Choosing endpoint protection: look beyond protection rates to false positives and test conditions
Enterprise Real-World Protection Test results are available. Understanding the test environment, samples and false positives helps place the results in your own deployment context.
AV-Comparatives published its August–September 2026 enterprise Real-World Protection Test results. Testing used Windows, cloud connectivity and products able to receive updates, and included false-positive tests.
The report covers 200 test cases. The blocking rate alone does not show product performance across all attacks, platforms or configurations. False-positive counts and testing methods are equally worth reviewing.
When selecting products, compare the tested versions, settings and false-positive findings with your actual environment. This site has not repeated the tests and does not use them to rank a best product.
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