如今，计算机安全(Computer security)是一项大生意，而且只会变得越来越大，因为越来越多的设备连接到互联网，并且越来越多的威胁出现在网络上。因此，防病毒软件每年都在变得越来越好。但是，有些产品比其他产品好，有些比其他产品贵，有些根本不值得花一毛钱。我们对15(detail 15)种不同的Windows安全产品(security product)进行了详细测试和分析，它们都承诺为您的Windows设备提供最好的保护。然而，其中只有少数是伟大的产品，其中只有一个是年度最佳产品。这是我们的第一届最佳数字公民奖(Digital Citizen Awards)年度安全产品(security product)：
数字公民- (Digital Citizen)2016(Choice 2016)年读者之选
在我们开始分享我们认为年度最佳安全产品(security product)之前，以下是我们的读者选择的年度最喜欢的 Windows安全产品(security product)。在我们的公开投票活动(voting campaign)中，60.9% 的投票选择了Bitdefender Total Security 2016作为他们的最爱。
正如您在上表中看到的：我们读者的首选是Bitdefender，其次是Kaspersky 和 ESET(Kaspersky and ESET)。祝贺所有三个制造商开发出既有效又受欢迎的安全产品。
既然我们的读者已经为Windows选择了他们的顶级(Windows)安全产品(security product)，让我们谈谈我们作为编辑团队(editorial team)的想法：
2016年最差安全产品
首先，我们想先让您知道应该避免使用哪些安全产品。他们都获得了最高 5 分中的 1 或 2 分。当谈到年度最糟糕的安全产品时，该名单包括一些在安全市场上(security market)备受瞩目的名字。这再次证明，出名并不一定意味着你擅长你所做的事情：
15. Comodo Internet Security Complete 8是一个比较奇怪的安全产品(security product)。它包括一个很好的防病毒引擎(antivirus engine)和一个很好的防火墙模块(firewall module)，但它不能保护你免受在线威胁，而且正如谷歌所揭示的那样(revealed by Google)，它捆绑的一些“安全”工具对其用户构成了安全风险(security risk)。如果有一件事是您应该避免的，那就是对您来说代表安全风险的(security risk)安全产品(security product)。
14. Avast 总理(Avast Premier)！2016 具有优雅的用户界面(user interface)和良好的防火墙模块(firewall module)。但是，我们的测试表明，防病毒引擎(antivirus engine)的有效性低于平均水平。
13.与运行所需的系统资源相比，McAfee LiveSafe 2016是一款非常轻量级的安全产品。(security product)它有一个不错的防火墙和一个相当差的防病毒引擎。
12. Panda Global Protection 2016提供了一个不错但速度慢的杀毒引擎(antivirus engine)和一个不错的防火墙模块(firewall module)。但是，该产品使用起来很麻烦，并且需要您注意自己所做的事情，特别是因为它还试图通过使用不应包含在安全套件(security suite)中的阴暗工具从其客户中获利。
11. VIPRE Internet Security Pro 2016有一个不错但速度较慢的防病毒引擎(antivirus engine)，一个普通的防火墙，您将手动配置它以获得对网络攻击的良好保护，以及一个可以使用优秀设计师帮助的用户界面。
您 2016 年的平均安全产品
接下来，让我们看一下您的普通安全产品，它们不像我们之前提到的某些产品那样具有安全风险(security risk)，并且在保护您的计算机方面也做得不错，而且没有出类拔萃。此列表包括许多令人惊讶的名称，包括您可能没有听说过的产品。所有这些都获得了 3 星（满分 5 星）的评级：
10. Avira Internet Security Suite 2016为您提供了令人惊讶的优秀防病毒引擎(antivirus engine)。Avira的主要缺陷是其过时的用户界面，以及它捆绑的许多额外工具并没有为用户提供太多价值。其中许多(Many)只是Windows提供的工具的副本。还值得注意的是，Avira Internet Security Suite 2016不包含任何家长控制(Parental Controls)。
9. AVG Internet Security 2016不仅能够保护您免受恶意软件威胁以及网络攻击。但是，AVG的安全产品会对计算机性能造成影响，并且 AVG(computer performance and AVG)使用了一些毫无创意的做法来通过用户获利。
8. Emsisoft Internet Security 11是一款可靠的安全产品(security product)，提供了良好的防病毒引擎(antivirus engine)和良好的防火墙模块(firewall module)。但是，Emsisoft的顶级安全套件(security suite)并未捆绑任何可以为其用户提供更多价值的额外安全工具。它只是坚持基础，一些用户会欣赏这一点。
7. F-Secure SAFE Internet Security有一个很好的防病毒引擎(antivirus engine)，您可以从一个非常简单的用户界面进行操作。对于不想摆弄高级设置的用户来说，这是一个不错的选择。不过，专家们会想要一种能够提供更高级设置和配置选项的安全产品。(security product)
6. Norton Security Premium 2016有一个非常好的反恶意软件模块(anti-malware module)和一个非常好的用户界面(user interface)。尽管它有很多优点，但诺顿(Norton)无法在您在线时有效地保护您，这就是为什么它没有进入我们的顶级防病毒产品列表的原因。
数字公民(Digital Citizen)—— 2016年
最佳安全产品(security product)
