Independent Lab Tests Show that McAfee Stops Malware Dead in Its Tracks

Concerned
about
ransomware?
McAfee
stops
it
dead
in
its
tracks. 

Newly
published
findings
from
the
independent
labs
at


AV-TEST

show
that
McAfee’s
antivirus
technology
performs
best.
In
recent
tests,
it
detected
and
blocked
top
forms
of
ransomware
sooner
than
the
entire
field
of
nine
other
antivirus
technologies. 

In
their
lab
setting,
AV-TEST
used
emails
loaded
with
ransomware
attachments
to
test
the
defenses
of
computers.


Ransomware

is

a
type
of
malware
that infects
a
network
or
a
device
and
then
typically
encrypts
the
files,
data,
and
apps
stored
on
it,
digitally
scrambling
them
so
the
proper
owners
can’t
access
them,
often
using
sophisticated
methods
of
cryptography
that
are
nearly
impossible
to
undo.

AV-TEST
used
ten
different
forms
of
ransomware,
each
one
employing
the
latest
techniques.
Only
McAfee
detected
and
blocked
ransomware
at
its
earliest
stage—right
when
it
first
arrived
by
email. 

Put
in
practical
terms,
McAfee
eliminated
the
ransomware
threat
the
moment
it
spotted
it. 

Other
antivirus
software
wasn’t
so
quick.
They
only
detected
the
ransomware
when
the
user
clicked
and
activated
the
ransomware.
Some
antivirus
allowed
one
or
two
attacks
to
fully
succeed—encrypting
files
with
ransomware
as
a
result. 

McAfee
earned
a
perfect
score
of
30/30
points
possible
in
this
battery
of
ransomware
tests,
earning
it
the
distinction
of
AV-Test’s
“Advanced
Certified”
certificate. 

This
follows
earlier
recognition
where


McAfee
was
awarded
“Best
Protection”

by
AV-Test
in
March
of
this
year. 

Note
that
while
AV-Test
used
McAfee
Total
Protection
in
its
tests,
McAfee
uses
the
same
antivirus
technology
across
all
our
online
protection
software.
That
includes
all
our


McAfee+
products,
McAfee
Total
Protection,
McAfee
LiveSafe,
McAfee
Internet
Security,
McAfee
AntiVirus
Plus,
and
McAfee
Small
Business
Security. 

For
more
about
ransomware,
what
it
looks
like,
how
it
acts,
and
how
you
can
protect
yourself
from
it,
check
out
our


Ransomware
Security
Guide.
It’s
part
of
our
broader
Security
Series,
which
covers
topics
from
safer
online
shopping
to
your
privacy
on
social
media
and
more. 

Learn
more
about
our
award-winning
antivirus
here—plus
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features
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About Author

AndyC

Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.

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