Virus Bulletin is a world-renowned independent testing and certification body, active in testing, reviewing and benchmarking security solutions for over 20 years. Our regular public certifications cover security threat protections of all types as well as enterprise-level anti-spam solutions. Our team of expert testers and our testing frameworks are available for a wide range of private testing and consultancy work.
The VB100 certification programme has been in operation since 1998, the certification being awarded to products that meet the basic standards required to be recognised as legitimate and properly functioning anti-malware solutions.
The VB100 certification itself is designed to provide a stamp of quality and competence, and to demonstrate that a product is capable of meeting the test expectations in a consistent manner.
Check out the latest VB100 certified products.
Learn what VB100 stands for and how we test.
Not VB100 certified and want to be? Find out how your product can be enrolled to the test bench.
The VBSpam certification is a world-leading test of enterprise email security solutions, putting the leading solutions on the market to the test against the latest waves of spam and malicious email campaigns.
Tested in real time against live feeds of current spam, malicious emails, newsletters and legitimate emails, the VBSpam comparative reports provide a unique insight into the performance of the world's leading spam-filtering technologies.
View the results of the VBSpam December 2024 (Q4 2024) test.
Learn more about how VBSpam works.
A brief introduction for new vendors interested in VBSpam.
Learn how the VBSpam comparative tests are carried out.
View the schedule for upcoming VBSpam test reports.
View details of all previous VBSpam comparatives.
Virus Bulletin is a member of the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO), having joined the organization at its foundation in 2008. We routinely consult and refer to AMTSO best practices and guidelines when designing and updating our testing processes and methodologies. Both the VB100 endpoint security certification and VBSpam are performed under the AMTSO framework and their compliance with the Testing Protocol Standard for the Testing of Anti-Malware Solutions is verified by AMTSO.
Virus Bulletin's expert testing services are available for a range of consultancy work, including performance analysis of new solutions, private comparatives and product evaluations to help businesses select the best products for their needs. Find out more...
The VBWeb certification scheme measured the effectiveness of gateway web filtering technologies, challenging enterprise web filters to spot the latest online threats, from drive-by downloads to phishing scams. View the test archive.