Virus Bulletin RAP Averages Quadrant, December 2011 through June 2012

Virus Bulletin has released their latest RAP Averages Quadrant, representing December 2011 through June 2012.  The top 10 (some eyeballing necessary):

1. Coranti
2. Coranti Cora
3. Auslogics
4. TrustPort
5. G Data
6. BullGuard
7. Avira Pro
8. ESTSoft
9. Tencent
10. Avira Free

The top three were in a clear cluster by themselves with the next seven in a separate cluster. 

From the October 2011 through April 2012 report; some eyeballing necessary):

1. Coranti
2. Lavasoft
3. Auslogics
4. G Data
5. BitDefender
6. ESTSoft (?)  (Could be Emisoft)
7. TrustPort
8. Avira Free
9. Avira Pro
10. Kaspersky ES

 All of the top 10 on the latest RAP Averages Quadrant  achieved greater than 90% on Reactive Detection and   80% Proactive Detection.  This was down a bit on the Proactive Detection side from the previous report.   

Neither Symantec nor Trend Micro are present on this RAP Averages Quadrant.  PC Tools, owned by Symantec, is.  Iolo had the worst Reactive Detection at around 55%.  UnThreat the worst Proactive Detection, at around 40%.

The relative performance of vendors can best be viewed by looking at the RAP Averages Quadrant chart at

http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/latest_comparative/index

Subscribers to Virus Bulletin's publications have access to more details on the results.

RAP Averages Quadrant

This test measures products' detection rates across four distinct sets of malware samples.  The first three test sets comprise malware first seen in each of the three weeks prior to product submission.  These measure how quickly product developers and labs react to the steady flood of new malware emerging every day across the world.  A fourth test set consists of malware samples first seen in the week after product submission.

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May 2012 – Virus Bulletin RAP Averages Quadrant, October 2011 through April 2012

Virus Bulletin has released their latest RAP Averages Quadrant, representing October 2011 through April 2012.  The top 10 (some eyeballing necessary):

1. Coranti
2. Lavasoft
3. Auslogics
4. G Data
5. BitDefender
6. ESTSoft(?) (Could be Emisoft)
7. TrustPort
8. Avira Free
9. Avira Pro
10. Kaspersky ES

A bit of movement from the February report

1. Emisoft
2. Coranti
3. Auslogics
4. G Data
5. TrustPort
6. eScan
7. Avira Free
8. BullGuard
9. BitDefender
10. Ikarus

 All of the top 10 on the latest RAP Averages Quadrant  achieved greater than 90% on Reactive Detection and Proactive Detection.  Congrats!  

Neither Symantec nor Trend Micro are present on this RAP Averages Quadrant.  PC Tools, owned by Symantec, was. McAfee was barely over 60% on Proactive and under 80% on Reactive.  Iolo and UnThreat were at the bottom.  Kingsoft and Rising (perennial bottoms), appear to have disappeared.  UnThreat had the worst Proactive Detection rate by far, at around 40%.

The relative performance of vendors can best be viewed by looking at the RAP Averages Quadrant chart at

http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/latest_comparative/index

 

This test doesn’t seem to get a lot of press compared to Virus Bulletin’s VB100 awards.  Perhaps because it’s a little harder to understand.  More likely, no VB100 Award logo to put on the website!

Subscribers to Virus Bulletin's publications have access to more details on the results.

RAP Averages Quadrant

This test measures products' detection rates across four distinct sets of malware samples.  The first three test sets comprise malware first seen in each of the three weeks prior to product submission.  These measure how quickly product developers and labs react to the steady flood of new malware emerging every day across the world.  A fourth test set consists of malware samples first seen in the week after product submission.

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Virus Bulletin started in 1989 as a magazine dedicated to providing PC users with a regular source of intelligence about computer malware - its prevention, detection, and removal.  In addition, how to recover programs and data following an attack.

February 2012 – Virus Bulletin RAP Averages Quadrant, August 2011 through February 2012

Virus Bulletin has released their latest RAP Averages Quadrant, representing August 2011 through February 2012. The top 10 (some eyeballing necessary):

1. Emisoft
2. Coranti
3. Auslogics
4. G Data
5. TrustPort
6. eScan
7. Avira Free
8. BullGuard
9. BitDefender
10. Ikarus

The top 10 in the April 2011 through October RAP Quadrant

1. Emsisoft
2. Bkis
3. Coranti
4. TrustPort
5. eScan
6. Avira Pro
7. BullGuard
8. BitDefender
9. Avira Free
10. Lavasoft

All of these achieved greater than 90% on Reactive Detection and Proactive Detection. Congrats! There was turnover in the latest test as four companies were replaced in the top 10.

McAfee has to be disappointed. However, neither Symantec nor Trend Micro are present on this grid. PC Tools, owned by Symantec, was. Rising was at the bottom, only because Kingsoft wasn’t on the Quadrant this time.

The relative performance of vendors can best be viewed by looking at the RAP Averages Quadrant chart at

http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/latest_comparative/index

Subscribers to Virus Bulletin's publications have access to more details on the results.

RAP Averages Quadrant

This test measures products' detection rates across four distinct sets of malware samples. The first three test sets comprise malware first seen in each of the three weeks prior to product submission. These measure how quickly product developers and labs react to the steady flood of new malware emerging every day across the world.. A fourth test set consists of malware samples first seen in the week after product submission.

About Virus Bulletin

Virus Bulletin started in 1989 as a magazine dedicated to providing PC users with a regular source of intelligence about computer malware - its prevention, detection, and removal. In addition, how to recover programs and data following an attack.

http://www.virusbtn.com/index