Technodrome
April 16th, 2002, 01:54 AM
New AV test from antiVirus Test Center (VTC), University of Hamburg
Highlights:
"Concerning detection rates for macro viruses, both In-The-Wild and in zoo,
AV products have improved their detection rates both generally and after
first 3-month period significantly. But loss of detection quality in the
second 3-month period is much stronger than before (the results for ITW
viruses may be influenced to the small number of newly found viruses).
Concerning zoo script viruses, detection rates are stable on an insufficient
level.
In comparing products, some behave "rather well". Over two 3-months periods,
the following products behaves best (although they also need significant
improvement):
* * * * * * * * * * * *DRW(DrWeb) and FSE(F-secure)
Moreover, the following products behave best in the first 3-month period:
* * * * * * * * * DRW, FSE, SCN(Mcafee) and AVX(bitdefender), INO(Inoculan,CAI).
* * *
But as some testbeds were rather small, and as the loss in script viruses
detection quality was so dominant, we decided NOT to grade any product
in VTCs grading scheme. We nevertheless hope that AV companies do their
best to improve the generic and heuristic detection mechanisms. And we
strongly advise customers, to upgrade their products and signatures as
often as possible.
Detailed information about the test available from
http://agn-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/vtc/en0203.htm
Hmmm, For some reason I am having hard time linking their page to this post....
Technodrome
Highlights:
"Concerning detection rates for macro viruses, both In-The-Wild and in zoo,
AV products have improved their detection rates both generally and after
first 3-month period significantly. But loss of detection quality in the
second 3-month period is much stronger than before (the results for ITW
viruses may be influenced to the small number of newly found viruses).
Concerning zoo script viruses, detection rates are stable on an insufficient
level.
In comparing products, some behave "rather well". Over two 3-months periods,
the following products behaves best (although they also need significant
improvement):
* * * * * * * * * * * *DRW(DrWeb) and FSE(F-secure)
Moreover, the following products behave best in the first 3-month period:
* * * * * * * * * DRW, FSE, SCN(Mcafee) and AVX(bitdefender), INO(Inoculan,CAI).
* * *
But as some testbeds were rather small, and as the loss in script viruses
detection quality was so dominant, we decided NOT to grade any product
in VTCs grading scheme. We nevertheless hope that AV companies do their
best to improve the generic and heuristic detection mechanisms. And we
strongly advise customers, to upgrade their products and signatures as
often as possible.
Detailed information about the test available from
http://agn-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/vtc/en0203.htm
Hmmm, For some reason I am having hard time linking their page to this post....
Technodrome