Anti-Malware Reviews http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com A collection of reviews, tests, awards and personal opinions of anti-malware software. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:25:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Video-Review of Anti-Malware 4.5: 20/20 detected http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2010/03/07/video-review-of-anti-malware-4-5-2020-detected/ http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2010/03/07/video-review-of-anti-malware-4-5-2020-detected/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:25:29 +0000 emsi http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/?p=64 A private malware geek called “unbreakable06″ did a great youtube video review of Anti-Malware 4.5 showing how it catches live malware infections. All 20 samples were detected.

Interesting side note: 5 of the 20 tested files were new and unknown to the signature based detection, but the behavior blocker cought all of them!

]]> http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2010/03/07/video-review-of-anti-malware-4-5-2020-detected/feed/ 0 PC Security Labs says: Emsisoft Anti-Malware 4.5 is Anti-virus of the year 2009! http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2010/02/25/pc-security-labs-says-emsisoft-anti-malware-4-5-is-anti-virus-of-the-year-2009/ http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2010/02/25/pc-security-labs-says-emsisoft-anti-malware-4-5-is-anti-virus-of-the-year-2009/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:35:13 +0000 tg http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/?p=59 We once more got an award from the Asian experts at PC Security Labs. Emsisoft Anti-Malware achieved the best overall performance in detecting viruses in the year 2009!

Both the static signature and dynamic behaviour analysis tests were taken into account – with a great total detection rate of 99,96% we got the PCSL Excellent Award 2009.

Excerpt of the results:
1) Emsisoft 99,96%
2)  TrustPort 99,90%
3) Kaspersky 99,84%
4) GDATA 99,83%
5) Sophos 99,67%
6) F-secure 99,61%
7) Panda 99,59%
8) Microsoft 99,57%
9) Jiangmin 99,48%

PCSL Excellence Award 2009

]]> http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2010/02/25/pc-security-labs-says-emsisoft-anti-malware-4-5-is-anti-virus-of-the-year-2009/feed/ 0 MRG On Demand and System Rescue test: a-squared wins! http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/12/28/mrg-on-demand-and-system-rescue-test-a-squared-wins/ http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/12/28/mrg-on-demand-and-system-rescue-test-a-squared-wins/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:39:03 +0000 tg http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/?p=28 A few days before Christmas the Malware Research Group published a new test measuring the effectiveness of five full Anti Malware / Anti Virus and two Anti Malware / Anti Spyware products.

The reviewed products:

a-squared Anti-Malware 4.5.0.27
AntiVir Premium 9.0.0.452
Bluepoint Security 1.0.0.83
Hitman Pro 3.5.3 Build 80
Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware 1.42
Prevx 3.0.5.23
SUPERAntiSpyware Professional 4.31.1000

As test systems a freshly installed Windows XP with Service Pack 3 and all updates was used. With cloned images including Internet access every program got its own seperate Windows with all real time protection features being enabled and of course the lates updates. A folder containing 1000 different Trojans, Backdoors, Worms, Rogues, Spyware and Viruses then was scanned by right clicking it. Those samples had a maximum age of one month.

Result of the on demand test:

MRG Detection Test Dec 2009

Note: Hitman Pro uses signatures from multiple programs, including a-squared

For the infected system rescue test again Windows Xp with Service Pack 3 was used. The tested programs were installed with standard options and deactivated real time protection here. Then 15 malware samples were executed individually, with the system being rebooted after each execution, until all fifteen samples had been executed. Now the system was scanned with each program. The result of the detection / cleaning rate could be measured by differences between snapshots of the according images..

Result of the infected system rescue test:

Program Result
A-SQUARED System Rescued
Hitman Pro System Rescued
AVIRA Failed
BluePoint Failed
Malwarebytes Failed
Prevx Failed
SUPERAntiSpyware Failed

The failing programs were not able to detetect / remove at least two of the samples. For detailed information please visit the test page.

]]> http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/12/28/mrg-on-demand-and-system-rescue-test-a-squared-wins/feed/ 0 a-squared Anti-Malware 4.5 got the Epsilon Award 2009! http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/11/11/a-squared-anti-malware-4-5-got-the-epsilon-award-2009/ http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/11/11/a-squared-anti-malware-4-5-got-the-epsilon-award-2009/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:06:00 +0000 emsi http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/post.aspx?id=820156fe-50b4-4be7-9958-b6dc93bc01dc During the annual European Software Conference, the Epsilon Award is given to the best software of the year.

This year’s Epsilon winner is a-squared Anti-Malware!

That award winning was not only based on our efforts, but also on the massive support of the a-squared Anti-Malware user community.

Thank you very much!

The prize includes:

  • A piece of art by an European artist and a winners certificate.
     
  • 200 Euro in cash. Emsisoft will donate that amount to the SOS Children’s Villages organization that was founded in Austria.
     
  • Press coverage of our products.
     
  • Entry to the Hall of Fame which means free full access for the winner only to future ESWCs.

