Malwarebytes proudly topped three categories in PCMag’s 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards, recognized for exceptional protection and user satisfaction. We also earned the latest badge from AVLab Cybersecurity Foundation’s September “Advanced In-The-Wild Malware Test” by blocking 100% of malware samples.
Malwarebytes continues to impress, winning the latest PC Mag Readers’ Choice Awards 2025 in multiple categories:
- Best PC Security Suite
- Best Android Antivirus
- Best iOS/iPadOS Antivirus
PCMag’s Readers’ Choice Awards celebrate the technology brands users trust and love the most, based on real-world feedback from thousands of readers.
Malwarebytes delivered outstanding performance and earned praise from readers for its reliability, ease of use, powerful protection, and overall trustworthiness—scoring more than half a point above competitors and excelling in every subcategory, including ransomware protection, phishing protection, and integrated VPN.
“According to our readers, there’s no better security option for PCs or mobile devices than Malwarebytes. The software racks up nearly perfect scores in categories like reliability, ease of use, spam filtering, and most importantly, antivirus and malware protection. It’s also trusted more than any other product in the rankings.”*
Continuing our streak of excellence, Malwarebytes also received the latest badge in AVLab Cybersecurity Foundation’s “Advanced In-The-Wild” series, following our earlier 2025 Product of the Year award—our third consecutive win.
In September, AVLab Cybersecurity Foundation tested 443 unique malware samples against 18 cybersecurity products. Malwarebytes Premium Security detected all 443, with an average remediation time of 8.4 seconds—almost 8 seconds faster than the industry average.
These results highlight our mission to reimagine security and protect people and data across all devices and platforms.
Recent innovations like Malwarebytes Scam Guard for Mobile and Windows Tools for PC set new standards for privacy and affordable protection, enhanced by AI-powered features like Trusted Advisor, your built-in personal digital health hub available on all platforms.
Malwarebytes is proud to receive both awards, and we thank PCMag readers and the AVLab Cybersecurity Foundation for their trust and recognition.
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