Key takeaway
AV-TEST named Xcitium Best Advanced Protection for Corporate Users under Windows in its 2022 evaluation, which included detection and live defense tests such as ransomware.
AV-TEST Best Advanced Protection 2022
On March 28, 2023, Xcitium announced it had won Best Advanced Protection 2022 for Corporate Users under Windows in the AV-TEST IT Security test. The evaluation covered detection as well as live defense against attacks such as ransomware, followed by a step-by-step laboratory analysis of the product’s response.
Comments from AV-TEST and Xcitium
AV-TEST CEO Andreas Marx explained that awards are based on laboratory findings and help buyers identify tested security products. Xcitium CEO Ken Levine said the recognition reflected the company’s commitment to accessible protection and isolating threats before they damage networks, devices or assets.
Xcitium and ZeroDwell
Marx noted that the former Comodo product’s strong performance continued under the Xcitium name. Xcitium described ZeroDwell as using kernel-level API virtualization to contain unknown threats before damage. The company presented that approach as a foundation for endpoint protection and managed detection and response services.