Epsilon Award 2009 goes to a-squared Anti-Malware!

Here’s a short explanation of the Epsilon banner from the ESWC website:

Epsilon is the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet and the Phoenician Word for sun derives from that root. An astronomer knows that there is a constellation in space called (Lambda)-Epsilon which we can see at the right hand side. So the Epsilon Award is a combination of Excellency, craftsmanship and visionary ability. These are characteristics of an outstanding programmer and a piece of true software art.

]]> http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/11/11/a-squared-anti-malware-4-5-got-the-epsilon-award-2009/feed/ 0 a-squared Free outperforms Malwarebytes in detection and removal! http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/10/28/a-squared-free-outperforms-malwarebytes-in-detection-and-removal/ http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/10/28/a-squared-free-outperforms-malwarebytes-in-detection-and-removal/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0000 emsi http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/post.aspx?id=977ea9c0-0530-410d-8b23-60d8e6373e92 Donna Buenaventura, a highly respected security software expert and MVP, wrote a comparative review on BrightHub.com:

Which is Better? Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware vs. a-squared Free

Her test results:

a-squared Free won in the major categories!

 

  • Malware Detection – Winner: a-squared Free
    Of 100 malware samples, a-squared Free found 92, Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware only 58.
     
  • Removal of Detected Malware Samples – Winner: a-squared Free
    a-squared Free was able to remove all detected samples without the need for a system restart.
     
  • Performance – Scanning – Winner: a-squared Free
    a-squared Free finished a full scan of the system drive in 29 minutes, Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware took 1 hour and 24 minutes.
     
  • Options and Feature – Winner: a-squared Free
    a-squared Free lets you run a quick, smart, custom, right-click, silent, commandline and deep system scans.

 

]]> http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/10/28/a-squared-free-outperforms-malwarebytes-in-detection-and-removal/feed/ 0 One more test win for a-squared Anti-Malware in MRG October test http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/10/21/one-more-test-win-for-a-squared-anti-malware-in-mrg-october-test/ http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/10/21/one-more-test-win-for-a-squared-anti-malware-in-mrg-october-test/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:30:00 +0000 emsi http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/post.aspx?id=dc29d1fd-023b-43f1-a167-de99401a8ac1 The famous Malware Research Group has again tested 21 antivirus products to protect your PC in October 2009. Tested virus scanners had to find the enormous amount of 554,891 malware samples, split into the following categories:

Trojans/Backdoors: 398,951
Windows Viruses: 8,864
Worms: 61,928
Adware/Spyware: 48,552
Rootkits/Exploits: 10,736
Other Malware: 25,860 

That ensures a representative mix of current malware types that is similar to a ”in-the-wild” malware mix. Test enviroment was a Windows XP machine with service pack 3. Here are the original test results:

Programm Erkennungsrate (%)
a-squared 99.8%
Online Armor ++ 99.8%
G Data 99.6%
Avira 99.5%
Ikarus 99.4%
Panda 98.9%
Norton 98.8%
Avast 98.7%
McAfee 98.7%
BitDefender 98.6%
eScan 98.6%
F-Secure 98.5%
Nod32 98.3%
Kaspersky 98.2%
Comodo 98.1%
AVG 97.4%
F-Prot 95.7%
Twister 94.6%
Sophos 94.4%
Norman 93.2%
Spy Emergency

66.5%

We are proud to be able to defend our number one place!

]]> http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/10/21/one-more-test-win-for-a-squared-anti-malware-in-mrg-october-test/feed/ 0 a-squared Anti-Malware 4.5 won the ProtectStar Award 2009! http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/09/16/a-squared-anti-malware-4-5-won-the-protectstar-award-2009/ http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/09/16/a-squared-anti-malware-4-5-won-the-protectstar-award-2009/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:15:00 +0000 emsi http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/post.aspx?id=56e13921-e589-4fbe-91bd-5210ae9f2021 The independent ProtectStar test lab makes detail reviews of security software solutions. Only a few selected products have been awarded with the ProtectStar Award during the last 5 years.

a-squared Anti-Malware 4.5 was tested and won the coveted ProtectStar Award 2009!

Please check out the full 6-page detail review of a-squared Anti-Malware 4.5.

ProtectStar Award 2009 for a-squared Anti-Malware 4.5!

]]> http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/09/16/a-squared-anti-malware-4-5-won-the-protectstar-award-2009/feed/ 0 a-squared Anti-Malware nominated for the Epsilon software award 2009! http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/09/08/a-squared-anti-malware-nominated-for-the-epsilon-software-award-2009/ http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/09/08/a-squared-anti-malware-nominated-for-the-epsilon-software-award-2009/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:12:00 +0000 emsi http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/post.aspx?id=6faafdae-322f-44b9-9334-048203645cf8 Great news!

a-squared Anti-Malware was nominated for the Epsilon software award 2009. This award is given to the best software during the European Software Conference event, which is held once a year in Berlin, Germany.

