MRG Effitas Q2 2026 360 Degree Consumer Assessment and Certification

Test Lab

MRG Effitas

Test Title

MRG Effitas Q2 2026 360 Degree Consumer Assessment and Certification

AMTSO Test ID

AMTSO-LS1-TP192

Platform

Windows

Vendor

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

Publication date

2026-04-13

Statement from Test Lab

This Certification Programme is designed to reflect real-world product efficacy based on what MRG Effitas refers to as “metrics that matter.” Drawing on decades of IT security research, extensive historical testing, and access to large volumes of early-life malicious files and URLs, we recognise that no endpoint is immune to attack. In practice, the question is not if a system will encounter malware, but when.

Tested products

VendorProductVendor status
AVASTPremium Security 26.2.10802gparticipant
BitdefenderTotal Security 27.0.57.313included
ESETInternet Security 19.0.14.0included
G DataInternet Security 25.5.20.121included
MalwareBytesPremium Security 5.5.1.240included
McAfeeTotal Protection 1.37.173.1included
Norton360 AntiVirus Plus 26.2.10802participant
SophosHome Premium 2024.3.3.1.0included

AMTSO Standard compliance info

Notification issued

2026-03-06

Notification method

Publicly posted test plan, Contact list notification

Test plan

Commencement date

2026-03-06

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 Commentary2026-03-062026-04-15
Phase 2 Commentary2026-04-152026-04-22

AMTSO Standard compliance status

Confirmed Compliant with AMTSO Standard v1.3Compliance report