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How effective is your Anti-Virus software ?
You buy
anti-virus software to protect yourself but how effective is it ?
In
testing by full time professional and independent anti-virus experts
Virus Bulletin** (http://www.virusbtn.com),
NOD32 (www.nod32.com)
is the only anti-virus software in the world that
has not missed a single “in the wild virus” since May 1998 and
it’s also the only
product to hold 26 Virus Bulletin 100% detection awards.
NOD32 holds the record for the fastest scanning rates of any anti-virus product
(2 - 50 times faster), has the lowest system footprint and is used by
companies like Microsoft in their pre-release labs to scan terabytes of source
code and beta software before it is released to the public. NOD32 is shipped as
standard by Dell Inc. with their PowerVault NAS Server range. ISCA Labs
certified. (http://www.iscalabs.com/)
The following table of independent test results from Virus Bulletin makes very
interesting reading ! Information correct as at April 2004.
|
Anti Virus Software
Brand/Product |
Times Tested
Since Jan 1998 |
Tests
Failed |
Tests
Passed |
Success
Ratio % |
|
Nod32 from ESET |
28 |
2 |
26 |
92.85 % |
|
Norton Antivirus |
29 |
6 |
23 |
79.31 % |
|
Norman Virus Control |
33 |
11 |
22 |
66.66 % |
|
Sophos |
34 |
11 |
23 |
67.64 % |
|
CA
Vet |
32 |
12 |
20 |
62.50 % |
|
CA
InnoculateIT/eTrust |
26 |
10 |
16 |
61.53 % |
|
Kaspersky AVP |
34 |
13 |
21 |
61.76 % |
|
Frisk F-Prot |
17 |
7 |
10 |
58.82 % |
|
Trend PC-Cillin/SvrPro |
16 |
7 |
9 |
56.25 % |
|
F-Secure FSAV |
26 |
12 |
14 |
53.84 % |
|
Iris |
8 |
4 |
4 |
50.00 % |
|
Dr
Web32 |
30 |
15 |
15 |
50.00 % |
|
McAfee |
31 |
17 |
14 |
45.16 % |
|
Command |
28 |
16 |
12 |
42.85 % |
|
VirusBuster |
19 |
11 |
8 |
42.10 % |
|
Softwin AVX/BitDefend |
9 |
6 |
3 |
33.33
% |
|
Alwil Avast32 |
27 |
18 |
9 |
33.33 % |
|
GDATA |
11 |
8 |
3 |
27.27 % |
|
Panda |
4 |
3 |
1 |
25.00 % |
|
GeCAD RAV |
25 |
19 |
6 |
24.00 % |
|
Hauri ViRobot |
6 |
5 |
1 |
16.66 % |
|
Grisoft AVG |
24 |
20 |
4 |
16.66 % |
|
H+BEDV |
9 |
8 |
1 |
11.11 % |
|
Proland Protector Plus |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0.0
% |
|
Aladdin eSafe |
9 |
9 |
0 |
0.0
% |
“The most important function of antivirus software is to detect and block viruses. NOD32 does this very well, and proves its reliability in the tests detailed above. It also has superior heuristic scanning abilities, making it very effective in detecting unknown viruses. NOD32 claims that not only did it detect and block big-gun viruses like CIH, Melissa, LoveLetter, etc. a long time before any competitor, but also the "gnomes" in the ESET virus lab are extremely fast and good in analysing viruses and releasing blocks and fixes well before competitors do. This degree of protection makes NOD32 a clear winner in my book. Overall, NOD32 is a first-rate antivirus program that offers several levels of superior protection combined with ease-of-use”.
Independent review for PC911 Magazine
Submitted by: Alex Byron |