The voting period just began and lasts until October 27, 2009, so please give us your vote!

We need your help to win! Please go to the voting website, scroll down to the bottom and click the Next button. Then select a-squared Anti-Malware from the list and submit your vote.

Thank you very much!

 

]]> http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/09/08/a-squared-anti-malware-nominated-for-the-epsilon-software-award-2009/feed/ 0 Mamutu 2.0 test and review by German com! magazine http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/09/08/mamutu-2-0-test-and-review-by-german-com-magazine/ http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/09/08/mamutu-2-0-test-and-review-by-german-com-magazine/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:28:00 +0000 emsi http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/post.aspx?id=549b5a64-3595-4e43-8d76-18516fc4dcd2 The German com! magazine did a short test of the Mamutu 2.0 release in the latest issue 10/2009.

Quotes:

“Mamutu detected 100% of the tested Malware and blocked them.”

(+) Detects new pests too.

(+) Less false alerts with the community.

 

]]> http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/09/08/mamutu-2-0-test-and-review-by-german-com-magazine/feed/ 0 German com! magazine has tested and compared 10 free antivirus tools http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/09/08/german-com-magazine-has-tested-and-compared-10-free-antivirus-tools/ http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/09/08/german-com-magazine-has-tested-and-compared-10-free-antivirus-tools/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:04:00 +0000 emsi http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/post.aspx?id=c09f311d-a4dd-4689-87b8-78f25652a83d Issue 10/2009 of the German com! magazine published a big comparative of 10 freeware antivirus tools. The testing was executed by www.av-test.org. The In-the-wild test included 3200 of the most spread malwares. For the testing of the specific malware categories, they have used about 480,000 unique malware samples.

The following programs were tested:

- Avira Antivir Personal Free Antivirus 9.0
- Bitdefender Free Edition 10
- Panda Cloud Antivirus Beta
- Microsoft Security Essentials 1.0
- Alwil Avast Antivirus Home 4.8
- AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.5
- Emsi Software a-squared Free 4.5
- Comodo Internet Security 3.10
- PC Tools Antivirus Free Edition 6.0
- Clamwin Free Antivirus 0.95

The detection test results for a-squared Free:

- Wildlist-Malware on Demand: 100% detected – best in test!
- Worms: 99.99% detected – best in test!
- Backdoors: 99.98% detected – best in test!
- Bots: 99.81% detected – best in test!
- Trojans: 99.95% detected – best in test!
- 5 active nasties: 100% detected – best in test!
- Heuristic (1 week without updates): 63.56% detected – best in test!
- Heuristic (2 weeks without updates): 52.72% detected – number 2 in test
- Ad- and Spyware: 99.57% detected – best in test!

 

]]> http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/09/08/german-com-magazine-has-tested-and-compared-10-free-antivirus-tools/feed/ 0 a-squared Anti-Malware 4.5 reviewed by Softpedia http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/09/04/a-squared-anti-malware-4-5-reviewed-by-softpedia/ http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/09/04/a-squared-anti-malware-4-5-reviewed-by-softpedia/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:37:00 +0000 emsi http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/post.aspx?id=6d8a4f31-a24d-4653-bca2-d5d45b9701e2 Softpedia.com is similar to Download.com a high quality software directory. They published a very detailed review of a-squared Anti-Malware 4.5.

Full quote of their conclusion:

The Good

Although it brings to the table a plethora of options and fine tuning settings, a-squared is easy to manage by any average user. Its detection rate was over 98% and the flexibility in letting you decide upon online threats is to be fully appreciated.

The initial wizard can help you set up the entire application while the main screen gives way to fine tuning options in order to customize the way it protects your system. For each app on the computer you can create rules to restrict their performance or receive alerts when suspicious behavior is detected.

The various layers of protection can be enabled/disabled at will and all a-squared activity is logged for later reference. Scheduling system is very well thought, offering the chance to plan scans at specific times, dates and with a certain frequency, as well as define a start and end interval.

In order to reduce the amount of alerts, community knowledge can kick in and decide for you, according to your pre-configuration.

The Bad

Surf Protection alerts can be quite annoying, especially if you’re in the habit of roaming the less-known paths of the web. If tracking cookies are okay to block, with hosts things are different and many users may feel the urge to disable surf protection.

The Truth

a-squared managed to score high in our tests and prove that it can be a great ally against the cyber threats. It is easy to handle and the help file thoroughly explains every option in the program.

Background Guard can easily help you monitor any application for suspicious activity, as well as deflect malware-like activities on your computer.

Each program launched on the system can be scanned upon execution in order to make sure that its activity is benign. Alert system is flexible enough to let you automatically create a rule for the notifications you receive and thus reduce the amount of pop-up messages displayed.

