August 2010 Virus Bulletin Results Summary

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The results have been posted for the August 2010 VB Tests.

From Virus Bulletin : VB100 award - latest comparative

VB100 - Windows Vista Business Edition Service Pack 2

With another epic haul of 54 products to test this month, the VB test team could have done without the bad behaviour of a number of products: terrible product design, lack of accountability for activities, blatant false alarms in major software, numerous problems detecting the WildList set, and some horrendous instability under pressure.
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Bolded below are some interesting failures from the summary, located at Virus Bulletin : VB100 results summary. If these products failed on Windows Vista, does anyone think they would do any better on Windows 7? I don't.

Failures:

BitDefender
CA Business & CA Consumer
Digital Defender
eEye
eScan
Fileseclab
Gdata
Kingsoft Advanced & Standard
Lavasoft Total Security
McAfee & McAfee Total Protection
Norman
Preventon
Qihoo
Rising
VIRUSFighter Pro
 

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Windows 7 & Windows Vista Ultimate
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Windows 7 & Windows Vista Ultimate
hi !

THANKS Corrine !

very interesting reading.
among the free A/V´s Avira, Avast & MSE got "VB100", as usual....
i attached 3 screenshots showing the results.

did you notice that Emsisoft also got a "VB100" ? :D ;)

for those that doesn´t already know it, a-squared (a2) is now renamed to Emsisoft Anti Malware (EAM)...
 

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W7-Enterprise + WS-2008 (Converted to Worksta...P4 2,4GHz (at 1,8GHz, "slow" RDRAM, only 400M...2GBNVIDIA QUADRO2 PRO 64MB
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell
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W7-Enterprise + WS-2008 (Converted to Workstation)
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P4 2,4GHz (at 1,8GHz, "slow" RDRAM, only 400MHz FSB...)
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Intel 850E
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2GB
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NVIDIA QUADRO2 PRO 64MB
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Yes
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Dell 1702FP
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Mouse
Yes, and i also have Cats...
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BitDefender failed because of 15 false positives, however, it is usually low on false positives as can be seen on AV-Comparatives tests. It did once have very bad false positives.

G Data failed because it uses the BitDefender engine along with the Avast! engine.
hackerman1 said:
among the free A/V´s Avira, Avast & MSE got "VB100", as usual....
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MSE has been tested three times, failing once.
 

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Thanx for the info everyone

Of course McAfee would be on the list...I have 1st hand experience with that...unfortunately:(

I did read an interesting article a while back, if I find it, I'll post it, but apparently the "wild list" they use for determining the rankings is somewhat outdated in most cases and they are slow to add to the list the newer variants. The article said that since this list is so circulated, almost all AV companies test good since they have access to that list and results are based on that.
 

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PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Hell oh Well
OS
Win 7 32 Home Premium, Win 7 64 Pro, Win 8.1, Win 10
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.93GHz
Memory
Not much with my ADHD
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 4350
Monitor(s) Displays
24" HDTV/Monitor
Screen Resolution
Blurry after a Scotch or 2
Hard Drives
1 HDD 250 GB, 1 HDD 1 TB, 3 - 1 TB Externals
Case
Don't get on my case...man :D
Cooling
I have an Air Conditioner & Diet Pepsi
Keyboard
Saitek Cyborg
Mouse
10 yr old MS optical mouse that still works
Internet Speed
Never fast enough
Antivirus
Various
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Various
Guys what are your thoughts about Sunbelt Vipre AV?
 

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Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit)Intel® Core™ i5 Processor 2467M (1.60GHz, 3MB...6GB DDR3 System Memory at 1,333MHz (on BD 4GB...AMD Radeon™ HD7550M 1GB DDR3 (Ext. Graphic)
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Samsung NP530U4B-S02IN
OS
Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit)
CPU
Intel® Core™ i5 Processor 2467M (1.60GHz, 3MB L3 Cache)
Motherboard
Samsung Electronics
Memory
6GB DDR3 System Memory at 1,333MHz (on BD 4GB + 2GB x 1)
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon™ HD7550M 1GB DDR3 (Ext. Graphic)
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
35.56cm (14.0) SuperBright 300nit HD LED Display
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
1TB S-ATA II Hard Drive (5400RPM) with ExpressCache 16GB SSD
Internet Speed
sucks
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Google Chrome (Sync enabled)

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Windows 7 & Windows Vista Ultimate
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Windows 7 & Windows Vista Ultimate

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Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit)Intel® Core™ i5 Processor 2467M (1.60GHz, 3MB...6GB DDR3 System Memory at 1,333MHz (on BD 4GB...AMD Radeon™ HD7550M 1GB DDR3 (Ext. Graphic)
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Samsung NP530U4B-S02IN
OS
Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit)
CPU
Intel® Core™ i5 Processor 2467M (1.60GHz, 3MB L3 Cache)
Motherboard
Samsung Electronics
Memory
6GB DDR3 System Memory at 1,333MHz (on BD 4GB + 2GB x 1)
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon™ HD7550M 1GB DDR3 (Ext. Graphic)
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
35.56cm (14.0) SuperBright 300nit HD LED Display
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
1TB S-ATA II Hard Drive (5400RPM) with ExpressCache 16GB SSD
Internet Speed
sucks
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Google Chrome (Sync enabled)
You're welcome. :)
 

