Referred by AV-Comparatives itself (:KWL)
http://www.av-comparatives.org/forum/index.php?page=Board&boardID=5
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Tests done by Anti-Malware.ru
Website: www.anti-malware.ru (russian) or www.anti-malware-test.com (english)
Anti-Malware is a russian website which performs anti-virus tests. They have now also an english website showing the various test results. Please visit their website for details about their tests, results and methods. Anti-Malware is a small group with currently very limited resources, but they provide some interesting tests (even if test-sets are sometimes very small).
Here you will find only a little summary of the various test results:
Anti-Virus Product Self-Protection Test (September 2007):
GOLD: Kaspersky
SILVER: VBA32, Symantec, F-Secure
BRONZE: ZoneAlarm, Panda, McAfee, ESET, TrendMicro
failed: Avast, Avira, Sophos, Dr.Web, Microsoft, Bitdefender
Active Infections Treatment Test 2 (September 2007):
GOLD: Dr.Web (BETA)
SILVER: Kaspersky, Symantec
BRONZE: Panda, Avast, AVG
poor: McAfee, TrendMicro, Avira, F-Secure, ESET, Sophos, Dr.Web, BitDefender, VBA32
Anti-Rootkit Test (March 2007):
Excellent: Antivir Rootkit, AVG Antirootkit, TrendMicro RootkitBuster
Good: McAfee RootkitDetective, Rootkit Unhooker, F-Secure Blacklight, Sophos Anti-Rootkit, AVZ
poor: GMER, Bitdefender Antirootkit, UnHackMe
Active Infections Treatment Test 1 (February 2007):
1st place: Symantec
2nd place: Kaspersky
3rd place: Avast, ESET, Sophos, Bitdefender, AVZ
poor: AVG, McAfee, Panda, Avira, Dr.Web, F-Secure, TrendMicro, VBA32
Packers support Test (August 2006):
GOLD: Kaspersky, F-Secure
SILVER: Bitdefender, Dr.Web
BRONZE: ESET
poor: AVG, Avira, CA, ClamAV, McAfee, Avast, Panda, Sophos, Symantec, VBA32, TrendMicro, UNA