Windows XP - June 2007

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The following are the results of the June 2007 comparative anti-virus test. The full report can be read in the June 2007 edition of Virus Bulletin. Register for full access.

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Name
Result
  
Agnitum (Outpost)  +
Agnitum Outpost Security Suite Pro 2007 5.1214.616
[fail]
2 WildList Misses

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AhnLab  +
Ahnlab V3 Internet Security 2007 7.40.1
[fail]
17 WildList Misses
avast!  +
Alwil avast! v.4.7 Professional Edition
[pass]
AVG  +
Grisoft AVG 7.5 Professional Edition
[fail]
1 WildList Miss
Avira  +
Avira AntiVir
[pass]
BitDefender  +
Softwin Bitdefender Antivirus Plus v.10
[pass]
BullGuard  +
BullGuard v.7.0
[pass]
Commtouch (formerly Authentium)  +
Authentium Command AntiVirus for Windows 4.94.5
[pass]
Doctor Web  +
Doctor Web Dr.Web 4.33.3.04230
[fail]
6 WildList Misses
eEye (Blink)  +
eEye Blink Personal Edition 3.0.9
[pass]
Name
Result
  
eScan  +
Microworld eScan Internet Security for Windows 9.0.714.1
[pass]
ESET  +
ESET Nod32 Antivirus System 2.70.32
[pass]

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F-Secure  +
F-Secure Protection Service for Consumers 7.00
[fail]
1 WildList Miss
Fortinet  +
Fortinet Forticlient 3.0.412
[pass]
FRISK (F-Prot)  +
Frisk F-Prot Anti-Virus 6.0.70
[pass]
G Data  +
Gdata AntiVirusKit 17.0.7089
[pass]
Ikarus  +
Ikarus Virus Utilities 1.0.52
[fail]
4 WildList Misses, 22 False Positives
iolo  +
iolo AntiVirus 1.1.9
[fail]
1 WildList Miss, 1 False Positive
K7 Computing  +
K7 Total Security 2006
[pass]
Kaspersky AV  +
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0.2.621
[fail]
1 WildList Miss
McAfee  +
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise v.8.5i
[pass]
Name
Result
  
Microsoft Forefront  +
Microsoft Forefront Client Security 1.5.1937
[pass]
Microsoft OneCare  +
Microsoft Windows Live OneCare 1.5.1890.35
[pass]

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Norman  +
Norman Virus Control 5.90
[pass]
PC Tools AntiVirus  +
PC Tools Antivirus 3.1.1.6
[pass]
PC Tools Spyware Doctor  +
PC Tools Spyware Doctor v.5.0.0.182
[pass]
Proland Software  +
Proland Protector Plus 2007
[fail]
3 WildList Misses, 2 False Positives
Quick Heal  +
CAT Quick Heal 2007 v.9
[pass]
SGA (VirusChaser)  +
NWI VirusChaser 5.0a
[fail]
9 WildList Misses
Sophos  +
Sophos Anti-Virus 6.54 R2
[pass]
Symantec  +
Symantec AntiVirus 1.0.0.359
[pass]
Total Defense Business  +
CA eTrust r.8.1.634.0
[pass]
Name
Result
  
Total Defense Consumer  +
CA AntiVirus 8.4.0.11
[pass]
Trend Micro  +
Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2007 15.30.1151
[pass]

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TrustPort  +
AEC Trustport Workstation Antivirus 2.5.0.970
[pass]
VirusBuster  +
VirusBuster VirusBuster Professional 2006 v.5.2
[pass]
Webroot  +
Webroot SpySweeper 5.5
[pass]
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