Most Effective Antivirus Tools Against New Malware

[TheIgster]

Interesting results in this test:

Most Effective Antivirus Tools Against New Malware Binaries

Top 5:

Ikarus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Avira
AVG
Dr. Web

Most noteably, ESET (Nod32) was 30th out of 30. Not a lot of information though about versions used, etc. They note v2 for Nod32 for example. If so, then obviously not a fair test as that is an old version.

 

[Frostmourne]

Doesn't Microsoft Security Essentials have no zero-day protection? As in signature only? The versions tested should have been the newest though.

 

[Zidane24]

Doesn't Microsoft Security Essentials have no zero-day protection? As in signature only? The versions tested should have been the newest though.

I believe you are correct about MSE being sig-based...

...I use it but I don't worry about that...I am a compotent computer user and I think everyone here knows that all virus infections are 90%+ USER inflicted

 

[Frostmourne]

I'd go for 95%.

 

[Zidane24]

I'd go for 95%.

I am being genrerous...

I would like to say 99% myself...

 

[FuturDreamz]

ninety-nine point nine repeating percent

 

[Zidane24]

ninety-nine point nine repeating percent

:roflmao:

 

[SlackerITGuy]

Avira FTW

 

[Frostmourne]

Now, don't start with decimal points.

 

[Dinesh]

I dont agree with this test. Avast at 16th and ESET NOD32 V2 at 30th. Not a fair competition.

 

[hackerman1]

Interesting results in this test:

Most Effective Antivirus Tools Against New Malware Binaries

this "test" is a joke !

where is a-squared (a2) & malwarebytes antimalware (MBAM) ?!

if you want to see REAL testresults then take a good look at www.emsisoft.de...

 

[jav]

I dont agree with this test. Avast at 16th and ESET NOD32 V2 at 30th. Not a fair competition.

Dinesh, I respect you.
But the fact that your favourites didn't made it, dosen't give enough argument for test being unfair.
And test results were provided by www.virustotal.com , And I hope we all agree on it's effectiveness and regular updates.

this "test" is a joke !

where is a-squared (a2) & malwarebytes antimalware (MBAM) ?!

if you want to see REAL testresults then take a good look at www.emsisoft.de...

Malwarebytes Antimalware isn't on www.virustotal.com database so it's not big wonder that it is not in test.

I wonder why they didn't add a-squared as It is in the database.
But as far as I know a-squared uses Ikarus AV platform so, they actually tested it and it is on top.

 

[samadk50]

Avast Free has protected my Vista for two years along with Defender and Vista Firewall. Also some help from Ad-Aware 2009 Free !!!!!!! What can I say ????? We're careful not to go to CRAZY sites and all is well !!!!

 

[Carbonyl]

I dont agree with this test. Avast at 16th and ESET NOD32 V2 at 30th. Not a fair competition.

Dinesh, I respect you.
But the fact that your favourites didn't made it, dosen't give enough argument for test being unfair.

The reason he's saying this test is unfair isn't because NOD is his favorite. It's because they tested version 2, which is years old, and even ESET says is less effective than the current v4.

Honestly, v2 is years old. They should be testing the most current version.

 

[Zidane24]

I dont agree with this test. Avast at 16th and ESET NOD32 V2 at 30th. Not a fair competition.

Dinesh, I respect you.
But the fact that your favourites didn't made it, dosen't give enough argument for test being unfair.

The reason he's saying this test is unfair isn't because NOD is his favorite. It's because they tested version 2, which is years old, and even ESET says is less effective than the current v4.

Honestly, v2 is years old. They should be testing the most current version.

Exactly...it isn't favortism...it is just a fact...

The test was unfairly biased...don't take the results as fact at all

 

[jav]

I do agree with both of you that it wasn't unfair that they have tested old version of NOD32

But as you look again to the post I replied:

I dont agree with this test. Avast at 16th and ESET NOD32 V2 at 30th. Not a fair competition.

He didn't mention anything about versions. And we don't know about Avast tested version.
So from that post I could only understand that the test was unfair because avast was at 16th and NOD32 at 30th. As you can see it was not valid argument.

Sorry If I showed any disrespect towards any member (especially Dinesh, and I hope (even believe) that you didn't mean to show any favouritism)
If I hurt somebody, sorry.

 

[kemo]

Odd... MSE tested dead last in January CPU Mag. Of course, different test methods

 

[Frostmourne]

The user gets viruses - and the best protection won't help with a wrong mouse click.

 

[kemo]

the problem is indeed the user. oddly enough it seems it is easier for a noob to tear down a MS os than someone experienced

 

[IggyAZ]

Microsoft Security Essentials