EDITOR’S RATINGS:
User Interface:
Features:
Ease of use:
Pricing/Value:
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a-squared Anti-Malware review by softpedia download portal

 

]]> http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/09/04/a-squared-anti-malware-4-5-reviewed-by-softpedia/feed/ 0 MRG Test: System Rescued by a-squared Anti-Malware http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/09/03/mrg-test-system-rescued-by-a-squared-anti-malware/ http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/09/03/mrg-test-system-rescued-by-a-squared-anti-malware/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:21:00 +0000 emsi http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/post.aspx?id=07c4e37f-ee0e-4d2a-b9cc-c321b77cfecb The independent testing organization Malware Research Group spent much efforts in creating a close to real world needs test environment.

Methodology:

The MRG testers have installed and tested 25 different security solutions to see if they can prevent virus infections. From pure antivirus over firewalls with antivirus features to full internet security suites. To make the test as representative as possible, they have executed 60 different nasties. All samples of malware used in this test came from infected machines, samples were collected in August 2009.

The test results:

Only less than 50% of the tested security products were able to protect the test system.

a-squared Anti-Malware has detected all malware samples!

On request, MRG told us that a-squared Anti-Malware was the only product which was able to detect all samples purely based on signature detection. The behavior blocker part was not even needed to prevent the infections.

a-squared Anti-Malware has been able to protect the test computer

The tables shows: Program tested, Amount of samples blocked, Amount of Samples missed, Passed or Failed the test.

Program Blocked Missed MRG Project#20
a-squared 60 0 Passed
Avast 58 2 Failed
AVG 59 1 Failed
AVIRA 60 0 Passed
BitDefender 53 7 Failed
Dr.Web 57 3 Failed
eScan 52 8 Failed
F-Prot 46 14 Failed
Ikarus 60 0 Passed
Kaspersky 60 0 Passed
Microsoft (BETA) 57 3 Failed
Nod32 58 2 Failed
Norman 50 10 Failed
Norton 58 2 Failed
Panda 60 0 Passed
Panda Cloud 60 0 Passed
Prevx 60 0 Passed
Spy Emergency 44 16 Failed
Twister 58 2 Failed
VIPRE 60 0 Passed
COMODO 60 0 Passed
F-Secure 60 0 Passed
G DATA 60 0 Passed
McAfee 59 1 Failed
Online Armor++ 60 0 Passed

 

]]> http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/09/03/mrg-test-system-rescued-by-a-squared-anti-malware/feed/ 0 a-squared Anti-Malware: Best static detection in PCSL test! http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/08/08/a-squared-anti-malware-best-static-detection-in-pcsl-test/ http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/08/08/a-squared-anti-malware-best-static-detection-in-pcsl-test/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:28:00 +0000 emsi http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/post.aspx?id=7d030ec4-2659-4524-bf38-921a646dd1ea PC Security Labs, a new but well established antivirus testing agency, published the July 2009 test.

Key facts:

  • 23 well known antivirus products in test.
  • 3132 Malware samples to be scanned.

Test results:

a-squared Anti-Malware and Online Armor ++ best in PCSL test - July 2009!

]]> http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/08/08/a-squared-anti-malware-best-static-detection-in-pcsl-test/feed/ 0 Realtime protection test – a-squared and Mamutu passed http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/08/05/realtime-protection-test-a-squared-and-mamutu-passed/ http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/08/05/realtime-protection-test-a-squared-and-mamutu-passed/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:43:00 +0000 emsi http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/post.aspx?id=dd57db76-6228-496d-afcb-2b15ec539da7 Malware Research Group did the first realtime protection test, executing 22 wide spread malware samples to see which security solutions are able to block them effectively (which is the most imporant fact on any antivirus program actually).

These were the candidates:

- Avira AntiVir Premium Version: 9.0.0.441
- a-squared Anti-Malware Version: 4.5.0.19
- avast! Professiona Edition Version: 4.8.1335
- Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 Version: 9.0.0.463
- G Data AntiVirus 2010 Version: 20.0.1.1
- COMODO Internet Security Version: 3.10.102363.531
- ESET NOD32 Antivirus System Version: 4.0.437
- Norton AntiVirus 2009 Version: 16.5.0.134
- AVG Anti-Virus Professional Edition: 8.5.406/1617
- Dr.Web anti-virus Version: 5.00.1.08030

Only 2 of 10 candidates passed the test:

a-squared Anti-Malware and Avira AntiVir!

Please check out the MRG website for more details: http://malwareresearchgroup.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=47

 

Additional note:

On request of Emsi Software, they have tested Mamutu 2.0 using the same samples. The result is stunning:

Even without any Malware signatures, Mamutu 2.0 blocked all samples too!

 

]]> http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/08/05/realtime-protection-test-a-squared-and-mamutu-passed/feed/ 0 COM! magazine tested a-squared Anti-Malware 4.5 http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/07/11/com-magazine-tested-a-squared-anti-malware-4-5/ http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/07/11/com-magazine-tested-a-squared-anti-malware-4-5/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:52:00 +0000 emsi http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/post.aspx?id=827cc011-028c-43b2-8693-e13ed5868e62 The German COM! computer magazine has published an extended product test for a-squared Anti-Malware 4.5 in their July 2009 issue.

