Rate and False Positives of mobileproducts. Products achieving the highest three Final scores, basedon Detection Rate and False Positives, gain an increment of TOP3
counters for their vendors.

• Android 360 AV Efficacy Test
This test assesses the protection capabilities of mobile security
applications to detect malware before its installation on the user
devices. Three products with the highest Detection Rates gain anincrement of TOP3 counters for corresponding vendors.

Virus Bulletin• VB100 Comparative Review and Certification
These tests are held every two months on operating systems
Microsoft Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows 10 in parallel toevaluate different types of products. Each product that passes thecertification gains an increment of TOP3 counter for thecorresponding vendor.

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1 Results for the fourth quarter were not taken into account in the TOP3

metrics as they had not been published by the time of the databasefreeze.

2017 TOP3 METRIC DESCRIPTION

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