![]() While this may not sound particularly bad, and it's an improvement over 71% protection of November, it still falls well short of the industry average 92% protection in this area. Security Essentials failed largely due to poor protection against 0-day real-world attacks, protecting against only 78% of attacks. To pass certification, the app must score at least 11 out of a possible 18 points across the three tested categories MSE scored 10 and so just managed to fail the criteria. AV-Test conducts antivirus software testing every month, pitting 25 programs against 0-day attacks and known malware while also testing the repair capabilities of the software and its usability. Once again, Microsoft Security Essentials has failed AV-Test's antivirus certification, after not meeting the criteria to pass their December 2012 testing suite.
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