How Much Do Antivirus Rankings Matter to You?

German antivirus lab AV-Test recently tested several security suites. Most of them declined since a few months ago, particularly Microsoft Security Essentials, our favorite Windows antivirus app. We still love it, but the recent AV-Test makes us wonder: How much do these ratings matter to you?

Microsoft Security Essentials was half a point shy of passingthe AV-Test, due to problems detecting zero-day threats. Other recent tests by AV Comparatives were better, but still mixed. That said, Microsoft Security Essentials has never been the top ranker in these tests (usually the top spots are the paid security suites), but it's something worth pondering.

What do you think? Does it matter to you?

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/PKwJvq1_o8M/microsoft-security-essentials-fails-av+test-certification-time-to-use-a-new-anti+virus-program

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