MRG Flash Tests 2011

MRG Flash Test 18/10/2011

 

Here's the link:
http://malwareresearchgroup.com/2011/10/18/mrg-flash-test-18102011/
Malwarebytes, Webroot both failed two tests.

 

Yes, I can. Useless things can also be very interesting:
http://web.singnet.com.sg/~dsnake1/tus_funenglishD.html
Have fun!

 

We can compare other products with useless product X and say oh atleast its better than X

 

Too many passes lately, we need some tougher samples

 

Updated totals:
http://malwareresearchgroup.com/malware-tests/flash-test-results/

 

Ha ha. Yes, but I'm sure and I'm safe in concluding that not every application needs tougher samples!

 

Woah, Malwarebytes failed 2 in a single test?

 

As did Webroot Secure Anywhere.

 

As did 3 others. If you're going to single out products that fail two or more times, you should really consider the others that also fail the equivalent number of times, not just the one or two.

There were 3 products that even failed just the once, and those were all top tier anti-malware programs.

What's the betting that if the test was to be done again now those same products pass the test [because of updated databases]? This brings us to the point that under certain conditions, some products aren't going to pass each and every time. If all modules are used and at optimum settings, I wonder how many actually fare better. [I'm not talking about updated signatures here.]

 

Man, I would love to see the tests repeated... just to see if the vendors actually try to improve where they failed. I am not so sure that, given a 2nd chance, the FAILS would turn into PASSES.

 

Oh no run for the hills

 

That's the point of zero day testing. Updating protection after the fact, is too late.
You're already infected.

 

The bottom line is there is new stuff out already, would they catch that? Any one of them should catch it after they been called on it. It is easier to put in perspective if you look at it as a average user ,I have the money to invest in one security security program and I'm going to have to live with it for a year or when the key runs out then certain programs come to the top and there is surprise when the have a couple fails in the same test, it's out of character. Contrary to new world thinking, nobody has to give equal time to something they have no faith in. No matter if its fact or opinion. Its what works for you or what you think works for you. It's not rocket science or there would be alot of computer rooms around hear with the roof blown off!

 

That all depends on how widespread a "new piece malware" becomes before the vendors issue updates to combat it AND also depends on users browsing habits:-these type tests can introduce a bit of paranoia into the mix:-how many of you have ever been infected in the real world with anything that can be classed as "zero day"?Most infections(not all) are caused by user stupidity,for example turning off their AV protection to download a file they know or suspect may be "dodgy"

 

And therein lies the challenge for anti-malware companies: to detect something that has never been seen before. I don't envy the task they face; it truly is a cat-and-mouse game. There are going to be times when one or more products fail these sort of tests given the conditions that the testers employ.

The other problem is by the time some form of detection is added, the zero-day threat no longer exists for a number of reasons, including URLs changing [especially the fast-fluxing ones], files getting removed/tweaked etc.

It is a malware headache, and great respect goes to the guys [& gals!] in the anti-malware industry for doing the best they can in such an ever-changing climate.

 

Once again, Zemana passes with flying colours

 

Guys i think you are misinterpreting me
I know no product is perfect but it is RARE for Malwarebytes to miss one let alone two in these tests, or am i wrong?
Yeah, anything can happen and a few miss are nothing

 

I personally didn't misinterpret you at all.

 

Neither did I.

 

Very much like old world thinking: life is a craps shoot, then you die.

(Craps = a game in which two dice are thrown.)

 

And nobody crys foul!

 

"Ignorance is bliss", and I'm glad Page42 is not like that.

Anyhow, the DefenseWall dominance continues, which is not surprising considering it's the only product of its kind there.

 

Tibia is a game. and its an malware too?

or what why they test tibia?

 

Very good point.
It's actually rather difficult to become infected ,0day or not,unless you're so desperate to see that XXX-rated Jessica Alba clip that you just go ahead and install that "required codec" regardless.

Perhaps MRG should post a stupidity rating for the missed samples.