The best security solutions for Windows 11

Cyberattackers work around the clock to constantly develop new malicious software. The pace is even faster now with the advent of AI-driven systems. But the vendors of security solutions never rest either. They continually improve their protection systems, and leverage the power of AI, as well. Our latest round of testing under Windows 11 shows how reliable 14 of these security packages are at detecting and defending against malware. Quite a few of the security packages are very reliable; however, there are a few that fall short of their promise.

Users are often lulled into a false sense of security, assuming that their personal computer doesn’t contain anything of interest to cyberattackers. But if you’ve been following the news lately, you may have infinite reasons to worry. International agencies such as Europol and the FBI have taken down one botnet after the next in the last 6 months. The most recent case involved a botnet comprising 17 million infected devices, which was neutralized by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL) and Dutch national police. And before this case, there had been reports of botnets involving hundreds of thousands of devices. The majority of these “slave” devices in the botnet working in concert are just regular computers running Windows. Which is why it is all the more important to have good security software for Windows 11. It’s the only way that you’ll know that your personal computer isn’t serving a second “master” on a botnet.

In the March/April 2026 test, the experts from the AV-TEST lab evaluated security packages in terms of protection, performance and usability. The test directly exposed the 14 candidates to more than 12,000 malware samples, examined their performance levels and checked their ability to deal with false alarms. […]

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