Here's an antimalware comparison (source can be found on the bottom of this post)
The Results
(Name/Detection Rate)
1. a-squared Anti-Malware - 99.12%
2. AntiVir PE Premium - 98.88%
3. Avast! - 98.75%
4. Norton Antivirus - 98.69%
5. Ikarus Virus Utilities - 98.48%
6. Kaspersky Antivirus - 97.83%
7. BitDefender Antivirus-97.79%
8. F-Secure -97.21%
9. Zone Alarm-96.91%
10. Spy Emergency-95.64%
11. McAfee VirusScan Plus - 94.18%
12. Comodo Internet Security - 92.53% 13. Twister Anti-TrojanVirus - 92.49%
14. Rising Antivirus - 92.27%
15. Dr.Web- 92.04%
16. Norman Antivirus & Antispyware - 91.78%
17. Blink Personal Edition - 90.93%
18. PC Tools Internet Security - 89.77%
19. Nod32- 88.35%
20. AVG Antivirus - 87.45%
21. Microsoft Windows Live OneCare - 87.12%
22. MoonSecure Antivirus - 86.43%
23. Spy Sweeper with Antivirus - 84.64%
24. TrendMicro Internet Security- 84.13%
25. Spyware Terminator with Antivirus- 61.38%
26. VIPRE- 60.97%
27. 123 Spyware Free - 57.68%
28. Ad Aware - 28.04%
29. SuperAntiSpyware - 07.24%
30. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware - 02.66%
Speed and VB100 Award
1. a-squared Anti-Malware - average - N/A
2. AntiVir PE Premium - fast - Passed
3. Avast! - average - Passed
4. Norton Antivirus - average - Passed
5. Ikarus Virus Utilities - average - Failed(37 wildlist misses, 8 false positives)
6. Kaspersky Antivirus - average - Passed
7. BitDefender Antivirus - average - Failed(4 false positives)
8. F-Secure - average - Passed
9. Zone Alarm - average - N/A
10. Spy Emergency - very slow - N/A
11. McAfee VirusScan Plus - slow - Passed
12. Comodo Internet Security - fast - NA13. Twister Anti-TrojanVirus - average - N/A
14. Rising Antivirus - average - Passed
15. Dr.Web - average - N/A
16. Norman Antivirus & Antispyware - slow - Passed
17. Blink Personal Edition - average - N/A
18. PC Tools Internet Security - average - Passed
19. Nod32 - fast - Passed
20. AVG Antivirus - average - Passed
21. Microsoft Windows Live OneCare - average - N/A
22. MoonSecure Antivirus - very slow - N/A
23. Spy Sweeper with Antivirus - slow - Passed
24. TrendMicro Internet Security - average - Failed(3 wildlist misses, 2 false positives)
25. Spyware Terminator with Antivirus - slow - N/A
26. VIPRE - average - N/A
27. 123 Spyware Free - average - N/A
28. Ad Aware - average - N/A
29. SuperAntiSpyware - average - N/A
30. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware - average - N/A
Our Rating and User Experience Advised
1. a-squared Anti-Malware - Good - Expert
2. AntiVir PE Premium - Excellent - Average+
3. Avast! - Excellent - Average+
4. Norton Antivirus - Excellent - Novice
5. Ikarus Virus Utilities - Good - Expert
6. Kaspersky Antivirus - Very Good - Average
7. BitDefender Antivirus - Very Good - Average
8. F-Secure - Very Good - Novice
9. Zone Alarm - Good - Average
10. Spy Emergency - Very Good - Average
11. McAfee VirusScan Plus - Good - Novice
12. Comodo Internet Security - Good - Average13. Twister Anti-TrojanVirus - Good - Average+
14. Rising Antivirus - Average - Average
15. Dr.Web - Average - Average
16. Norman Antivirus & Antispyware - Average - Novice
17. Blink Personal Edition - Average - Average+
18. PC Tools Internet Security - Average - Average
19. Nod32 - Average - Novice
20. AVG Antivirus - Average - Average
21. Microsoft Windows Live OneCare - Average - Average+
22. MoonSecure Antivirus - Average - Average+
23. Spy Sweeper with Antivirus - Average - Average
24. TrendMicro Internet Security - Average - Average
25. Spyware Terminator with Antivirus - Below Average - Average
26. VIPRE - Below Average - Average
27. 123 Spyware Free - Below Average - Average
28. Ad Aware - Poor - Average
29. SuperAntiSpyware - Poor - Novice
30. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware - Poor* - Novice
* Note: Since this test, like all the other ones that are made by the SSUpdater Crew, will be shown on various websites,forums,support forums.... and will be commented by various "security experts" which favor certain programs, I call on them to come here at
http://ssupdater.com , and give their opinion here where they can get answers from people who are responsible for this test.
Unlike others WE HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE!!!
WE DEDICATE THIS TEST TO ALL THOSE WHO SEEK THE TRUTH!!!
This comparison was made 28. october 2008. (And it wasn't made by me, source can be found below)
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