Microsoft Defender is the antivirus that the Redmond-based company offers completely free to Windows 10 and Windows 11 users. Windows Defender is more than enough for most users who use their computer to watch YouTube, access social networks, social networks and create the occasional document. However, it is not always the best option if our Internet activity is much more varied.
If the solution that Microsoft Defender offers us does not cover all our needs, instead of trying antivirus after antivirus, the best thing we can do is rely on the opinion of AV-Test experts. The last test carried out by AV-Test, an independent body that is in charge of analyzing the security, performance and others of antiviruses, corresponds to the month of April and in which we can find which are the 3 best and worst antiviruses at this time.
3 best antivirus for Windows
According to the latest analysis by AV-Test, the 3 best antivirus for Windows that we can currently find on the market are, in order: Avast, Avira and Bitdefender.
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Avast. Although it is a free antivirus, that does not mean that it is a solution lacking in functions, since it not only protects us against viruses, but also against Trojans, malware, spyware and other malicious software. The paid version of this antivirus is much more complete and we can buy on amazon.
- Avira. This is one of the best-known and most widely used antiviruses thanks to the free version it offers. If we want to expand the number of options that it offers us, we can do it with the premium version for very little money.
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Bitdefender. Bitdefender continues to be, after many years on the market, one of the best options to protect our PC at all times, an antivirus that we can use on up to 10 devices per very little money.
3 antivirus that you should not install
AV-Test analyzes 16 antivirus programs. Although it is true that there are a large number of solutions on the market, if we look at the 3 that lead the ranking starting from the bottom, they are: PC Matic, TotalAV and Trend Micro. The reason why it tops the bottom of this ranking is mainly due to poor performance in very certain areas.
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PC Matic. The main reason why this antivirus is so low in the ranking is due to the high number of erroneous blocks of certain actions during the use or installation of secure software.
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TotalAV. TotalAV offers system slowdown data when accessing web pages and downloading programs used quite frequently on average for the industry, although in some sections, its result is well above the usual average, this being its main negative point.
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Trend Micro. Like TotalAV, Trend Micro’s main downside is system slowdowns when accessing popular websites, downloading programs, and running them, as they offer above-average results.
