MRG-Effitas July 2026 360 Degree Consumer Assessment and Certification

Test Lab

MRG Effitas

Test Title

MRG-Effitas July 2026 360 Degree Consumer Assessment and Certification

AMTSO Test ID

AMTSO-LS1-TP206

Platform

Windows

Vendor

AVAST, Bitdefender, ESET, G Data, MalwareBytes, McAfee, Norton, Sophos

Publication date

2026-08-07

Tested products

VendorProductVendor status
AVASTPremium Security 26.7.11086.734participant
BitdefenderTotal Security 27.0.60.341included
ESETInternet Security 19.2.7.0included
G DataInternet Security 25.5.20.121included
MalwareBytesPremium Security 5.6.2included
McAfeeTotal Protection 1.40.161.1included
Norton360 AntiVirus Plus 226.7.11086.0participant
SophosHome Premium 2025.2.3.67.0included

AMTSO Standard compliance info

Notification issued

2026-06-29

Notification method

Publicly posted test plan, Contact list notification

Test plan

Commencement date

2026-07-03

Participants

2
These Vendors chose to adopt Participant status under the AMTSO Standard, gaining certain guaranteed rights in return for attestations.

“Included” Vendors

6

These Vendors did not chose to adopt Participant status under the AMTSO Standard, but may have engaged with the test lab in other ways.

Commentary dates

CommentaryStart dateEnd date
Phase 1 Commentary2026-06-292026-08-10
Phase 2 Commentary2026-08-102026-08-18

AMTSO Standard compliance status

Confirmed Compliant with AMTSO Standard v1.3Compliance report