False false positives
BitDefender defends reputation, three more VB100% awards granted.
Since the publication of the recent VB100% results, several of the files from the clean test set causing false positives from
various vendors have been made available for deeper analysis. As a result, some changes are required to the cleanset,
and to the results of the VB100%.
One file, a corrupted zip flagged as infected by the Avira product, has been identified as a file processed by
them after a VB100% test in 2005, which should have been removed from the cleanset. The file has been confirmed as
containing code of the Fosforo virus, which after careful extraction remains a working threat. Only Avira
detected this. The remaining cleanset file alerted on by the product has been confirmed as a false positive, apparently
spotted and fixed by Avira in late September.
The file labelled 'suspicious' by Symantec has been identified as a hacker tool, and as such will be removed
from the cleanset.
The file which spoiled BitDefender's chances of an award, along with those of GDATA and AEC,
(maker of Trustport), has also been identified as a hacker tool, detection for which was recently added to
the BitDefender product. The file will be stricken from the cleanset, and as all three products failed only
due to this issue, all are awarded the VB100%. GDATA also joins the elite group of products detecting
100% across all test sets. VB extends its apologies to all three companies.
A thorough review of the VB cleanset will be
conducted before the next VB100% comparative, surveying products for the Windows XP 64Bit platform, to be
published in the December 2006 issue of VB. Vendors wishing to submit products should contact John Hawes at
john.hawes@virusbtn.com.
06 October 2006
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