2 AV vendors being investigated by AV-Comparatives.

[balloonshark]

Investigation in progress

AV-C has uncovered an infringement of the testing agreement by one of the vendors participating in its tests. It has been found that a product submitted for testing by the vendor had been specifically engineered for the major testing labs, including AV-C; public availability of this version was limited. A second vendor is also being investigated for similar reasons. When this analysis is complete, AV-C will announce the measures it will take against the vendor(s) found to be in breach of contract.

http://weblog.av-comparatives.org/?p=501

 

[PliotronX]

Here I thought doping only applied to sports

I wish to know which two brands. I really wonder if one of them is BitDefender because plenty of machines with their endpoint seemingly get infected.

 

[balloonshark]

Update to blog.

8/04/2015 UPDATE:
AV-Test, Virus Bulletin and AV-Comparatives had a conference call today. Further collaborative investigation is now in progress. We will give additional information in a joint statement with the other labs. We will keep you up to date.

'Speculation' topic here along with a few hints. http://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/investigation-in-progress-by-av-comparatives.375599/

 

[PliotronX]

All signs pointing to Qihoo being one, dang. I wonder what the other would be.

 

[balloonshark]

I've always taken the test results lightly. The info in this post is one of the main reasons. http://www.wilderssecurity.com/thre...by-av-comparatives.375599/page-4#post-2486286

So when someone says their AV scored high or another is junk because it scored low I just kinda laugh. The next time someone bashes MSE show them the above link.

 

[John Connor]

Please. MSE lost its certificate and has nothing to do with their own test fraud, in fact that makes no sense. Plus, M$ states MSE is just a base line scanner.

 

[balloonshark]

Please. MSE lost its certificate and has nothing to do with their own test fraud, in fact that makes no sense. Plus, M$ states MSE is just a base line scanner.

Who said anything about MS fraud? My point was that MS (like other vendors) used to have some of it's team members trying to predict test results and what might be in the tests. Time and resources spent on doing better in tests instead of protecting users is a distraction. Plus good test results don't guarantee protection.

 

[Phanuel]

AV is typically reactionary, protecting users from an unknown threat is impossible.

 

[balloonshark]

Testing bodies AV‐Comparatives, AV‐TEST and Virus Bulletin comment on allegations of inappropriate behavior

Today, three of the world’s most renowned and trusted security testing bodies, AV‐Comparatives, AV‐TEST and Virus Bulletin, stand united to censure security vendor Qihoo 360 after finding the firm submitted products for comparative and certification testing which behaved significantly differently from those made available to its users and customers. The three testing bodies will revoke all certifications and rankings awarded to the company’s products so far this year, and going forward will insist on more open and fair dealings to ensure users are provided with the most accurate information possible.

http://weblog.av-comparatives.org/?p=504

More details can be found in the PDF in the link above.

 

[nemesismk2]

AV is typically reactionary, protecting users from an unknown threat is impossible.

i agree that an AV can't protect against an unknown threat.

 

[Binky]

All signs pointing to Qihoo being one, dang. I wonder what the other would be.

A Chinese company cheating at something, putting their customers in danger? Never!