是时候(Time)分享最好的安全产品了，它们提供了非常有效的保护、良好的用户界面设计(user interface design)和有用的额外工具，可以提高Windows设备的安全性。他们都获得了 4 分（满分 5 分）。为什么不给 5 分呢？好吧，没有完美的安全软件(security software)。虽然与我们之前评论过的其他产品相比，它们确实有很多优点，但它们也有一些小缺点。继续阅读以了解我们认为 2016 年最好的安全产品：
5. Trend Micro Maximum Security 2016是您可以为您的(Micro Maximum Security 2016)祖母(Grandma)或任何其他几乎没有技术知识的用户购买的最佳安全产品。(security product)由于其用户界面设计(interface design)，任何初学者都可以使用，因此使用起来非常简单。但不仅如此：它还是一款具有非常高效的防病毒引擎(antivirus engine)的产品，可以保护其用户免受任何类型的恶意软件的侵害。该产品的缺点是技术用户几乎没有高级定制的方式，他们会更喜欢此列表中的其他产品。
4. BullGuard Premium Protection 2016是另一款强大的安全产品(security product)，能够保护您免受各种网络威胁。它看起来不错，效果很好，而且价格(price tag)非常实惠。
3. ESET Smart Security 9延续了它提供强大防病毒引擎(antivirus engine)和非常好的防火墙模块(firewall module)的传统。它是市场上最好的安全产品之一，但它的缺陷是它对您的计算机性能的影响比我们的前两个产品更大。
2.卡巴斯基全方位安全软件 2016(Kaspersky Total Security 2016)是我们见过的最好的安全套件之一，它包含非常高效的反恶意软件保护(antimalware protection)，能够检测和清除最恶劣的恶意软件感染。与此列表中的其他产品相比，该产品没有排在第一位的唯一原因是其高昂的价格标签。(price tag)
1. Bitdefender Total Security 2016提供了世界上最好和最快的防病毒引擎之一，以及顶级防火墙模块(line firewall module)和一系列有用的附加工具。
最重要的是，它提供了精心设计的用户界面和合理的价格。在我们看来，Bitdefender Total Security 2016是年度最佳安全产品(security product)，我们强烈推荐给所有Windows用户。恭喜 Bitdefender 赢得公众投票以及我们编辑团队(editorial team)的投票。
注意：(NOTE:)如果您想知道我们在进行分类时使用的标准，请阅读这篇文章：比较：什么是 Windows 设备最好的防病毒(Windows)软件？(antivirus software)此外，如果您想了解更多关于我们如何单独评估每个安全产品(security product)的信息，请阅读这篇文章：面向所有人的安全 - 我们如何审查安全产品(security product)。
结论
我们要祝贺在我们年度前五名安全产品(security product)中开发安全套件的公司。我们还要感谢所有参与我们的公众投票活动并分享(voting campaign and share)他们对年度最佳安全产品(security product)的意见的用户。我们将在 2017 年恢复这项活动，并评估明年的最佳Windows安全(Windows)产品(security product)。在那之前……继续阅读我们！
Awards 2016 - The best Windows security product of the year!
Computer security is big business these days and can only get bigger, as more and more devices are connected to the internet and more threаts arе ѕυrfacing on the web. Aѕ such, antivirus software is invariаbly getting better each year. However, some products are better than others, some are pricier than others and some are simply not worth spending a dime. We have tested and analyzed in detail 15 different security products for Windows, all promising to offer you the best protection for your Windows devices. However, оnly a few оf them are great products and onlу onе of them is the bеst product of the yeаr. Here's our firѕt edition of the Digital Citizen Awards for the best ѕecurity product of the year:
Digital Citizen - Reader's Choice 2016
Before we move to share which we consider the best security product of the year, here's what our readers have chosen as their favorite Windows security product of the year. In our public voting campaign, 60.9% of the votes that were cast have chosen Bitdefender Total Security 2016 as their favorite.
As you can see in the chart above: our reader's top choice was Bitdefender, followed by Kaspersky and ESET. Congratulations to all three manufacturers for developing security products that are both effective and popular.
