The last line of defense in a cyberattack is quite often an office computer with an endpoint solution to block malware, regardless of the size of the company. But how are the security products when it comes to reliably protecting these computers over an extended period of time? In the latest endurance test, the experts from AV-TEST evaluated 14 popular endpoint solutions for Windows 11 over a period of 6 months. How well did they protect the systems, how much of a load did they have on the systems and how many false alarms did they trigger? The latest results show that companies can find a good level of malware protection with the products on the market, provided they make the right choice.
Cyberattacks affect SMEs and global corporations again and again, each time causing production stoppages, which can be very costly. Take ZEGO, for example, a Germany-based textile finishing company. On March 29, 2026, ZEGO fell victim to a cyberattack. This attack paralyzed the company so greatly that the lengthy interruption to regular production operations led to substantial financial losses. In the end, the company had to register for bankruptcy.
The list of attacks on companies occurring in the last 6 months alone is quite long. And the chain of events leading up to the attack is not always immediately evident. A case involving the Poland-based energy company, which was attacked by the malware DynoWiper at the end of 2025, demonstrates however that it is possible to reliably defend a company’s systems. The security solution deployed by the energy company was able to block this attack by the data-wiping malware. [...]
LINK: av-test.org/en/news/endpoint-solutions-for-office-computers-under-windows-11-put-to-the-endurance-test/
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You are free to use the results as a basis for your own reviews, as long as a reference to "AV-TEST Institute" - with an active link to our website www.av-test.org - is given as source. Thank you!
The screenshots of all tested products, as well as older test results, can be downloaded at www.av-test.org/en/press/test-results/.
AV-TEST is an independent supplier of services in the fields of IT Security and Antivirus Research, focusing on the detection and analysis of the latest malicious software and its use in comprehensive comparative testing of security products.
Due to the timeliness of the testing data, malware can instantly be analyzed and categorized, trends within virus development can be detected early, and IT-security solutions can be tested and certified. The AV-TEST Institute’s results provide an exclusive basis of information helping vendors to optimize their products, special interest magazines to publish research data, and end users to make good product choices.
AV-TEST has operated out of Magdeburg (Germany) since 2004 and employs more than 30 team members, professionals with extensive practical experience. The AV-TEST laboratories include 500 client and server systems, where more than 3,500 terabyte of independently-collected test data, containing both malicious and harmless sample information, are stored and processed.
Cyberattacks affect SMEs and global corporations again and again, each time causing production stoppages, which can be very costly. Take ZEGO, for example, a Germany-based textile finishing company. On March 29, 2026, ZEGO fell victim to a cyberattack. This attack paralyzed the company so greatly that the lengthy interruption to regular production operations led to substantial financial losses. In the end, the company had to register for bankruptcy.
The list of attacks on companies occurring in the last 6 months alone is quite long. And the chain of events leading up to the attack is not always immediately evident. A case involving the Poland-based energy company, which was attacked by the malware DynoWiper at the end of 2025, demonstrates however that it is possible to reliably defend a company’s systems. The security solution deployed by the energy company was able to block this attack by the data-wiping malware. [...]
LINK: av-test.org/en/news/endpoint-solutions-for-office-computers-under-windows-11-put-to-the-endurance-test/
Download Mediapack
The attached data can be used to create at-a-glance overviews or statistics of the test results, starting immediately (there is no embargo).
You are free to use the results as a basis for your own reviews, as long as a reference to "AV-TEST Institute" - with an active link to our website www.av-test.org - is given as source. Thank you!
The screenshots of all tested products, as well as older test results, can be downloaded at www.av-test.org/en/press/test-results/.
AV-TEST is an independent supplier of services in the fields of IT Security and Antivirus Research, focusing on the detection and analysis of the latest malicious software and its use in comprehensive comparative testing of security products.
Due to the timeliness of the testing data, malware can instantly be analyzed and categorized, trends within virus development can be detected early, and IT-security solutions can be tested and certified. The AV-TEST Institute’s results provide an exclusive basis of information helping vendors to optimize their products, special interest magazines to publish research data, and end users to make good product choices.
AV-TEST has operated out of Magdeburg (Germany) since 2004 and employs more than 30 team members, professionals with extensive practical experience. The AV-TEST laboratories include 500 client and server systems, where more than 3,500 terabyte of independently-collected test data, containing both malicious and harmless sample information, are stored and processed.
