As a result of the test that the Windows standard security software 'Microsoft Defender' has too high a system load, which one is the best security software?

AV-TEST, an organization that evaluates antivirus software, has announced test results comparing the accuracy and performance of products from 18 popular antivirus software makers such as Avast, AVG, and McAfee. It turns out that Microsoft Defender hogs the most resources among the major security software.

Security Software for Windows: 18 Security Packages Put to the Test

In conducting this test, AV-TEST scanned 1.5 million files using popular Windows 10 security software and attacked the system more than 12,000 times with all kinds of viruses and Trojan horses. bottom. The security software makers tested were AhnLab, Avast, AVG, Avira, Bitdefender, ESET, F-Secure, G DATA, K7 Computing, Kaspersky, Malwarebytes, McAfee, Microsoft, Microworld, Norton, PC Matic, Protected. 18 companies of net・Trend Micro.

The result is below. Click to view larger image. There are three inspection items: protection, performance, and usability, each with a maximum score of 6 points. Of the 18 companies, Avast, Avira, Bitdefender, G DATA, Kaspersky, and Trend Micro scored a perfect score of 18 and tied for the top. In addition, K7 Computing, Malwarebytes, and Protected.net also received perfect scores for performance and came in second.

However, while Microsoft received full marks for protection and usability, it was the only 18 company with a 5 for performance, the lowest rating.

Regarding this, AV-TEST said, ``The Windows Defender Antivirus for consumers had the highest system load in this test.Because the system load is considerably higher than other products, Defender was deducted 1 point, out of 6 points. We got a score of 5,” he said.

Nonetheless, Microsoft Defender has a 100% detection rate with software from 11 other companies, so it seems that Microsoft Defender users who do not particularly care about the processing weight do not need to switch now. .

AV-TEST runs this test regularly and past results can be found at this link . Looking at the trends so far, the performance of Microsoft Defender has not deteriorated sharply in 2023, so it can be said that the low rating this time is a relative drop in the rating because competitors have caught up with performance. increase.

Looking at manufacturers other than Microsoft, in this test, PC Matic had 20 false positives and false blocks during the test, and got only 3 out of 6 for usability, full marks on the other two items. In spite of the fact that it won the