Cloud Antivirus tests.

Hi!
I'd like to know if there any reliable tests on cloud antiviruses. IMHO they should show much better detect then non-cloud avs.

 

If you find YouTube and other amateur testing reliable, there are plenty of those.

Panda's offline product has been widely-tested professionally, and the Cloud version should have very similar results.

IMHO Cloud AVs should have better detection on zero-days, but that's not guaranteed (especially on products that update hourly or less). Ultimately, it depends on the software, not whether or not Cloud is included.

 

AV-Test and AVC both test with cloud connection. You can compare there.

 

Thank you for your answers, guys.

I find YouTube reliable enough but that's too much fuss about small bit of info.

Interesting idea. I thought they are different products of different properties. Maybe you are right: Panda Antivirus (or how else it's called) is approximately the same as Panda Cloud Antivirus by detect.

What do you mean by 'depends on the software'?
From Cloud AVs I expect only detection. Protection can be made by other HIPS.

 

Yes, but it's interesting to get pure Cloud Antiviruses tests: Panda, Immunet, Kingsoft (I know only these 3).

 

No need to test Kingsoft, it is pure junk anyway. Better include Prevx.

 

Kingsoft isn't all that bad at Chinese malware.

 

Oh, sorry forgot about Prevx.
So we have 4 CAVs:
1. Panda
2. Immunet
3. Prevx
4. Kingsoft
But what about their testing? Really, guys any reliable tests with CAVs. I can't believe there aren't any.

 

The new Webroot Beta.

 

What's that?

 

Its a PrevX and Webroot product:

http://info.webrootcloudav.com/betasignup.asp

 

Interesting project. But anyway who knows any reliable tests on cloud antiviruses.

 

you can start by first considering independent organizations

 

Sorry, I don't know any dealing with cloud antiviruses.

 

AV-comparatives and AV-Test
anyway, all of the products you mentioned are not pure cloud AVs
maybe prevx

 

Here is the recent RAP quadrant test from the VB100 site. Kingsoft has the worst detection rates of all those tested.

http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/RAP/RAP-quadrant-Dec10-Jun11-850.jpg

 

Every up-to-date vendor uses the Internet to put out all streaming information, the "cloud" has gotten too much attention when all it is is a buzzword and shouldn't need to be fed with a separate test or whatever, that's just ridiculous.

 

Well, maybe that's why there's no pure cloud avs tests.

 

Ain't here 'ground' Kingsoft? I mean not cloud.

 

I think there exist two versions: cloud and 'ground' as in the Panda av case. And in those tests only 'ground' avs tested.

 

Some companies provide less definitions for their software, Cloud or not. Therefore they won't have better detection.

My point is that Cloud is not a major factor in detection, unless we're talking about very recent malware.

 

+1 Kingsoft is at the end on RAP tests in virus bulletins.

 

Hopefully, if that is the case, it shows that the independent testing organizations know what they are doing.

 

Or maybe they don't know what to do with that new cloud avs. Maybe they just find it's more comfortable to go on in the old way - testing 'ground' avs.

 

Panda av is not a "ground" av like you said

many products like mcAfee, trend micro, sophos, kaspersky, f-secure already are cloud enabled