Now that our readers have chosen their top security product for Windows, let's talk about what we think, as an editorial team:
The worst security products of 2016
First, we would like to start by letting you know which security products you should avoid. All of them have received a rating of 1 or 2 out of a maximum of 5. When it comes to the worst security products of the year, the list includes some high-profile names in the security market. This proves once again that being famous doesn't necessarily mean that you are great at what you do:
15. Comodo Internet Security Complete 8 is a rather strange security product. It includes a good antivirus engine and a good firewall module but it doesn't protect you against online threats and, as revealed by Google, some of the "security" tools it bundles pose a security risk to their users. If there's one thing you should avoid it's a security product that represents a security risk for you.
14. Avast Premier! 2016 has an elegant user interface and a good firewall module. However, our tests have shown that the effectiveness of antivirus engine is below average.
13. McAfee LiveSafe 2016 is a very light security product compared to the system resources that it requires in order to run. It has a decent firewall and a rather poor antivirus engine.
12. Panda Global Protection 2016 offers a good but slow antivirus engine and a good firewall module. However, this product is cumbersome to use and requires you to pay attention to what you do, especially because it also tries to monetize its clients by using shady tools that should not be included in a security suite.
11. VIPRE Internet Security Pro 2016 has a decent but slow antivirus engine, an average firewall that you'll configure manually in order to get good protection against network attacks and a user interface that could use the help of a good designer.
Your average security products of 2016
Next, let's take a look at your average security products which are not a security risk like some of the products we mentioned earlier and also do a decent job in securing your computer, without excelling. This list includes quite a few surprising names, including products you might not have heard about. All of the have received a rating of 3 stars out of 5:
10. Avira Internet Security Suite 2016 provides you with a surprisingly good antivirus engine. Avira's main flaws are its dated user interface and the fact that many of the extra tools that it bundles don't provide much in terms of value to users. Many of them are just copies of tools offered by Windows. It's also noteworthy that Avira Internet Security Suite 2016 does not include any Parental Controls.
9. AVG Internet Security 2016 is more than capable of protecting you against malware threats, as well as against network attacks. However, AVG's security products take a toll on computer performance and AVG uses some uninspired practices for monetizing their users.
8. Emsisoft Internet Security 11 is a solid security product that offers a good antivirus engine and a good firewall module. However, Emsisoft's top security suite doesn't bundle any additional security tools that could provide more value to its users. It just sticks to the basics and some users will appreciate that.
7. F-Secure SAFE Internet Security has a good antivirus engine that you can steer from a very simple user interface. It's a good choice for users who don't want to fiddle with advanced settings. Experts though will want a security product which offers more advanced settings and configuration options.
6. Norton Security Premium 2016 has a very good anti-malware module and a very good user interface. Although it has many strong points, Norton doesn't manage to efficiently protect you while online and that's why it didn't make it to our list of top antivirus products.
Digital Citizen - The best security product of 2016
Time has come to share the best security products which provide very efficient protection, good user interface design and useful extra tools that increase the security of your Windows devices. They all have received a rating of 4 out of 5. Why not a rating of 5? Well, there's no such thing as the perfect security software. While they do have many strengths when compared to the other products we reviewed earlier, they also have some minor shortcomings. Read on to learn which security products we consider the best of 2016:
5. Trend Micro Maximum Security 2016 is the best security product you could buy for your Grandma or any other user with little in terms technical knowledge. It's very simple to use due to its user interface design that any beginner can relate to. But it's not just that: it's also a product with a very efficient antivirus engine that can protect its users against any kind of malware. The downside of this product is that technical users have very little in the way advanced customization and they will prefer the other products in this list.
4. BullGuard Premium Protection 2016 is another robust security product that is more than capable of protecting you against all kinds of cyber threats. It looks good, it works well and it has a very affordable price tag.
3. ESET Smart Security 9 continues its tradition of offering a great antivirus engine and a very good firewall module. It is one of the best security products on the market, but its flaw is that it has a higher impact on your computer's performance than our top-two products.
2. Kaspersky Total Security 2016 is one of the best security suites we've seen, packing very efficient antimalware protection that's able to detect and clean even the nastiest malware infections. The only reason why this product is not in first place is its high price tag when compared to the other products in this list.
1. Bitdefender Total Security 2016 offers one of the best and fastest antivirus engines in the world, as well as a top of the line firewall module and a whole range of useful additional tools.
On top of that, it offers a very well designed user interface and a reasonable price. In our view, Bitdefender Total Security 2016 is the best security product of the year and we highly recommend it to all Windows users. Congratulations to Bitdefender for winning both the public vote as well as the vote of our editorial team.
NOTE: If you are curious to see the criteria that we used when making our classification, please read this article: Comparison: What is the best antivirus software for Windows devices?. Also, if you would like to know more about how we evaluate each security product individually, read this article: Security for everyone - How we review security products.
Conclusion
We would like to congratulate the companies that develop the security suites in our top-five security products of the year. We would also like to thank all the users that have participated in our public voting campaign and share their opinion regarding the best security product of the year. We will resume this campaign in 2017 and evaluate next year's best security products for Windows. Until then… keep reading us!
