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Virus Bulletin's latest research finds worrying issues with stability under pressure

Around a third of anti-malware products fail to fully protect users of Windows 7 Professional, according to the latest test from Virus Bulletin.

The testing and certification organisation ran the Windows 7 test on 64 products, 20 of which failed to reach the required standard.

The testing team also found that some products had "serious issues with stability under pressure", according to John Hawes, anti-malware test director at Virus Bulletin.

"The level of quality seen in some products this month would be unacceptable in any software, and is especially unforgivable in security solutions," he said.

"Users need to be able to trust their security product, and to rely on it to keep them as safe as possible. That trust is as easily destroyed by flakiness and crashes as it is by failure to protect against malware or misdiagnosis of clean software as malicious."

Big names such as McAfee and CA were among the vendors whose products failed to pass the test.

McAfee's VirusScan Enterprise and CA's Internet Security Suite Plus and Total Defense r12 failed, while other poor performers included smaller vendors such as Lavasoft, Kingsoft and Comodo.

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i don`t really trust these tests...i prefer doing them myself on 4-5 AV`s and choose one than to listen to VB or AV-Comp...

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Here's a summary of the results:

(Eset passed, MS Security Essential passed, Comodo Internet Security failed (just the AV part, they didn't test the firewall in this test.)

Windows 7 - December 2010

Agnitum

Status: PASS

Result history: Agnitum

Product name: Agnitum Outpost

Details: Only available to subscribers.

AhnLab

Status: PASS

Result history: AhnLab

Product name: Ahnlab V3Net

Details: Only available to subscribers.

ArcaBit

Status: FAIL

Failure reason: 8 false positives

Result history: ArcaBit

Product name: Arcabit ArcaVir

Details: Only available to subscribers.

avast!

Status: PASS

Result history: avast!

Product name: Avast Software avast!

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Avertive

Status: FAIL

Failure reason: 14 wildlist misses

Result history: Avertive

Product name: Avertive VirusTect

Details: Only available to subscribers.

AVG

Status: PASS

Result history: AVG

Product name: AVG Internet Security 2010

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Avira

Status: PASS

Result history: Avira

Product name: Avira Professional

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Avira Personal

Status: PASS

Result history: Avira Personal

Product name: Avira Personal

Details: Only available to subscribers.

BitDefender

Status: PASS

Result history: BitDefender

Product name: BitDefender Business Client

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Bkis BKAV pro

Status: PASS

Result history: Bkis BKAV pro

Product name: Bkis BKAV Home Plus 2010

Details: Only available to subscribers.

CA Consumer

Status: FAIL

Failure reason: 21 wildlist misses, 2 false positives

Result history: CA Consumer

Product name: CA Internet Security Suite Plus

Details: Only available to subscribers.

CA Business

Status: FAIL

Failure reason: 21 wildlist misses

Result history: CA Business

Product name: CA Total Defense r12

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Celeritas

Status: FAIL

Failure reason: 14 wildlist misses

Result history: Celeritas

Product name: Celeritas WinSafeGuard

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Central Command

Status: PASS

Result history: Central Command

Product name: Central Command Vexira

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Clearsight

Status: FAIL

Failure reason: 14 wildlist misses

Result history: Clearsight

Product name: Clearsight AntiVirus

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Commtouch

Status: PASS

Result history: Commtouch

Product name: Commtouch Command

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Comodo AntiVirus

Status: FAIL

Failure reason: 5 wildlist misses, 1 false positive

Result history: Comodo AntiVirus

Product name: Comodo AntiVirus

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Comodo Internet Security

Status: FAIL

Failure reason: 5 wildlist misses, 1 false positive

Result history: Comodo Internet Security

Product name: Comodo Internet Security

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Coranti Multicore

Status: PASS

Result history: Coranti Multicore

Product name: Coranti 2010

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Defenx

Status: PASS

Result history: Defenx

Product name: Defenx Security Suite 2011

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Digital Defender

Status: FAIL

Failure reason: 14 wildlist misses

Result history: Digital Defender

Product name: DigitalDefender Antivirus

Details: Only available to subscribers.

eEye

Status: PASS

Result history: eEye

Product name: eEye Digital Security Blink

Details: Only available to subscribers.

EmsiSoft

Status: PASS

Result history: EmsiSoft

Product name: Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Details: Only available to subscribers.

eScan

Status: PASS

Result history: eScan

Product name: eScan Internet Security

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Eset

Status: PASS

Result history: Eset

Product name: Eset NOD32 Antivirus

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Filseclab

Status: FAIL

Failure reason: 1239 wildlist misses, 6 false positives

Result history: Filseclab

Product name: Filseclab Twister

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Fortinet

Status: PASS

Result history: Fortinet

Product name: Fortinet FortiClient

Details: Only available to subscribers.

FRISK

Status: PASS

Result history: FRISK

Product name: Frisk F-PROT Antivirus for Windows

Details: Only available to subscribers.

F-Secure

Status: PASS

Result history: F-Secure

Product name: F-Secure Client Security

Details: Only available to subscribers.

F-Secure Protection Services

Status: PASS

Result history: F-Secure Protection Services

Product name: F-Secure Internet Security

Details: Only available to subscribers.

