gpe
Senior Member
I'm not going to say where I got this from (don't want to advertise/spam).
All the programs are becoming Anti-Malware oriented (not just Antivirus or Anti-Spyware). All software’s were tested using full capabilities settings, including heuristic behavior and riskware defense. The testing was totally independent therefore the results do not favor any program and will not please everyone.
The tests were conducted under VMWare virtual environment and Windows XP SP3 fully updated. We used a special malware package containing 395 000 items, including only the latest malware samples in these categories: Windows Viruses, Trojans, Backdoors, Worms, Spyware, Adware, Rootkits, and other types of malware.
The Results
(Anti-Virus Name/Detection Rate)
1. Avira AntiVir PE Premium – 99.23%
2. Kaspersky Antivirus – 99.18%
3. Avast! – 98.99%
4. F-Secure Client Security – 98.77%
5. BitDefender Antivirus – 98.63%
6. Zone Alarm Security Suite – 96.82%
7. McAfee VirusScan Plus – 93.88%
8. Trend Micro Antivirus + Antispyware – 93.61%
9. Spy Emergency – 93.40%
10. Panda Antivirus – 92.96%
11. ESET Nod32 Antivirus – 92.30%
12. Norton 360 – 91.12%
13. AVG Antivirus 8 – 86.83%
14. Spy Sweeper + Antivirus – 86.06%
15. Outpost Security Suite – 80.58%
16. 1-2-3 Spyware Free – 78.47%
17. CA Antivirus Plus – 77.81%
18. Spyware Doctor + Antivirus – 76.35%
19. a-squared Anti-Malware – 67.24%
20. Sunbelt CounterSpy – 61.64%
21. Windows Defender – 38.33%
22. Ad-Aware – 31.25%
23. SuperAntiSpyware – DNF
24. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware- DNF
25. Spybot S&D – DNF
I added one more free Antivirus to this test, Rising Antivirus Free Edition – 93.64%
DNF’s, all three of those programs detect mostly active malware, they made some detections but in very small numbers and that is why I didn’t list the results.
There are other products but many of them use the definitions from one or more of the above listed. (example: zone alarm uses kaspersky defs)
All the programs are becoming Anti-Malware oriented (not just Antivirus or Anti-Spyware). All software’s were tested using full capabilities settings, including heuristic behavior and riskware defense. The testing was totally independent therefore the results do not favor any program and will not please everyone.
The tests were conducted under VMWare virtual environment and Windows XP SP3 fully updated. We used a special malware package containing 395 000 items, including only the latest malware samples in these categories: Windows Viruses, Trojans, Backdoors, Worms, Spyware, Adware, Rootkits, and other types of malware.
The Results
(Anti-Virus Name/Detection Rate)
1. Avira AntiVir PE Premium – 99.23%
2. Kaspersky Antivirus – 99.18%
3. Avast! – 98.99%
4. F-Secure Client Security – 98.77%
5. BitDefender Antivirus – 98.63%
6. Zone Alarm Security Suite – 96.82%
7. McAfee VirusScan Plus – 93.88%
8. Trend Micro Antivirus + Antispyware – 93.61%
9. Spy Emergency – 93.40%
10. Panda Antivirus – 92.96%
11. ESET Nod32 Antivirus – 92.30%
12. Norton 360 – 91.12%
13. AVG Antivirus 8 – 86.83%
14. Spy Sweeper + Antivirus – 86.06%
15. Outpost Security Suite – 80.58%
16. 1-2-3 Spyware Free – 78.47%
17. CA Antivirus Plus – 77.81%
18. Spyware Doctor + Antivirus – 76.35%
19. a-squared Anti-Malware – 67.24%
20. Sunbelt CounterSpy – 61.64%
21. Windows Defender – 38.33%
22. Ad-Aware – 31.25%
23. SuperAntiSpyware – DNF
24. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware- DNF
25. Spybot S&D – DNF
I added one more free Antivirus to this test, Rising Antivirus Free Edition – 93.64%
DNF’s, all three of those programs detect mostly active malware, they made some detections but in very small numbers and that is why I didn’t list the results.
There are other products but many of them use the definitions from one or more of the above listed. (example: zone alarm uses kaspersky defs)