They wrote:

- 100% detection on the In-The-Wild test.

- Very good detection on less known viruses and trojans.

- Selfprotection is working efficiently.

- False alert rate is significantly lower compared with previous versions.

Conclusion:

(+) Very high detection rate

(+) Little false alerts

(+) Good self protection

(-) The user has to decide by himself on alert windows

The tool has been improved significantly, works 100% as it should and proves best detection.

On a scale from 1 (best) to 6 (worst), a-squared Anti-Malware was rated with a very good 2.0!

COM! Magazin Einzeltest a-squared Anti-Malaware 4.5 - Note 2.0

 

]]> http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/07/11/com-magazine-tested-a-squared-anti-malware-4-5/feed/ 0 a-squared is best in MRG test! Massive sample set http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/06/23/a-squared-is-best-in-mrg-test-massive-sample-set/ http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/06/23/a-squared-is-best-in-mrg-test-massive-sample-set/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:32:00 +0000 emsi http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/post.aspx?id=db9080c2-7541-400a-884a-c2ef02cf3437
MalwareResearchGroup did a major scanner test, using a massive set of malware samples. They used 626,424 different malware files to compare the scanner capabilities of 19 well known antivirus solutions.

Trojans/Backdoors – 468,850
Windows Viruses - 12,134
Worms – 64,358
Adware/Spyware – 58,224
Rootkits/Exploits – 11,058
Other Malware – 24,800

Samples were gatherered between 2008 and 2009 and represent a typical spread ratio of each individual malware group.

Testresults

The table shows the program tested, the amount of malware samples (all of the categories above) that were detected and removed.

Program Detection Rate (%)
a-squared 99.7%
Avira 99.5%
G DATA 99.4%
Kaspersky 98.8%
Avast 98.7%
BitDefender 98.6%
eScan 98.5%
Norton 98.2%
Nod32 97.4%
COMODO 97.1%
McAfee 96.8%
F-Secure 96.4%
AVG 96.2%
Norman 95.4%
Twister 94.6%
Sophos 93.5%
Spy Emergency 82.4%
ClamAV 82.3%
Dr.Web 79.5%

a-squared Anti-Malware test results on MRG comparison

]]> http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/06/23/a-squared-is-best-in-mrg-test-massive-sample-set/feed/ 0 Best detection rate in PCSL test – 99.97% http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/06/09/best-detection-rate-in-pcsl-test-99-97/ http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/06/09/best-detection-rate-in-pcsl-test-99-97/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:57:00 +0000 emsi http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/post.aspx?id=2bc2884d-3278-43ae-8d34-50b699b8eddf PC Security Labs has finished a new bi-monthly test of 19 major antivirus products. The testset contained 3,601 different malicious samples of March and April 2009, representing a typical scenario today:

- 61.7% Trojans
- 22.9% Backdoors
- 14.2% Worms
- 0.7% Rootkits
- 0.5% Viruses

In static testing (found by the disk scanner), a-squared Anti-Malware 4.5 missed 6 samples, which means a detection rate of 99.83%.

PCSL tested the missed 6 samples by starting them to see how much of them can be blocked by the a-squared Anti-Malware Guard. The result:

a-squared Anti-Malware missed only 1 malware sample!!!

That means the best total detection rate of 19 antivirus products!

Total detection rate results in detail: 

 

]]> http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/06/09/best-detection-rate-in-pcsl-test-99-97/feed/ 0 MRG tested 18 AV products – a-squared is best in test! http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/04/20/mrg-tested-18-av-products-a-squared-is-best-in-test/ http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/04/20/mrg-tested-18-av-products-a-squared-is-best-in-test/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:04:00 +0000 emsi http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/post.aspx?id=d6297d8f-f524-460a-84f1-6c14653331c1 Anti-Malware test performed by Malware Research Group in April 2009:

Project details: On Demand scan test

Operating System used in this test: Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3

Total number of programs used in this test: 18

Malware samples used in this test: 395.844

 

Malware categories used in this test and the amount of samples in each category :

Windows/Macro Viruses- 18.696

Trojans/Backdoors- 243.811

Worms/Rootkits- 86.634

Adware/Spyware- 46.703

The table shows the program tested, the amount of malware samples (all of the categories above) that were detected and removed.

