In terms of features, G Data delivers on a lot of what you’d expect from a full suite. This includes a simple and straightforward opening screen that doesn’t make things complicated by ignoring security status by displaying an “Protected!” Like many other programs this one uses an orange tick or caption to indicate the security status.
The program also does a fantastic job of spotting and blocking new malware. The ‘virus monitor’ which channels your internet traffic through G Data’s cloud service doesn’t hugedatainfo.com/ only updates the virus definition file, but also blocks malware based on behavior. G Data blocked all of the unknown, new malware we tried to throw at it in our tests. There was just one false positive.
In AV Comparatives’ offline detection test, G Data scored even better than Bitdefender’s closest competitor did. This is probably due to the in-house DeepRay engine, which is able to detect malware that is camouflaged by analysing all the actions that such malware typically attempts to perform. It seeks out patterns that may indicate malicious intent. For instance, it can detect changes to the settings of other programs or observing keystrokes.
However, the program does fall short in certain areas that we consider essential for an antivirus software suite. The program doesn’t offer a parental control, VPN or firewall. If you’re in need of these features G Data’s Internet Security package is more expensive. This can be a real problem, particularly when top-of-the line competitors such as Norton 360 and Bitdefender offer similar packages for the same price or less.