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Windows 7 & Windows Vista Ultimate
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Windows 7 & Windows Vista Ultimate

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MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bitAMD Athlon II X2 235 Regor 45nm Technology 2....6.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 401MHz (5-5-5-18)1024MB GeForce 9800 GT (Pny) overclocked at 662
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Emachines 1331G
OS
MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU
AMD Athlon II X2 235 Regor 45nm Technology 2.7 Ghz
Motherboard
eMachines MCP61PM-GM (CPU 1)
Memory
6.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 401MHz (5-5-5-18)
Graphics Card(s)
1024MB GeForce 9800 GT (Pny) overclocked at 662
Sound Card
Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Monitor(s) Displays
Generic Non-PnP Monitor @ 1280x1024
Screen Resolution
1280x1024
Hard Drives
733GB Seagate ST375052 8AS SCSI Disk Device (IDE)
PSU
450W
Case
not sure
Cooling
fan/air
Keyboard
Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft PS/2 Mouse
Internet Speed
26mbps

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Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit)Intel® Core™ i5 Processor 2467M (1.60GHz, 3MB...6GB DDR3 System Memory at 1,333MHz (on BD 4GB...AMD Radeon™ HD7550M 1GB DDR3 (Ext. Graphic)
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Samsung NP530U4B-S02IN
OS
Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit)
CPU
Intel® Core™ i5 Processor 2467M (1.60GHz, 3MB L3 Cache)
Motherboard
Samsung Electronics
Memory
6GB DDR3 System Memory at 1,333MHz (on BD 4GB + 2GB x 1)
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon™ HD7550M 1GB DDR3 (Ext. Graphic)
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
35.56cm (14.0) SuperBright 300nit HD LED Display
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
1TB S-ATA II Hard Drive (5400RPM) with ExpressCache 16GB SSD
Internet Speed
sucks
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Google Chrome (Sync enabled)
Borg 386 said:
Thanx for the info everyone

Of course McAfee would be on the list...I have 1st hand experience with that...unfortunately:(

I did read an interesting article a while back, if I find it, I'll post it, but apparently the "wild list" they use for determining the rankings is somewhat outdated in most cases and they are slow to add to the list the newer variants. The article said that since this list is so circulated, almost all AV companies test good since they have access to that list and results are based on that.
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well, if the A/V-companies has acess to that list, then what does that change ?

if they ALL have access to the list, then of course ALL of them have the SAME chance to improve their detection...
 

My Computer My Computer

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W7-Enterprise + WS-2008 (Converted to Worksta...P4 2,4GHz (at 1,8GHz, "slow" RDRAM, only 400M...2GBNVIDIA QUADRO2 PRO 64MB
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell
OS
W7-Enterprise + WS-2008 (Converted to Workstation)
CPU
P4 2,4GHz (at 1,8GHz, "slow" RDRAM, only 400MHz FSB...)
Motherboard
Intel 850E
Memory
2GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA QUADRO2 PRO 64MB
Sound Card
Yes
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 1702FP
Screen Resolution
1280x1024
Hard Drives
Yes
PSU
Yes
Case
Yes
Cooling
Yes
Keyboard
Yes
Mouse
Yes, and i also have Cats...
Internet Speed
University: 100 MBit/s, Home: UMTS 7,2 MBit/s
Other Info
W7 on a DINOSAUR: P2 with 266MHz CPU & 160MB RAM
hey hackerman1,

I wish I could find the article, I just browsed it, but basically they were saying that since the list is somewhat outdated, that the companies using that to test their software don't usually go beyond that and new variants are slow to be added. This means that once they pass the wild list test, they assume it's up to date.

It had some good points in it....

I gotta remember to bookmark stuff like that....damn ADHD
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win 7 32 Home Premium, Win 7 64 Pro, Win 8.1,...Intel Core 2 Duo 2.93GHzNot much with my ADHDATI Radeon HD 4350
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Hell oh Well
OS
Win 7 32 Home Premium, Win 7 64 Pro, Win 8.1, Win 10
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.93GHz
Memory
Not much with my ADHD
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 4350
Monitor(s) Displays
24" HDTV/Monitor
Screen Resolution
Blurry after a Scotch or 2
Hard Drives
1 HDD 250 GB, 1 HDD 1 TB, 3 - 1 TB Externals
Case
Don't get on my case...man :D
Cooling
I have an Air Conditioner & Diet Pepsi
Keyboard
Saitek Cyborg
Mouse
10 yr old MS optical mouse that still works
Internet Speed
Never fast enough
Antivirus
Various
Browser
Various
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