Here are the results for home users on Windows 7 each is scored in 3 categories Protection, Repair and Useabilty.
The last tests were done in May/June
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The 2011 awards went as follows -
The AV-TEST AWARD FOR BEST PROTECTION 2011 will be presented to the best product of the year in terms of its protective effect as a security solution. The candidates were examined using a variety of types of current malware in order to test how they respond to threats. These examinations took the entire functionality of the protection programs into account.
Home User: Bitdefender Internet Security,
Corporate: F-Secure Client Security.
The AV-TEST AWARD FOR BEST REPAIR 2011 will be presented in recognition of the repair performance of a security solution. We evaluated the products' ability to remove active malware and to restore other system changes, as well as their performance when detecting and removing specially hidden malware (rootkits).
Home User: Kasper*** Internet Security,
Corporate: Kasper*** Endpoint Security.
The AV-TEST AWARD FOR BEST USABILITY 2011 will be presented to the security software that has the least influence upon a system once installed. The candidates were examined according to warning messages, general messages and blockages and false positives during system scans, as well as whether the computer slowed down while the software was being used.
Home User: ESET Smart Security,
Corporate: Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection.
Some of these will come as little surprise, and some you will be surprised how much they have improved.
