Here Are the Apps Offering the Best Virus Protection for Windows 8.1

If you’re still on Windows 8.1 and not planning to upgrade to Windows 10 anytime soon, a recent research conducted by AV-TEST could come in very handy, as it determines the best antivirus solution for this older version of the Windows operating system.

First and foremost, here’s the surprising bit: only one antivirus received the maximum score, although overall, three of them got the AV-TEST certificate. But in the end, just one performed flawlessly in protection, performance, and usability tests.

Its name is Kaspersky Internet Security and it managed to achieve a maximum score of 6 out of 6 points for all three tests to obtain a final score of 18 points.

The rest of the pack

Bitdefender Internet Security, which also received the institute’s certification, got 17.5 points, as it only scored 5.5 points in protection tests and 6 for performance and usability. Thi...