AV-Comparatives Malware Removal Test – September 2015

AV-Comparatives has released the results of their AV-Comparatives Malware Removal Test for 2015. Products tested were a combination of free and paid solutions.  Sixteen products were tested. Five received three stars or the Advanced Plus award. Kaspersky topped the list. BitDefender was third and the three “A’s”, Avast, AVG Technologies and Avira, rounded out the three star recipients.

AV-Comparatives Malware Removal Test

The Malware Removal Test focused only on the malware removal/cleaning capabilities of the products. The report was written with home users in mind and not administrators or advanced users.  These individuals  may have the knowledge and tools for removal of malware on the system.  To compare products for their protection and detection capabilities, you may want to download AV-Comparatives “Real World Protection Test” and “File Detection Test”.

The ABC or “Avoids Being Compared” Award

More data and testing by an unbiased test group help   consumers make an informed decision when selecting products to secure their devices.  The number of likes on a product’s web site doesn’t cut it for security when licensing  a product.  Comparative testing also motivates companies to improve their products.  It’s disappointing when companies decline to be tested.

For the AV-Comparatives Malware Removal Test, the ABC Award or “Avoids Being Compared” Award goes to Symantec, McAfee, and Trend Micro. All three of these companies have solutions with sizeable share in the antivirus/internet security consumer marketplace.  Perhaps they will step up for the next test. McAfee and Trend Micro are usually there. Symantec? Not so much.

The Malware Removal Test  document is located at  http://www.av-comparatives.org/removal-tests/

All of AV-Comparatives’ tests can be found at www.av-comparatives.org

AV-Comparatives Releases November Malware Removal Test

Test group AV-Comparatives has released their latest Malware Removal Test. As the organization themselves, wrote, “This test focuses only on the malware removal/clean capabilities…it has nothing to do with detection rates or protection capabilities”.  What this means to the lay person, in colloquial terms, “Don’t buy an anti-malware product on the basis of this test.”  There is something to be said for products that clean remnants  up on the system, however.  It’s a relatively brief report and only thirteen  products were tested.

Only three products received three stars.  In order within that group were products from BitDefender, Kaspersky, and Panda.  Congratulations to the companies!

Two companies had products receiving one star, AVG Technologies, and Avast.   No bragging rights in the Czech Republic for either of them. 

BitDefender and Kaspersky were both in the top five in  the AV-Comparatives File Detection Test of Malicious Software – September 2012, Real World Protection Test.  http://kensek.blogspot.com/2012/10/av-comparatives-file-detection-test-of.html  

Kaspersky and BitDefender both  received three stars in AV-comparative’s File Detection Test of Malicious Software. This was last revised in October. This is a different test from the Malware Removal Test.

To download and read the complete Malware Removal Test report, go to  the AV-comparatives web site.   It's the end of the year. It's chilly outside. Now is the time to pull down these reports, start up a fire in the fireplace and read these. Win bar bets as to who had the best results.

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AV-Comparatives is an Austrian Non-Profit-Organization. They provide  independent Antivirus software tests free to the public.  Go to their website to view all the great comparative reports and surveys they publish.  A great number of their reports are free.