AV-Comparatives Awards 2025 for Avira

Avira products enjoyed a very successful year in AV-Comparatives’ tests of consumer security products, and were rewarded with numerous awards. These covered a variety of protection scenarios, system performance, and false positives, as well as a number of different platforms.

The installation of Avira Free Security is handled by a standard setup wizard. Upon first launch, the program recommends that the user run an initial “Smart Scan”. The main user interface is organized by function, operates with pre-configured default settings, and features light and dark modes. The software uses a system of alerts to communicate security events.

AV-Comparatives’ tests are very carefully designed and executed to thoroughly and realistically simulate scenarios that face users in real life. Consequently, a certification by AV-Comparatives is a guarantee of an effective and reliable product. An “Approved Product” award means that the software has been rigorously checked to ensure that it will perform its intended task competently. It is an industry-recognised standard of quality.

AV-Comparatives’ tests have multiple aspects, to represent the different requirements of IT security solutions. Further awards highlight the effectiveness of individual programs in different protection scenarios, low false positives, and low impact on system performance. Users can thus see which programs score highly in the categories that matter most to them.

AV-Comparatives is an independent testing lab based in Innsbruck, Austria, that tests IT security products to see if they live up to their promises. AV-Comparatives is ISO 9001:2015 certified, having received a certificate from TÜV Austria for the scope “Independent Tests of Anti-Virus Software”. AV-Comparatives is also the first av-test organisation to be certified by European Expert Group for IT-Security (EICAR) as an EICAR Trusted IT-Security Testing Lab.

AV-Comparatives Awards for Avira

Avira achieved great success in AV-Comparatives’ tests of consumer software. In the Consumer Main Test Series, Avira reached the highest Advanced+ level in two of the tests, and Advanced in two other tests. It also took a Bronze Award for the Advanced Threat Protection Test and the Real-World Protection Test. Additionally, Avast received an Approved Mac Security Product Award, an Approved Mobile Security Product Award, an Approved Fake Shops Detection Award, and an Approved Security Product Award.

These awards show the excellent level reached by Avira consumer products in 2025.