Anti-malware comparison (CAVS, integrated in CIS)

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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 - NA
  13. 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 - Average
  13. 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)

Source: ssupdater.com

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oops, didn’t see there allready was a post about this: https://forums.comodo.com/feedbackcommentsannouncementsnews_cis/ssupdaters_antimalware_test_closed-t29030.0.html