GDATA

Status: PASS

Result history: GDATA

Product name: GData Antivirus 2011

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Hauri

Status: FAIL

Failure reason: 1 false positive

Result history: Hauri

Product name: Hauri ViRobot

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Ikarus

Status: PASS

Result history: Ikarus

Product name: Ikarus virus.utilities

Details: Only available to subscribers.

iolo

Status: PASS

Result history: iolo

Product name: Iolo System Shield

Details: Only available to subscribers.

K7 Computing

Status: PASS

Result history: K7 Computing

Product name: K7 Total Security

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Kaspersky

Status: PASS

Result history: Kaspersky

Product name: Kaspersky Antivirus 6 for Windows

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Kaspersky AntiVirus 2010

Status: PASS

Result history: Kaspersky AntiVirus 2010

Product name: Kaspersky Internet Security 2011

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Keniu

Status: PASS

Result history: Keniu

Product name: Keniu Antivirus

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Kingsoft Advanced

Status: FAIL

Failure reason: 1 wildlist miss

Result history: Kingsoft Advanced

Product name: Kingsoft Internet Security 2011 Advanced

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Kingsoft Standard

Status: FAIL

Failure reason: 1 wildlist miss

Result history: Kingsoft Standard

Product name: Kingsoft Internet Security 2011 Standard

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Lavasoft

Status: FAIL

Failure reason: 20 wildlist misses

Result history: Lavasoft

Product name: Lavasoft AdAware Professional

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Lavasoft Total Security

Status: FAIL

Failure reason: 1 false positive

Result history: Lavasoft Total Security

Product name: Lavasoft AdAware Total Security

Details: Only available to subscribers.

McAfee

Status: FAIL

Failure reason: 1 wildlist miss

Result history: McAfee

Product name: McAfee VirusScan Enterprise

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Microsafe

Status: PASS

Result history: Microsafe

Product name: Microsafe Avira Premium Security Suite

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Microsoft Security Essentials

Status: PASS

Result history: Microsoft Security Essentials

Product name: Microsoft Security Essentials

Details: Only available to subscribers.

MKS

Status: FAIL

Failure reason: 5086 wildlist misses, 2428 false positives

Result history: MKS

Product name: MKS MKS_vir

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Nifty

Status: PASS

Result history: Nifty

Product name: Nifty Corporation Security24

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Norman

Status: PASS

Result history: Norman

Product name: Norman Security Suite

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Optenet

Status: PASS

Result history: Optenet

Product name: Optenet Security Suite

Details: Only available to subscribers.

PC Booster

Status: FAIL

Failure reason: 14 wildlist misses

Result history: PC Booster

Product name: PC Booster AV Booster

Details: Only available to subscribers.

PC Tools Internet Security

Status: PASS

Result history: PC Tools Internet Security

Product name: PC Tools Internet Security

Details: Only available to subscribers.

PC Tools Spyware Doctor

Status: PASS

Result history: PC Tools Spyware Doctor

Product name: PC Tools Spyware Doctor

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Preventon

Status: FAIL

Failure reason: 14 wildlist misses

Result history: Preventon

Product name: Preventon AntiVirus

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Qihoo

Status: PASS

Result history: Qihoo

Product name: Qihoo 360 Antivirus

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Quick Heal

Status: PASS

Result history: Quick Heal

Product name: Quick Heal Total Security 2011

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Returnil

Status: PASS

Result history: Returnil

Product name: Returnil System Safe 2011

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Rising

Status: FAIL

Failure reason: 2523 wildlist misses

Result history: Rising

Product name: Rising Internet Security 2010

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Sophos

Status: PASS

Result history: Sophos

Product name: Sophos Endpoint Security and Control

Details: Only available to subscribers.

VIRUSfighter Pro

Status: FAIL

Failure reason: 14 wildlist misses

Result history: VIRUSfighter Pro

Product name: SPAMfighter VIRUSfighter

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Sunbelt

Status: PASS

Result history: Sunbelt

Product name: Sunbelt Vipre

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Trustport

Status: PASS

Result history: Trustport

Product name: Trustport AntiVirus 2011

Details: Only available to subscribers.

VirusBuster

Status: PASS

Result history: VirusBuster

Product name: VirusBuster VirusBuster Professional

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Webroot

Status: PASS

Result history: Webroot

Product name: Webroot Internet Security Complete

Details: Only available to subscribers.

Zeobit

Status: PASS

Result history: Zeobit

Product name: ZeoBit PCKeeper

Details: Only available to subscribers.

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hmmm no mwba nor superspy

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crapdefender passed!?!

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*going to slap his sister to fell better*

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crapdefender passed!?!

*going to slap his sister to fell better*

Its windows defender B) by Microsoft!

:evil:

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don`t know why everybody says security essentials is good and light and bla bla bla, `cause to me it`s the exact oposite! and i don`t understand the use of windows defender....jesus, why is M$ creating these apps???

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:))

i see... :P

where is prevx? am i blind or is it missing? any idea?

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Its windows defender B) by Microsoft!

:evil:

i was talking about bitdefender :lmao:

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