Program Detection Rate (%)
a-squared 99.6%
Avira 99.6%
G DATA 99.4%
Avast 99.2%
Norton 99.0%
Kaspersky 98.8%
BitDefender 98.7%
eScan 98.5%
F-Secure 98.3%
McAfee 98.1%
Nod32 97.6%
AVG 96.9%
COMODO 96.2%
Twister 95.7%
Sophos 93.5%
Norman 93.2%
Dr.Web 86.3%
ClamAV 85.7%

 All details can be reviewed here: Test #18

]]> http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/04/20/mrg-tested-18-av-products-a-squared-is-best-in-test/feed/ 0 SSUpdater.com Anti-Malware Test http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/03/20/ssupdater-com-anti-malware-test/ http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/03/20/ssupdater-com-anti-malware-test/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:42:00 +0000 emsi http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/post.aspx?id=703f7349-dfae-4313-a2f0-a44114a91b4a Here is another anti malware challenge performed by SSUpdater Team (quoted):

This is the first Anti-Malware test performed by SSUpdater.com in 2009. but the long wait was worth it, in this test we used a total of 754.650 malware samples, and we concentrated only on the samples from the past 16 months.
 
In this test we wanted to use as many known variants of all the famous names in the world of malware as possible, to name a few: Zlob, Monder, Conficker, Virtumonde, FraudPack, Renos, TDSS, AutoRun, Virut, Delf, FraudLoad, AutoIt, Inject, Kolab, Kolabc, Buzus, Poison, Bifrose, Palevo, Obfuscated, Adload, Zbot, Rbot, IFrame, Small, FakeAV, KillAV, Hupigon, Rukap, MyDNS, DNSChanger, Sinowal, Banker, Monderb, Sality, Midgare, Cinmus, Vanti, Stuh, Iksmas, Iroffer, OneStep, BlackHole, Magania, OnLineGames, Swizzor, Singu, Mudrop, Ciadoor, Qhost ……………………
 
The malware categories used in this test: Windows Viruses, Trojans, Backdoors, Worms, Spyware, Adware, Rootkits, Exploits, Keyloggers, Hacking Tools, Malicious Scripts and other malware
No unknown malware samples were used in this test.
 
The test was conducted in virtual environment using Microsoft’s Windows XP SP3 with all the latest updates. We used a total of 25 programs.
All the programs used in this test were set to their maximum detection capabilities which include heuristic detection of unknown variants.
 
The Results:
(Program name, Detection Rate)


1. Avira AntiVir Personal Edition Premium – 99.43%
2. a-squared Anti-Malware – 99.37%
3. G DATA Antivirus – 99.18%
4. avast! Professional Edition – 98.95%
5. Kaspersky Antivirus – 98.64%
6. Norton Antivirus – 98.58%
7. BitDefender Antivirus – 98.49%
8. ZoneAlarm Security Suite – 98.36%
9. F-Secure Antivirus – 98.16%
10. Nod32 Antivirus – 97.83%
11. McAfee Antivirus Plus – 97.51%
12. Comodo Internet Security – 96.93%
13. AVG Antivirus – 96.65%
14. Panda Antivirus – 96.22%
15. Rising Antivirus – 95.78%
16. Sophos Antivirus – 94.86%
17. F-Prot Antivirus – 93.47%
18. Outpost Security Suite – 92.58%
19. VIPRE Antivirus + Antispyware – 92.49%
20. VirusKeeper – 91.31%
21. Spy Emergency – 73.62%
22. Dr.Web – 71.05%
23. CA Antivirus – 68.84%
24. BullGuard Internet Security – DNF
25. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware – DNF

*Note: Both BullGuard and Malwarebytes were unable to complete the scan therefore they classified as Did Not Finish.

 

Read all details on SSUpdater.com

]]> http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/03/20/ssupdater-com-anti-malware-test/feed/ 0 Infected System Rescue test by MRG http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/02/20/infected-system-rescue-test-by-mrg/ http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/02/20/infected-system-rescue-test-by-mrg/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:11:00 +0000 emsi http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/post.aspx?id=e4382289-155c-4c26-913f-b7eec5577a74 Project details: Infected System Rescue test

Operating System used in this test: Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3

Total number of programs used in this test: 18

Malware samples used in this test: 30

All the samples used should be detected by all the participants in this test.

All the samples used are wide spread and no “unknown” variants have been used.

List of Malware samples used in this test:

Adware.Win32.Cinmus.hen
Adware.Win32.Virtumonde.qpm
Backdoor.Win32.Bifrose.zbx
Backdoor.Win32.BlackHole.d
Backdoor.Win32.Hupigon.efjs
Backdoor.Win32.Poison.oo
Backdoor.Win32.Singu.bt
Backdoor.Win32.Sinowal.bq
FraudTool.Win32.Agent.b
Hoax.Win32.Renos.vark
Net.Worm.Win32.Kolab.baq
Rootkit.Win32.Clbd.kr
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.jio
Trojan.Win32.Delf.hjd
Trojan.Win32.Inject.afm
Trojan.Win32.Midgare.gga
Trojan.Win32.Monder.dtn
Trojan.Win32.Monderb.hrf
Trojan.Win32.Qhost.kng
Trojan.Win32.VB.jiq
Trojan.Clicker.Win32.Small.kj
TrojanDownloader.FakeAlert.wr
TrojanDownloader.Win32.Agent.bbkf
TrojanDownloader.Win32.CodecPack.ml
TrojanDownloader.Win32.Zlob.wg
TrojanDropper.Win32.Mudrop.cy
TrojanSpy.Win32.Delf.dq
TrojanSpy.Win32.Zbot.dmz
TrojanSpy.Win32.VB.axg
Virus.Win32.Virut.bv
 

The Table shows the name of the program used, how many points the program got and the final result.





