interesting comparison of antivirus-programs

i think thats an interesting test with the actual program versions…

avast! is with 93.78% and the 13th position not bad but could be better… :-\

Rank 1. G DATA 2008 version 18.2.7310.844 - 99.05% 2. F-Secure 2008 version 8.00.103 - 98.75% 3. TrustPort version 2.8.0.1835 - 98.06% 4. Kaspersky version 8.0.0.357 - 97.95% 5. eScan version 9.0.742.1 - 97.44% 6. The Shield 2008 - 97.43% 7. AntiVir version 8.1.00.331 Premium - 97.13% 8. Ashampoo version 1.61 - 97.09% 9. Ikarus version 1.0.82 - 96.05% 10. AntiVir version 8.1.00.295 Classic - 95.54% 11. AVG version 8.0.100 Free - 94.85% 12. BitDefender 2008 version 11.0.16 - 94.70% [b]13. Avast version 4.8.1201 Professional - 93.78% [/b] 14. Nod32 version 3.0.650.0 - 93.36% 15. F-Prot version 6.0.9.1 - 91.87% 16. BitDefender version 10 Free - 91.32% 17. ArcaVir 2008 - 88.65% 18. Norman version 5.92.08 - 87.72% 19. Vba32 version 3.12.6.6 - 87.21% 20. McAfee Enterpise version 8.5.0i - 86.57% 21. McAfee version 12.0.177 - 86.39% 22. Rising AV version 20.46.52 - 85.87% 23. Norton 2008 - 83.34% 24. Dr. Web version 4.44.5 - 82.87% 25. Antiy Ghostbusters version 5.2.3 - 80.23% 26. VirusBuster version 5.002.62 - 77.19% 27. Outpost version 6.0.2294.253.0490 - 75.35% 28. V3 Internet Security version 2008.05.31.00 - 75.23% 29. ViRobot Expert version 5.5 - 74.50% 30. Virus Chaser version 5.0a - 73.65% 31. A-squared Anti-Malware version 3.5 - 71.66% 32. PC Tools version 4.0.0.26 - 69.82% 33. Trend Micro Antivirus+Antispyware 2008 version 16.10.1079 - 67.28% 34. Iolo version 4.325 - 63.98% 34. Panda 2008 version 3.01.00 - 61.41% 36. Sophos Sweep version 7.3.2 - 54.71% 37. ClamWin version 0.93 - 54.68% 38. CA Anti-Virus version 9.00.170 - 51.08% 39. Quick Heal version 9.50 - 47.97% 40. Comodo version 2.0.17.58 - 43.15% 41. Trojan Hunter version 5.0.962 - 31.39% 42. Solo version 7.0 - 21.10% 43. Protector Plus version 8.0.C03 - 20.14% 44. PCClear version 1.0.8.0 - 19.63% 45. AntiTrojan Shield version 2.1.0.14 - 14.74% 46. Trojan Remover version 6.6.9 - 13.49% 47. VirIT version 6.2.94 - 8.63% 48. True Sword version 4.2 - 3.42% 49. Abacre έκδοση version 1.4 - 0.00%

http://www.virus.gr/portal/en/content/2008-06%2C-1-21-june

yours
onlysomeone

Interestingly avast is one of the Two scanning engines in the 1st placed G Data ;D

I’ve read sooo many Anti-Virus Reviews on the Net and I have found the only thing consistent about them … is their inconsistency. ;D The results vary all over the entire spectrum. Depending on the sources, ANY Anti-Virus can find themselves at the TOP … Middle of the Pack … or at the Bottom of the Barrel, Bottom of the Totem Pole if you read enough Reviews. I’ve seen Reviews that have avast! Beating the Snot Out of the Big Boys, McAfee, Norton and the like. Then other Reviews have it as some amateurish, unreliable Cellar Dweller. Some Reviews will have avast! Smacking around, Kicking Sand in AVG’s face … and other Reviews will have the exact opposite. ???

Well this from Gizmo’s newsletter is pretty relevant, you should use good security practices to help in securing your system.

Today I'm going to tell you the security products I use but I'm going to start by telling you they are not all that important.

That’s because the main way I protect my PC is not with good security products but rather with good security practices.

I regard protecting your PC from infection to be analogous to crossing a busy road unharmed. Stepping onto the road is like logging on to the internet. Crossing safely is like avoiding infection; you don’t want to get hit.

Now there are two ways of crossing that road:

The first way is to be very careful about where you cross and to be watchful and aware of the dangers. In other words, make sure you don’t get hit.

Another approach is to protect yourself with something like an army tank and cross anywhere, anytime. If you get hit, you rely on the tank to protect you.

Now no sensible person would adopt the latter approach to crossing a road, yet when it comes to computer security that’s exactly what most folks do.

“Hey man, I’m using the latest McNortsky Super Security suite and nine other security scanners. I can do anything I want on the net and I’m invincible”

Sorry baby, you are not. You are the guy in the tank crossing the road who’s about to get trashed by a big interstate semi.

I know. I’ve witnessed that accident many times.

If you want real computer security, you need to adopt safe computing practices. Like the rules of road safety we teach our kids, these practices are simple and well known. You can find them here:

http://www.techsupportalert.com/how-to-secure-your-pc.php

The other is Kaspersky… Maybe avast is ‘adding’ very few to Kaspersky detection.

McNortsky … Hilarious! ;D
Interesting analogy. Made sense.

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Wow! According to Gizmo, A-Squared is NOT very good at all.
He sure approves of SUPERAntiSpyware, though.

He is not alone in his thoughts on a-squared or SAS ;D

Whilst a-squared is better than the likes of adaware I don’t think it is in the same league as SAS.

:slight_smile: well done avast lets beat avg next time?
Still i like avast and use nod 32 on line and kapersky on line as well as bit defender

::slight_smile: look at norton and why is norton so well praises at 80% ish not good

I like Rising Antivirus but haven’t used it long enough to make an opinion one way or the other. Glad to see Avast! doing a good job.

Welcome back Culpeper… You’ve disappeared ???

Thanks. Ah, you know, I come and go with the tide and currents.

Avast Professional has a detection rate of 93.78% what about the free home edition :slight_smile:

With all respect, the virus.gr tests are well-known in the AV community as nothing but rubbish.
Their methodology is seriously flawed, and the results generally have no meaning.

Cheers
Vlk

Thanks Vlk

To be objective are the results comparable to other tests?

Which tests do you suggest to take a look into?

The same. Detection rate isn’t a difference between Pro and Home.

Anyways. No joke! With sandboxie, you don’t even need an antivirus!!! :wink:

Get off the line!