Self-protection test for antivirus products (January 2009)

In January, the anti-malware.ru portal (dedicated to software protection against malicious programs) conducted a self-defense test for antivirus products.
The results are pretty interesting. The new version of the Dr.Web product, Dr.Web Security Space 5.0, has passed all tests, receiving a 100% result.


Fig. The dynamics of changes in the level of self-defense antivirus programs


Details on the link.
www.anti-malware.ru/self_protection_2009
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Briefly about the testing methodology

The test was conducted on a specially prepared booth running VMware GSX Server. For each antivirus product, a “clean” virtual machine with Microsoft Windows XP SP3 operating system was cloned.

The following antivirus programs participated in the testing:

1. Avast! 4 Professional Edition 4.8 (build 4.8.1229)
2. Microsoft Windows Live OneCare 2.5.2900.20
3. Avira Premium Security Suite 8.1.0.245
4. BitDefender Internet Security 2009 (build 12.0.10)
5. Dr.Web Security Space 5.0.0.12171
6. ESET Smart Security 3.0.672.0
7. F-Secure Internet Security 2009 (9.00 build 148)
8. Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 (8.0.0.454)
9. McAfee Internet Security 2009
10. Norton Internet Security 2009 (16.0.0.125)
11. Outpost Security Suite Pro 2009 (6.5.2358.316.0607)
12. Panda Internet Security 2009 (build 14.00.00)
13. Sophos Anti-Virus 7.6.2
14. Trend Micro Internet Security 2009 (17.0.1224)
15. VBA32 Personal (3.12.8.1)
16. ZoneAlarm Security Suite 8.0.059.000

When installing antiviruses, the default settings recommended by the manufacturer were used and all actions recommended by the program (system reboot, update, etc.) were performed. All protection components were activated if it was not provided for automatically after installation.

Detailed description of the testing methodology www.anti-malware.ru/node/926