Most Effective Antivirus Tools Against New Malware

TheIgster · 17 Dec 2009

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 · 17 Dec 2009

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

Zidane24 · 17 Dec 2009

Frostmourne said:

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 · 17 Dec 2009

I'd go for 95%.

Zidane24 · 17 Dec 2009

Frostmourne said:

I'd go for 95%.

I am being genrerous...

I would like to say 99% myself...

FuturDreamz · 17 Dec 2009

ninety-nine point nine repeating percent

Zidane24 · 17 Dec 2009

IceFire said:

ninety-nine point nine repeating percent

SlackerITGuy · 17 Dec 2009

Avira FTW

Frostmourne · 17 Dec 2009

Now, don't start with decimal points.

Dinesh · 17 Dec 2009

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