Product
Points
Result




a-squared
30
System Rescued




Avast
30
System Rescued




Avira
30
System Rescued




AVG
30
System Rescued




BitDefender
30
System Rescued




COMODO
30
System Rescued




ClamAV
26
Failed




Dr.Web
23
Failed




eScan
30
System Rescued




F-Secure
30
System Rescued




G DATA
30
System Rescued




Kaspersky
30
System Rescued




McAfee
28
Failed




NOD32
24
Failed




Norman
27
Failed




Norton
30
System Rescued




Sophos
29
Failed




Twister
28
Failed






 

Read on here for testing methodology and details.
]]> http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/02/20/infected-system-rescue-test-by-mrg/feed/ 0 Gizmo’s Best Free Trojan Scanner/Trojan Remover http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/01/25/gizmos-best-free-trojan-scannertrojan-remover/ http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/01/25/gizmos-best-free-trojan-scannertrojan-remover/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:22:00 +0000 emsi http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/post.aspx?id=a7bc51a7-4b70-458d-9204-3a65f12211c3 a-squared Free is rated as best free trojan scanner/trojan remover by techsupportalert.com.

Quote:

a-squared Free is a good choice to scan and remove malware, especially trojans, from your PC. It removes reliably the trojans containing backdoors, keyloggers, dialers and other destructive pests which make it dangerous to surf the web. 

]]> http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2009/01/25/gizmos-best-free-trojan-scannertrojan-remover/feed/ 0 a-squared Free wins SSUpdater’s Antimalware Test http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2008/11/22/a-squared-free-wins-ssupdaters-antimalware-test/ http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2008/11/22/a-squared-free-wins-ssupdaters-antimalware-test/#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:35:00 +0000 emsi http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/post.aspx?id=c2007e31-caee-47fb-a3a2-98e6a4642c12 The SSUpdater Team did their first freeware antimalware competition.

From the SSUpdater Forum:

In this test we have used a total of 18 freeware programs and 4 full version programs, the full version programs were tested so they can show you how the freeware programs compare to them.
 
The test was conducted in a virtual environment using fully updated Windows XP SP3, identical clones were created for every program tested, the programs used were set to their maximum capabilities and used the latest signature database/program build.
In total we used 303.200 malware samples including all the latest malware samples that were found until the testing began. We have used the flowing malware categories: Windows Viruses, Trojans, Backdoors, Worms, Spyware, Adware, Rootkits, Exploits, Keyloggers, Hacking Tools, Malicious Scripts and other types of malware.
 
We have measured the amount of memory that was used by all programs tested, the amount that you will see is only the memory used by the scanning process.
The Results:
(Detection Rate/Average Memory Used)

1. a-squared Anti-Malware 4.0 Free Edition – 99.48% (90.000k)

2. AntiVir Personal Edition – 98.74% (50.000k)

3. Avast! Home Edition – 98.71% (58.000k)

4. BitDefender Free Edition – 96.81% (31.000k)

5. McAfee by AOL – 95.58% (96.000k)

6. Comodo Internet Security – 94.85% (26.000k)

7. DriveSentry – 93.66% (15.000k)

8. AVZ Antiviral Toolkit 4 – 92.36% (20.000k)

9. Rising Antivirus Free Edition – 92.18% (65.000k)

10. Blink Personal Edition – 91.08% (110.000k)

11. AVG Antivirus Free Edition – 89.22% (51.000k)

12. Moon Secure Antivirus Beta – 88.47% (82.000k)

13. PC Tools Antivirus Free Edition – 87.69% (20.000k)

14. a-squared Anti-Malware 3.5 – 85.39% (48.000k)

15. My Free Antivirus – 83.87% (58.000k)

16. Spyware Terminator with ClamAV – 79.62% (156.000k)

17. ClamWin Antivirus – 74.48% (25.000k)

18. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware – 3.71% (28.000k)

Full Versions:

1. Avira AntiVir Premium – 98.83% (50.000k)

2. Kaspersky Antivirus – 98.28% (41.000k)

3. Norton Antivirus – 96.94% (125.000k)

4. Nod32 4.0 beta – 89.79% (48.000k)

 

