AV Tests

Pls try to include Comodo. Defence Plus and FW can be turned off completely via tray icon. Keep the AV. Ofcourse depends upon the time u have.

 

Also maybe you should try the new Panda Cloud Antivirus (v1.0.1)

 

True the Clam/Immunet combo would be a sort of retest for Clam as the first time it wasn't running with a realtime scanner might be interesting

 

The last time I had a "feel" about a lottery number I lost $1.00.
Given a "minimal knowledge" of commuters,would you say the chance of responding correctly to a D+ alert was,say 70%/30%?

 

Well when a said "knowledge about computers" I should include the procedence of the file and all the surroundings parameters. it's not a matter of luck

 

More testing done last night with some of the same AV's to see if they keep performing along at the same pace, as well as some new ones that I had requests for. I used 15 brand new malware links. Most were links to .exe files including fake AV's, other rogues, and other various types of malware. All AV's were installed, allowed to update and set to the default settings. The only AV that anything was changed on was A-Squared, as it appeared by default, a couple of the shields were off for some reason, so they were turned on.

After each test, Malwarebytes was ran and updated and a fast scan was done. The results for each fast scan after each test are listed along with the tested AV. In some cases, files that were 'infected' were simply left behind files in the temporary folder. This doesn't seem like a big deal to me, but it may be to some. I personally use CC Cleaner all the time to clean temp folders out, so those files would be gone. Not sure why some of the AV's didn't simply delete those files, but they seem pretty harmless sitting in a temp folder and not running in memory or anything.

One of the surprises for me again was Avast. Caught everything and the only thing left behind was a registry key. Also, the new Trend Micro Titanium Beta. It stopped everything in it's tracks. I will say though the beta seems a little heavy to me. About 45MB of RAM and I did notice a bit of system slowdown, but it works very, very well for a beta, so maybe the drag on the system is worth it or maybe it's just because it's a beta. Kaspersky still did very well in reporting every single link, but three items were left behind in the temp folder. Again, not a big deal to me personally, as they would be deleted soon anyway and were not running in memory. It was the same with Vipre, which performed VERY well and only left behind three files in the temp folder.

I don't mean to offend anyone but BluePoint Security is not good. It did nothing. Their sell line is Revolutionizing Computer Security. If by that they mean, allowing every system to get completely infected, well, they have achieved their goal. Not sure what has happened to Nod32 as well. It didn't perform very well at all. Now, onto the results:

A-Squared Beta 5

Links Missed: 2/15
Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 2
Registry Values Infected: 3
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 5
Files Infected: 19

Avast

Links Missed: 1/15
Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 1
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 0

BluePoint Security

Links Missed: 15/15
Memory Processes Infected: 4
Memory Modules Infected: 1
Registry Keys Infected: 2
Registry Values Infected: 7
Registry Data Items Infected: 5
Folders Infected: 5
Files Infected: 29

Dr. Web

Links Missed: 2/15
Memory Processes Infected: 1
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 2
Registry Values Infected: 4
Registry Data Items Infected: 2
Folders Infected: 5
Files Infected: 18

F-PROT

Links Missed: 7/15
Memory Processes Infected: 2
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 1
Registry Values Infected: 4
Registry Data Items Infected: 5
Folders Infected: 3
Files Infected: 19

Kaspersky

Links Missed: 0/15
Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 3

Microsoft Security Essentials

Links Missed: 2/15
Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 1
Registry Values Infected: 3
Registry Data Items Infected: 3
Folders Infected: 3
Files Infected: 15

ESET Nod32

Links Missed: 8/15
Memory Processes Infected: 2
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 2
Registry Values Infected: 4
Registry Data Items Infected: 5
Folders Infected: 5
Files Infected: 25

Trend Micro Titanium Beta

Links Missed: 0/15
Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 0

Vipre

Links Missed: 1/15
Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 3

Please keep in mind, I'm no pro and these are just small tests. All AV's could perform badly when only given some 15 links. These tests are just simple tests to see how each AV performs under these conditions.

 

Well, I think I will keep Avast 5 with Prevx. Man, Avast team did a great job with this new version.

 

For the small sample you tested, nice write-up.

 

Well done. Thanks for conducting these tests.

 

Kudos to Trend. Told ya.

It is a tad heavy but they are aware and will be rectified soon in new program updates.

 

What I can't believe it! You didn't test my favorite AV the right way! You didn't have all the settings on high and the Anti matter sheild set up!! Oh wait...Never mind. I'll let someone else start that.

 

kash-PER-sky!!!

Ger-shund-heit!

Lo, Igster, your test has aroused my fervor to give another try to das KIS-KIS.

 

Yeah me too. I forgot how good it was.

 

Nice results for everyone

 

I knew it Dr. Web will do well

Same for trend micro

 

Thanks a lot Igster! Good work. I hope you enabled A2's on access scan? It is off by default.

 

Maybe I missed it somewhere- but are all the programs tested in their default settings?

 

Thank you Igster for doing A-2.

 

Yes, they are.

 

Great test as usual. Great Vipre. Avast and Kaspersky excellent as always.

 

Geez I can't believe that A-squared missed so much. Thankfully I layer my security. I don't think I could rely on one item to keep me safe. If a-squared misses it OA should get it. Of course everything is isolated due to geswall

 

Your clients need to get a new "server", because clearly you are not keeping up with the advancements in the product-space. Norton products 2009 and above are the fastest and lightest products out there.

Do yourself a favor, have your customers, install NIS2010 or N360 v4 and use Win7 64-bit with IE8. Have them answer "No" to all Norton Insight dialogs and chances are VERY high they will no longer get infected.

I am amazed how misinformed security pros are out there.

 

Hi you seem to rely on the tests of AV-C a lot, that's good but you should not be selective in your readings! May I remind you that in 2009, based on its excellent overall performance in AV-C tests, Norton has been chosen as the AV of the year thus beating Kaspersky, ESET, Avira, Avast and MSE.

To deal with new malware, Symantec has introduced the Norton download insight and Sonar2. However these new technologies were not taken into account in the on demand proactive tests of AV-C.

 

avast , antivir, or avg?

 

a Norton fan?