AV-Comparatives

Founded in 1999, AV-Comparatives is a cybersecurity company based in Innsbruck, Austria working in endpoint security, detection & response, network security +2 more.

AV-Comparatives is an independent cybersecurity testing organisation based in Innsbruck, Austria. It systematically tests security software, including endpoint protection, threat detection, mobile security, enterprise EDR/XDR and firewalls, and IoT and operational technology (OT) security solutions, for PC, Mac and Android platforms. Its test results are published free of charge for consumers, media, enterprises and research institutions. The organisation was co-founded in 1999 as a University of Innsbruck research project and works with academic partners on test methodology. It also runs an automated testing process that simulates user web browsing against malicious content.