Microsoft Contests Anti-Virus Tests, Claims Security Essentials Is Much Better

[jasonliul]

AV-Test released a few hours ago the results of a new anti-virus test performed in December, revealing that Microsoft’s Security Essentials and two other security products had failed to receive their certification.

According to these results, Security Essentials detected only 72 percent of 0-day malware, while also missing 9 percent of recent infections. Overall, Microsoft’s security product has received 1.5, 3.5 and 5.5 points for protection, repair, and usability, respectively.

But the Redmond-based technology company claims these tests aren’t entirely accurate and emphasizes that Security Essentials is actually a much better security product.

The software giant performed its very own anti-virus test to determine whether Security Essentials manages to detect all samples of malware.

“When we did our review, we found that our customer-focused processes had already added signatures that protected against 4 percent of the missed samples. These files affected 0.003 percent of our customers,” Joe Blackbird, program manager, Microsoft Malware Protection Center, said in a statement.

“For the remainder of the missed files, we used a retrospective analysis to see if any of our customers encountered these files. We were looking for files that slipped through because of gaps in our telemetry or file collection process. And we found that 2 percent of these files existed across 0.003 percent of our customers,” he continued. “The other 94 percent of the samples don't represent what our customers encounter.”

Microsoft has also revealed a handful of statistics to show that, last month, the company had processed no less than 20 million samples of malware, while it also added protection to block 4 million different malicious files on nearly 3 million computers.

Microsoft Security Essentials is available as a free download and works on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. Windows 8 comes with Windows Defender, a full-featured anti-virus product that also comprises anti-spyware protection.

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[dcs18]

Shaddup Microsoft and stick to just creating OS (the good ones.)

[ASIO]

SE is much better to shit :moon: :shit: :shit: on it ....

[nIGHT]

Shaddup Microsoft and stick to just creating OS (the good ones.)

Shaddup Microsoft! Shaddup! haha! I like it! :rofl:

[marke68]

Oh look we hate MS and we're going to tell everyone that ad nauseam. :sleep:

[DKT27]

Oh look we hate MS and we're going to tell everyone that ad nauseam. :sleep:

People hating Windows 8 =/= People hating MS =/= People hating MSE.

I like Windows 8 overall, I don't hate Microsoft, but after trying MSE 3-4 times, I have started hating it (MSE). ;)

[shorty6100]

I don't like MSE- updates are slow through Windows Update and despite what is said, the system is bogged down. At least it's free.

[marke68]

Oh look we hate MS and we're going to tell everyone that ad nauseam. :sleep:

People hating Windows 8 =/= People hating MS =/= People hating MSE.

I like Windows 8 overall, I don't hate Microsoft, but after trying MSE 3-4 times, I have started hating it (MSE). ;)

I'll have to agree with you on this one mate,MSE really is a pile of steaming horse cock,shame really as you'd think with the resources MS have at their disposal they'd come up with a top class AV. :)

Edit : Sorry i made a bit of a mess with this post. :s

[DKT27]

:)

Fixed the post. ;)

[dcs18]

I wish Microsoft would just stop bloating their OS with Windows Defender, MSE, DEP, UAC, IE and other nick-nacks pre-installed with the kernel - there are plenty of 3rd party Developers already providing alternatives with more frequent updates and finer granularity.