Red Hat Linux 9 - April 2005

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The following are the results of the April 2005 comparative anti-virus test. The full report can be read in the April 2005 edition of Virus Bulletin. Register for full access.

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Name
Result
  
avast!  +
Alwil Avast! 1.0.8.2
[pass]

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AVG  +
Grisoft AVG 7 Anti-Virus 7.0.15
[pass]
Avira  +
Avira 1.1.3-17
[pass]
BitDefender  +
SOFTWIN BitDefender 1.6.2-0
[pass]
Doctor Web  +
Doctor Web Dr.Web for Linux 4.32.2
[pass]
eScan  +
MicroWorld eScan Antivirus 1.0A
[fail]
177 WildList Misses
ESET  +
Eset NOD32 2.03
[pass]
F-Secure  +
F-Secure Anti-Virus 4.62
[pass]
FRISK (F-Prot)  +
FRISK F-Prot Antivirus 3.16.6
[pass]
H+BEDV  +
BEDV Antivir 2.1.3-17
[pass]
Name
Result
  
Kaspersky AV  +
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.0.3.0 build 15
[pass]
McAfee  +
McAfee LinuxShield 1.1.0.665.i686
[pass]

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Norman  +
Norman Virus Control 5.70.01
[pass]
Quick Heal  +
CAT Quick Heal X Gen 7.03
[pass]
Sophos  +
Sophos SWEEP 3.91.0
[fail]
WildList Misses
Trend Micro  +
Trend ServerProtect 2.452.00 7.510
[pass]
VirusBuster  +
VirusBuster VirusBuster 2005 1.1.1
[fail]
3 WildList Misses
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