New Test From PCSL(Android Security Product Test: 251 samples)

[pcslinfo]

Hello Guys
Happy new year everyone.
We have finished the new Android Platform test and certificate and here is the result preview

Test Platform: Android 2.2
Total Samples: 251

Final Score: 90.00-100.00 Five star award
Final Score: 80.00-89.99 Four star award
Final Score: 70.00-79.99 Three star award

Detailed PDF format report is under process and this is a regular test, so next time, the android mobility test will be in March.

Thank you for viewing.

Final Report:
English version: http://www.pcsecuritylabs.net/docume...12_English.pdf

Chinese Report: http://www.pcsecuritylabs.net/docume...ed_Chinese.pdf

[BoerenkoolMetWorst]

Originally Posted by pcslinfo

Hello Guys
Happy new year everyone.
We have finished the new Android Platform test and certificate and here is the result preview

Test Platform: Android 2.2
Total Samples: 251

Final Score: 90.00-100.00 Five star award
Final Score: 80.00-89.99 Four star award
Final Score: 70.00-79.99 Three star award

Detailed PDF format report is under process and this is a regular test, so next time, the android mobility test will be in March.

Thank you for viewing.

Nice, thanks.
Disappointing that vendors such as Eset, Norton, Webroot etc choose to be anonymous.

[pykko]

Congratulations to Avast! team. Free product with very good protection.

[RejZoR]

Very good score from avast! indeed

[The_ChamP]

Why are there so many anonymous product ? and why is the testing platform 2.2 and not 2.3 ?

[acr1965]

Anyone able to find a link to the PCSL page with these test results up yet?

[act8192]

Current Avast version is 1.0.1282 not 1.0.1006.

The chart confused me a bit. Is it one or two charts? Reason I ask is that the left and right data on the grid isn't matching.

Regardless, interesting test. Avast results support pykko's findings as well.

[pcslinfo]

Originally Posted by act8192

Current Avast version is 1.0.1282 not 1.0.1006.

The chart confused me a bit. Is it one or two charts? Reason I ask is that the left and right data on the grid isn't matching.

Regardless, interesting test. Avast results support pykko's findings as well.

Originally Posted by acr1965

Anyone able to find a link to the PCSL page with these test results up yet?

The version and signature date frozen is December 16th, detailed report will be provided as PDF late this week or early next week. Normally the report will go to media first and then our official website

[pykko]

Originally Posted by act8192

Regardless, interesting test. Avast results support pykko's findings as well.

Yes, they are consistent and Avast! is on a top level now

[pcslinfo]

Final Report is out and please check the 1st Floor for the link.

[InfinityAz]

Originally Posted by pcslinfo

Final Report is out and please check the 1st Floor for the link.

Thanks, nice work.

One thing. When two products have the same score (e.g., Bitdefender and Dr. Web), shouldn't they be ranked the same (i.e., Bitdefender and Dr. Web would be ranked 6th and Trend would still be ranked 8th)?

[Noob]

Very interesting, i'm still thinking about installing or not an AV on my Galaxy S2. To be honest i don't really think i will install an AV on a cellphone, not with current technology

[Blackcat]

Originally Posted by Noob

Very interesting, i'm still thinking about installing or not an AV on my Galaxy S2. To be honest i don't really think i will install an AV on a cellphone, not with current technology

Main problem appears to be malicious apps from the Android Market itself; http://www.theverge.com/2011/12/14/2...market-rufraud

[acr1965]

I'm not sure whether this is relevant or not but tonight I saw what looked like a security alert on my phone. But then I realized it was an ad from my "Advanced Task Manager" free version.

[vlk]

Originally Posted by Noob

Very interesting, i'm still thinking about installing or not an AV on my Galaxy S2. To be honest i don't really think i will install an AV on a cellphone, not with current technology

I just blogged about it a few days ago...
https://blog.avast.com/2011/12/30/faq-ams/

Happy New Year.
Vlk

[Noob]

Thanks man, what im concerned about is the battery life and the RAM usage

[The_ChamP]

Originally Posted by Noob

Thanks man, what im concerned about is the battery life and the RAM usage

u wont even notice its dere

[act8192]

Avast process uses 6.6MB. My android 3.2 tablet is not a phone, so none of those settings included. It does run the firewall.

Battery use is unnoticeable.

[act8192]

Originally Posted by pcslinfo

Final Report is out and please check the 1st Floor for the link.

What is 1st floor?
I don't see the report in athe first and third links. I don't do facebook, and am not going there. Can you help?

[The_ChamP]

Originally Posted by act8192

What is 1st floor?
I don't see the report in athe first and third links. I don't do facebook, and am not going there. Can you help?

The links above the image

[act8192]

I was looking at the links in post#10
I now see that post #1 has been edited and has links to pdf files.
That worked

[pcslinfo]

Originally Posted by The_ChamP

Why are there so many anonymous product ? and why is the testing platform 2.2 and not 2.3 ?

Some choose anonymous and some for research purpose.

Originally Posted by Noob

Thanks man, what im concerned about is the battery life and the RAM usage

This is the next step we will go ahead

Originally Posted by The_ChamP

The links above the image

Thank you

[robinb]

how come 360 Mobilesafe doesn't show up in the app store when I do a search?
robin

[kerykeion]

Originally Posted by Noob

Very interesting, i'm still thinking about installing or not an AV on my Galaxy S2. To be honest i don't really think i will install an AV on a cellphone, not with current technology

Current technology? Do you mean your phone's software or hardware?

I believe the Android platform you're on your phone is using a custom Linux kernel (2.6.35). I think that version of Linux is still being used on servers at the moment.

Also, in terms of hardware, your phone has almost the same computing power as a dual slot Pentium III computer (just basing on clock speed).

I think your phone is more than capable of running Android AVs; my HTC Desire S, for example, is running the Avast Mobile AV whilst it's only single core.

[Noob]

Originally Posted by kerykeion

Current technology? Do you mean your phone's software or hardware?

I believe the Android platform you're on your phone is using a custom Linux kernel (2.6.35). I think that version of Linux is still being used on servers at the moment.

Also, in terms of hardware, your phone has almost the same computing power as a dual slot Pentium III computer (just basing on clock speed).

I think your phone is more than capable of running Android AVs; my HTC Desire S, for example, is running the Avast Mobile AV whilst it's only single core.

I've been tempted to install a different firmwares (Stock and MODs) but i always end up changing my mind because i can't seem to find my stock firmware just in case i need to flash it back. (I don't want to loose the original firmware)

Currently the only thing i've done to my phone is root it.
Yeah, the phone is kinda powerful but it feel it needs every drop of juice and the battery life is kinda lame if i give it some serious use. By serious use i mean real usage such as web surfing for 1 - 2 hours or some gaming and lots of IM.

Originally Posted by pcslinfo

This is the next step we will go ahead

Good to know that!!
I'll be waiting results