Read all details on SSUpdater.com

]]> http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2008/11/22/a-squared-free-wins-ssupdaters-antimalware-test/feed/ 0 a-squared Anti-Malware rated as best in antivirus test of PCSL http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2008/10/08/a-squared-anti-malware-rated-as-best-in-antivirus-test-of-pcsl/ http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2008/10/08/a-squared-anti-malware-rated-as-best-in-antivirus-test-of-pcsl/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:47:00 +0000 emsi http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/post.aspx?id=3854763b-7ff0-4fa3-b8c4-a33d2ff2c5d4 PC Security Labs, a new antivirus testing organization, did a scanner comparative test of 6 antivirus products:

a-squared Anti-Malware 4.0.0.14
Ikarus virus.utilities T3 1001034
Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 8.0.0.454(a,b)
Kingsoft Internet Security 2008 2008.9.8.18
Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware 2008 8.910-1002
Twister Anti-TrojanVirus V7 R3 7.3.1.23211

Total Detection Summary: 1979 Malware Samples

1. a-squared: 1970: 99.56%
2. Ikarus: 1968: 99.44%
3. Kaspersky: 1948: 98.43%
4. Twister: 1917: 96.87% 
5. Trend Micro: 1823: 92.12%
6. Kingsoft: 1686: 85.19%

Read all details about this antivirus test here.

]]> http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2008/10/08/a-squared-anti-malware-rated-as-best-in-antivirus-test-of-pcsl/feed/ 0 a-squared Free is best rogue antispyware remover in CoU test of 8 freeware scanners http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2008/08/13/a-squared-free-is-best-rogue-antispyware-remover-in-cou-test-of-8-freeware-scanners/ http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/2008/08/13/a-squared-free-is-best-rogue-antispyware-remover-in-cou-test-of-8-freeware-scanners/#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:54:00 +0000 emsi http://www.anti-malware-reviews.com/post.aspx?id=9dc8fa3f-3e73-4201-aaab-5aeb622b68fe From Calender Of Updates forum:
Rogue Detections: Old, Not So Old and New Threats

Quote:
The number of misleading applications (aka rogue products) have escalated and there are now hundreds of rogue software floating around the net. Users need protection not only from common threats (such as viruses etc) but also from rogue software. Luckily, the trustworthy malware scanners have added detections of rogue products.
 
Total samples: 70 rogue applications
To complete the test we gathered some old (2 years ago), not so old (last year) and new (this year) rogue samples.

Some misleading applications in this test were picked-up by searching the internet using keywords that is similar to non-misleading and popular software. (Example: AntivirProtect is similar to Antivir by AVIRA, SpyBlaster is similar to SpywareBlaster by Javacool). Others were picked by visiting websites that offer database of software (free downloads website). Some were picked by directly going to rogue software vendor’s website.

Note: There are rogue products in these test that were not picked but was offered by existing rogue software e.g. PCTurboPro offers another rogue software: WinAntivirus 2007 Pro.

We selected most of the samples not by risk level but by it’s age level. Please read on to find out why it is IMPORTANT that age level (old, not so old, new threats) is important to be detected especially if the method to get the samples is easy as searching the internet, using a search engine or by going to any website that is offering free downloads.

We’ve run the test by scanning the system with the following free antispyware/antimalware applications:

A-Squared by Emsisoft (A2)
Ad-Aware 2007 by Lavasoft (AAW)
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware by Malwarebytes (MBAM)
RogueRemover by Malwarebytes (RR)
SUPERAntispyware by Superantispyware.com (SAS)
Spyware Doctor Starter Edition by PC Tools (SD)
Spybot Search & Destroy by Safer Networking (SSD)
Windows Defender by Microsoft (WD)

Please note that it is IMPORTANT that a scanner to be able to detect not only the newer threats but also old threats because these threats are still in the wild and are available through different distributions (email, website, ads, phishing etc).

 

Results

1. A-Squared: 91.4%
2. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware: 65.7%
2. RogueRemover: 65.7%
4. Ad-Aware: 61.4%
5. Spybot Search & Destroy: 58.6%
6. SUPERAntispyware: 54.3%
7. Windows Defender: 42.9%
8. Spyware Doctor Starter Edition: 40.0%
 

Analysis

1. It goes without saying, but we’ll say it, anyway, a perfect malware scanner does not exist.
2. Of the scanners tested, a-squared by Emisoft performed significantly better than the others. It only failed to detect six items. This product performed equally well detecting the old, not so old and new threats.
3. Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware and RogueRemover both performed well on the tests. RogueRemover failed to detect 24 rogue samples and Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware, concidentally, also failed to detect 24 rogue samples. It should be noted that the failed samples were not the same items on both scanners. When scanned with both of scanners, the total number of samples missed was only ten. This is important to note since it clearly displays the benefit of using multiple scanners. One succeeds where the other fail, but both used together failed on a much smaller group of samples.
4. Ad-aware, Spyware Doctor, Spybot S&D, Windows Defender and SUPERAntispyware all performed very poorly. As this test clearly indicates, there are other scanners available that did a better job detecting threats. If you are currently using any of the scanners in this group, you should consider using the other scanners highlighted in this test either in addition to, or instead of, this group.

Donna, thanks for testing these products!

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