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K7 Computing Private Limited has established its global leadership in the anti-malware and security industry as per the 2018 AV-Comparatives Performance Report. The study was undertaken by the Innsbruck, Austria-based independent testing organization, AV-Comparatives, to understand the ‘Impact of Consumer Security Software on System Performance’ across international players in the industry.
K7 Computing has been a leading performer in this study with consistent results of PC Mark score of 98 and PC Mark score 98.2 in the performance test of June & October 2018 respectively, reconfirming K7 Computing’s technological edge with respect to system protection, resource efficiency, and impact to system performance.
Speaking on the accomplishment, Mr. J. Kesavardhanan, MD & CEO, K7 Computing said; “AV-Comparatives is a globally trusted and acclaimed independent testing body for anti-virus products. It is a matter of great pride and honour to be getting recognized by them consistently for outstanding performance. We all at K7 Computing perceive this achievement as a great responsibility to continue with building products of highest quality.”
Andreas Clementi, Founder and CEO of AV-Comparatives said; “Cyberattacks have been multiplying by the day which implies the increase in chances of companies and businesses falling victim to a cyber threat. Be it any sector, cyber threats become more intense with increase in our dependency on technology. Hence, it is important to use reliable and trusted anti-virus products that are effective in defending cybercrimes. We are glad to see that K7 computing has been a consistent performer with lowest impact rates and has been standing strong through the advanced series of tests.”
Performance tests highlights:
| June 2018 | October 2018 |
| Performed on - Lenovo G50 machine with an Intel Core 13-4005 CPU, 4GB of RAM and HDD hard disks | Performed on - Lenovo E560 machine with an Intel Core i5-6200U CPU, 8GB of RAM and SSD hard disks |
| PC Mark score of 98 points against a baseline of 100 points | PC Mark score of 98.2 points against a baseline of 100 points |
| Highest among its competitors in the AV-C category for its performance with a total of 90 points | Highest among its competitors in the AV-C category for its performance with a total of 90 points |
| Overall system impact score of 2.0 while other competitors began with an impact score of 6.0 | Overall system impact score of 1.8 |
Notably, K7 Total Security also received maximum ratings (very fast) across all criteria of evaluation that included file copying, archiving/unarchiving, installing and uninstalling applications, launching applications, downloading files and browsing websites.
Both test results have awarded K7 with an advanced three-star rating in its performance test which makes K7 Computing the only Indian company to have been recognized by the AV-Comparatives Report for its system efficiency.