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Many antivirus products use "third-party antivirus engine". This means that the antivirus engine is made by another producer; however, the malware signature and/or other parts of the product may (or may not) be done from the owner of the product itself.
AV-Comparatives is an Austrian independent organization that tests and assesses antivirus software, regularly releasing charts and reports that are freely available to the public and the media. [1] [2] Antivirus vendors have to meet various requirements regarding trustworthiness and reliability in order to take part in the tests. [citation needed]
AV-TEST is an independent organization which evaluates and rates antivirus and security suite software [1] for Microsoft Windows, macOS and Android operating systems, [2] according to a variety of criteria. The organisation is based in Magdeburg, Germany. [3]
Avast founders Eduard Kučera (left) and Pavel Baudiš (right) in 2016 with their spouses, who run the non-profit Avast Foundation for community development. Avast Software s.r.o. is a Czech multinational cybersecurity software company headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, that researches and develops computer security software, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
Do you ever think about all the viruses, malware and spyware programs floating around the internet and how easy it is for them to find their way onto your computer?
Antivirus software (abbreviated to AV software), also known as anti-malware, is a computer program used to prevent, detect, and remove malware. Antivirus software was originally developed to detect and remove computer viruses , hence the name.