Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jan 18, 2012
Business and consumer products achieve high pass rate.
Independent testing lab AV-Test.org has released its latest batch of test results, with 23 consumer products and eight business solutions covered in two separate reports. All but one of the products taking part did well enough to earn certified status.
The testing system covers a wide range of metrics, including static detection, 'Real World' protection tests, performance and false positive measures, and cleanup tests. The tests are split into three categories, and each category is scored out of a maximum 6 points; the three scores are added together and a total of 11 (from a possible 18) is required to achieve certification.
In the consumer tests, only Total Defense's Internet Security Suite fell below the cut-off, missing it by some way with just 8.5 points. ESET's Smart Security just made the grade for certification, on a bare minimum 11 thanks to a poor showing in the cleanup part of the test. Webroot's SecureAnywhere also had trouble with cleanup, scoring 11.5, as did K7 Total Security with 12 points in total. Norman's Security Suite and Microsoft Security Essentials also scored 12, with their biggest issues in the detection and protection section, while Avast Free AntiVirus, McAfee Total Protection (both scoring low in the cleanup section), PC Tools Internet Security (with generally mediocre scores) and Qihoo 360 Antivirus (hit hard in the usability section thanks to high levels of false positives) all scored 12.5.
A little more comfortable were Bullguard, GFI VIPRE and Panda's Cloud Antivirus on 13 points, and Panda's Internet Security and Trend Micro's Titanium on 13.5. Avira and AVG's free edition did a little better with 14 points, while AVG's full suite scored a fairly respectable 14.5, and G DATA's Internet Security and Symantec's Norton made it to 15 points. BitDefender and F-Secure's Internet Security products both did well with 15.5, but way out in the lead came Kaspersky's suite with a near perfect 17.5 out of 18.
The business test saw Trend Micro at the bottom of the class, with a lowly 11 for its Office Scan and 11.5 for its Worry-Free Business solution, while McAfee's VirusScan also only managed 11.5 points, all three struggling with the cleanup sections of the test. Microsoft's Forefront didn't fare much better with 12.5, scoring low in the detection and protection section, while Endpoint solutions from Sophos and Symantec both put in solid showings with 14. F-Secure did well again with another 15.5 for its Client Security, and once more well ahead of the pack was Kaspersky on 17.5.
Full details of the test results can be found on the AV-Test website here.
More good testing news for Kaspersky Lab came last week, when it was awarded 'Product of the Year' by AV-Comparatives. Also singled out for honours were Avira, BitDefender, ESET and F-Secure, all of which were labelled 'Top Rated'. The full 2011 in review report can be found on the AV-Comparatives website here.
Posted on 18 January 2012 by Virus Bulletin
