AV-Comparatives has released an updated to their latest On Demand Detection of Malicious Software report – April 2011. Twenty vendors are included in the report. Advanced Plus (3 star ratings) were achieved by seven vendors. In order, they were TrustPort, F-Secure, BitDefender, Avira, eScan, Kaspersky, and McAfee.
G-DATA, TrustPort, and Avast ranked one, two, and three, respectively, with the percentage of least samples missed. All were under two percent.
Of the vendors best known for free antivirus protection, Avira received Advanced Plus certification (3 stars) Avast received Advanced Certification (two stars) and AVG Technologies, Standard Certification (one star). According to the report, by request of the respective vendors, these vendors’ free versions of software were used, avast Free Antivirus, AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition, and Avira AntiVir Personal.
AV-Comparatives consulted with vendors with respect to what settings to use for the test. For the complete report, go to the AV-Comparatives web site. There you will find details on samples used, testing methodology, scanning speed results, and more.
AV-Comparatives is an Austrian Non-Profit-Organization, which provides independent Anti-Virus software tests free to the public. www.av-comparatives.org
Note that there are other testing organizations as well. Individuals and companies evaluating AV and Internet Security SW should also look at the others, at reviews, round-ups, and group tests performed by reputable testing organizations, and technology publications. For information on testing best practices, people can go to the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization website (AMTSO), www.amtso.org
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Comodo Internet Security Suite Tops CNET Poll of Consumer Free Antivirus, Internet Security Suites
May update - While Comodo Internet Security Suite may have topped this poll, the product failed to receive certified in www.av-test.org Q1 2011 certification test running on Windows 7. This was one of five products to fail certification. Others were CA Internet Security Suite, McAfee Total Protection 2011, Norman Security Suite, and PC Tools Security Suite 2011. http://www.av-test.org/certifications.php
In a poll of nine consumer free antivirus and internet security suites by CNET, Comodo Internet Security Suite topped the competition, followed by, Avast Free Antivirus 6, and Ad Aware Free Internet Security. . The poll ran for several days in late February and Early March. http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-20036621-12.html
The percentages are from CNET’s poll. The next number is PC Magazine’s Neil Rubenking’s rating (out of 5.0)
1. 42%, 2.5 - Comodo Internet Security 5.0*
2. 18%, 3.5 - Avast Free Antivirus 6
3. 12%, 4.5 - Ad Aware Free Internet Security 9
4. 11%, 4.0 - Panda Cloud Antivirus Free 1.3*
5. 08%, 3.5 - AVG Free Antivirus 2011
The above has no correlation with the number of weekly downloads on CNET’s site. The usual weekly order has been (primarily North America) is AVG Free Antivirus, Avast Free Antivirus, and Avira Antivir in the top three spots.
About the Poll
About 137k votes were cast. It appears as if people could vote only once. The poll was a combination of antivirus products and internet security suites. Some companies were actively soliciting votes from users and their fan pages.
Product Reviews and Rankings
*Below are links to PC Magazine reviews of the products. Note that the version numbers do not always mesh with the versions in the survey (*). Also below is a link to a blog listing PC World’s top 5 free antivirus products of 2011.
• Ad-Aware Pro Internet Security 9.0 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2373984,00.asp
• AVG Antivirus Free Edition 2011 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2370108,00.asp
• Avast Free Antivirus 6 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2381362,00.asp
• *Comodo Internet Security 4 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2363256,00.asp
• Panda Cloud Antivirus 1.3 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2364844,00.asp and http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2371589,00.asp
Free vs. Fee: Free and Paid Antivirus Programs Compared – PC World Antivirus Review (note that these are antivirus products, not internet security suites)
http://kensek.blogspot.com/2010/12/free-vs-fee-free-and-paid-antivirus.html
In a poll of nine consumer free antivirus and internet security suites by CNET, Comodo Internet Security Suite topped the competition, followed by, Avast Free Antivirus 6, and Ad Aware Free Internet Security. . The poll ran for several days in late February and Early March. http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-20036621-12.html
The percentages are from CNET’s poll. The next number is PC Magazine’s Neil Rubenking’s rating (out of 5.0)
1. 42%, 2.5 - Comodo Internet Security 5.0*
2. 18%, 3.5 - Avast Free Antivirus 6
3. 12%, 4.5 - Ad Aware Free Internet Security 9
4. 11%, 4.0 - Panda Cloud Antivirus Free 1.3*
5. 08%, 3.5 - AVG Free Antivirus 2011
The above has no correlation with the number of weekly downloads on CNET’s site. The usual weekly order has been (primarily North America) is AVG Free Antivirus, Avast Free Antivirus, and Avira Antivir in the top three spots.
About the Poll
About 137k votes were cast. It appears as if people could vote only once. The poll was a combination of antivirus products and internet security suites. Some companies were actively soliciting votes from users and their fan pages.
Product Reviews and Rankings
*Below are links to PC Magazine reviews of the products. Note that the version numbers do not always mesh with the versions in the survey (*). Also below is a link to a blog listing PC World’s top 5 free antivirus products of 2011.
• Ad-Aware Pro Internet Security 9.0 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2373984,00.asp
• AVG Antivirus Free Edition 2011 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2370108,00.asp
• Avast Free Antivirus 6 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2381362,00.asp
• *Comodo Internet Security 4 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2363256,00.asp
• Panda Cloud Antivirus 1.3 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2364844,00.asp and http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2371589,00.asp
Free vs. Fee: Free and Paid Antivirus Programs Compared – PC World Antivirus Review (note that these are antivirus products, not internet security suites)
http://kensek.blogspot.com/2010/12/free-vs-fee-free-and-paid-antivirus.html
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