Whoa, some big names failed latest VB100 tests...

[DaFinn]

Some really big names in AV failed the latest Virusbulletins VB100 test.
Among them AhnLab, ArcaVir, F-Prot, F-Secure, McAfee, MicroWorld, Secure Resolutions and Unasoft.

Results here!

See if you're REALLY protected...

 

[WobbleWobble]

And people were ragging on AVG's low detection rate on another test

 

[Technonut]

See if you're REALLY protected...

Eset (NOD32) : Status: PASS

 

[sandorski]

Avast---Pass

 

[BespinReactorShaft]

Symantec (Norton)

Status: PASS

 

[Feneant2]

Go AVG

 

[SagaLore]

Thanks for the news, I wrote up an article on this.

Virus Bulletin scores for February 2005

Just to note, that the only leading vendor that failed was McAfee. Those others are a bit down the totem pole and except for F-Secure/F-Prot (which use the same engine), I haven't heard of them before. Authentium also (or at least did) use the F-Prot engine, but they also use a 2nd heuristics engine that probably saved them in int these tests. I wonder what engines those other vendors use.

 

[DaFinn]

Originally posted by: SagaLore
Thanks for the news, I wrote up an article on this.

Virus Bulletin scores for February 2005

Just to note, that the only leading vendor that failed was McAfee. Those others are a bit down the totem pole and except for F-Secure/F-Prot (which use the same engine), I haven't heard of them before. Authentium also (or at least did) use the F-Prot engine, but they also use a 2nd heuristics engine that probably saved them in int these tests. I wonder what engines those other vendors use.

F-secure is pretty big in corporate side of things, especially in Europe!

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: DaFinn

Originally posted by: SagaLore
Thanks for the news, I wrote up an article on this.

Virus Bulletin scores for February 2005

Just to note, that the only leading vendor that failed was McAfee. Those others are a bit down the totem pole and except for F-Secure/F-Prot (which use the same engine), I haven't heard of them before. Authentium also (or at least did) use the F-Prot engine, but they also use a 2nd heuristics engine that probably saved them in int these tests. I wonder what engines those other vendors use.

F-secure is pretty big in corporate side of things, especially in Europe!

Hmm... I thought Sophos was the leading vendor in Europe? Panda is Asia and Kaspersky is Russia? That would make for a good article :light: