Graph says it all. 
https://blog.avast.com/2013/07/03/avast-free-antivirus-is-the-best-deal-for-the-real-world/
detection changes from day to day
live, updated every day
http://www.shadowserver.org/wiki/pmwiki.php/AV/VirusDailyStats
Point is? I would rather trust AVC, VB 100 and AV Test.org over some shady site such Shadowsever.
Point is?first sentence in my post....
There’s nothing shady about Shadowsever
Here’s another, also live and updated every day http://threatcenter.crdf.fr/?Stats
Very interesting Craigb never seen this website coming from France “bonjour” ;D
Those sites are no where near as trust worthy as the sites i listed. Those are actually certified testing sites. So according to “Threatcenter” Comodo has a high detection rate then Avast. yeah right. :
Even the Avast homepage shows VB100 and AVC.
I check it every day, avast was at 60% yesterday.
I don’t know why Kingsoft is still in the list though as it’s been absolved by Baidu, not that it matters to us here using avast though
There all legitimate testing authorities so check your facts before posting rubbish, threatcentre stats come from daily tests of virustotal results.
While I was checking this out searching through the web Craigb is 100% correct
Edit: I’ve save this to my bookmark, Thanks Craigb.
Of course they are legit. But you don’t see Avast, Symantec, BitDefender, Kaspersky or McAfee saying “See our Threatcenter or Shadowsever Scores” do you? No you don’t. AV Comparatives, VB100 and AV Test.org are certified testing sites that are featured on the top antiviruses web sites.
No one is doubting the authenticity of AV Comparatives, VB100 and AV Test.org, Pondus just supplied another spectrum in the testing faculties to which you stated are “shady sites” which was a false claim.
Okay.
Exactly how many testing organisations are there.?
AV-C, AV TEST.ORG. VB100…?..is this all…?
I find it interesting that av vendors only display testing logos in their programs only if they have been performing well consistently.
I understand the business ethic of this,but what about where the chosen product has NOT performed well and consistently…?
Matousec is a classic example.
Guess who has been at the top for years…COMODO.
Do people not find it odd that 1 program is at the top non stop for years…?
I find it very odd.
Still good results sell the product so lets carry on regardless and enjoy our top of the test results products.
VB100 is not very realistic
one sample not detected…you fail
one false positive… you fail
not very realistic compared to how the real world is working… or?
One step forward, two steps back.
May 9, 2013 - Eugene Kaspersky
http://eugene.kaspersky.com/2013/05/09/av-test-certification-devalued/
How to Read Antivirus Comparisons
http://blog.kaspersky.com/antivirus-comparisons/
I would much rather trust the partiality of AV Comparatives than anything put out by an actual competitor
like Kaspersky.
how to test AV have been debated among all the AV vendors for years… so it is not only kaspersky that comes with critic on how these tests are being done
i am not saying that one is better then the other, but there are more then one way to look at this
from Trend micro.
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/on-av-testing-some-steps-in-the-right-direction/
symantec
http://community.norton.com/t5/Norton-Protection-Blog/Testing-and-Accountability/ba-p/247711
http://community.norton.com/t5/Norton-Protection-Blog/Beyond-the-Headlines-Don-t-be-fooled-by-misleading-security/ba-p/943843
sophos
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/04/30/how-to-rate-comparative-anti-virus-test/
and you find more if you google…
Is it ok to be happy with the results I read at AV Comparatives ???
yes… be happy, dont worry…and dont read AV tests. ;D
An excellent post here by pondus and i believe he sums up every testing methodology in a nutshell when he states.“detection changes from day to day.”
The tests are pointless and should not be taken seriously by anyone.
Thanks.
Pondus never said that tests are pointless. This is what your reply seems to indicate.