AV-Comparatives.org Anti-Phishing Test August 2011 Mapped Against Malicious Software Detection

Av-Comparatives.org has published their first Anti-phishing test 2011. The results are from August and so contain a combination of 2011 and 2012 products. The sample size was under 1000 so some people may complain that this was a bit on the low side. The top 10 finishers are listed below. The range from best to worst was pretty broad: 98.6 for Webroot at the top and 76.3 for Qihoo in the 19th position. TrustPort, which is usually one of the top products for Virus Bulletin’s RAP test, came in 18th at 76.9.

AV-Comparatives.org Anti-Phishing Results 2011

1. Webroot - 98.6
2. eScan - 97.3
3. McAfee - 96.7
4. Bullguard - 96.1
5. Bitdefender - 94.4
6. Trend Micro - 92.8
7. F-Secure - 92.1
8. Symantec - 89.4
9. Avira - 89.1
10. K7 - 88.7

There was no real correlation when Anti-Phishing results were mapped against AV-Comparative.org’s On Demand Detection of Malicious Software August 2011 Test. Eeeek. One would hope the better products would rise to the top in both tests. Maybe next time.


















A major whoops to TrustPort who finished 18th at 76.9%. Also, TrustPort and Bullguard have consistently been top performers in Virus Bulletin RAP Average Quadrant http://kensek.blogspot.com/2011/08/august-2011-virus-bulletin-rap-averages.html . McAfee and K7, not so much.

AV-Comparatives is an Austrian Non-Profit-Organization, which provides independent Anti-Virus software tests free to the public.
www.av-comparatives.org

Go to their website for complete details about the organization, the many tests they perform, and to download copies of tests.