Detection VS Prevention, does your firewall have your back?
The internet is a dangerous place. Dangers no longer lurk in virtual dark alleys but can come from bright-lit main streets as well, you just won’t know where a threat will present itself. Apart from...
View ArticleAntivirus detection rate list updated, some changes in rank
A shuffle in rankings for the AV applications that tested with an 80% or better detection rate. I won’t list them all, just check out the PDF but the biggest changes are Panda Antivirus dropping 6...
View ArticleMalware detection list updated
This is a minor update that added FortiNet (FortiClient) as requested by some readers. I’ve also finally had a chance to get Dr.Web updated and started testing of all AV applications against the latest...
View ArticleMalware detection list updated again
The top performing AV products and XProtect results have been updated. Intego has added quite a few older malware signatures to their database as well as being able to detect the latest Leverage...
View ArticleMalware detection list updated, yup, again [updated]
It’s been a long and hard few days for my poor Mac Pro, running a dozen virtual machines simultaneously for hours on end testing AV products and only getting some rest when I was sleeping (the AC had...
View ArticleTrend Micro no more
For some time I have been trying to update the test results for Trend Micro’s AV product. Brand new virtual machines, using a VPN, re-downloading or installing from a download I already had… Nothing...
View ArticleAntivirus testing, methodology and PDF changes
I have adjusted the testing methodology and some of these changes are reflected in the latest PDF. These changes are: - Results for the top performing AV applications now show results for on-access /...
View ArticleMalware Detection Rate Results updated (Jan 24th)
A small update to the PDF that includes the latest Crisis.C and LaoShu.A samples. The PDF curently only shows the applications that scored 80% or higher, the rest of the list will be updated over the...
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