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October 2009 VB100 Certification of AVs
Virus Bulletin has published its October/09 AV certifications:
http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/archive/results?display=summary (registration may be required)
Success:
avast!, AVG, BitDefender, ESET, F-Secure, Kaspersky, McAfee, Symantec
Failure:
Avira (1 wildlist miss), Ikarus (3759 wildlist misses, 4 false positives)
No Entry:
Norman, PC Tools, Webroot
VB100 certification is granted only when 100% of "in the wild" viruses are detected, with no false positives.
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As a public service, here are the track records at VB100 certification for various AVs over the past 11 years:
avast!:---------------------- 32 Success / 23 Failure / 11 No Entry
AVG:---------------------- 29 Success / 22 Failure / 15 No Entry
Avira:---------------------- 18 Success / 5 Failure / 43 No Entry
BitDefender:------------ 19 Success / 9 Failure / 38 No Entry
ESET:--------------------- 58 Success / 3 Failure / 5 No Entry
F-Secure:----------------- 38 Success / 15 Failure / 13 No Entry
Ikarus:--------------------- 0 Success / 7 Failure / 59 No Entry
Kaspersky:--------------- 49 Success / 17 Failure / 0 No Entry
McAfee:------------------- 42 Success / 21 Failure / 3 No Entry
Norman:------------------ 43 Success / 18 Failure / 5 No Entry
PC Tools:----------------- 3 Success / 4 Failure / 59 No Entry
Symantec:---------------- 51 Success / 7 Failure / 8 No Entry
Webroot:------------------ 5 Success / 1 Failure / 60 No Entry
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October 13th, 2009 14:00
Hi RD:
Yes, VB is strict. And Avira is a good AV.
I included the Ikarus results only because it is included in a-squared scanners, lest anyone relies on their products alone.
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October 13th, 2009 14:00
Thanks,Joe.
The VB100 certification tests are extremely strict, failing both Avira and Sophos simply because they missed one of several thousand infected files is quite harsh. Shocking result for Ikarus.