Windows Vista x64 - August 2007

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

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Name
Result
  
avast!  +
Alwil avast!
[pass]

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AVG  +
Grisoft AVG
[pass]
BullGuard  +
BullGuard
[pass]
eScan  +
Microworld eScan
[pass]
ESET  +
ESET Nod32
[pass]
Fortinet  +
Fortinet Forticlient
[fail]
1 WildList Miss, 1 False Positive
G Data  +
Gdata AntiVirusKit
[pass]
Ikarus  +
Ikarus Virus Utilities
[fail]
46 False Positives
Kaspersky AV  +
Kaspersky Anti-Virus
[pass]
Kingsoft Advanced  +
Kingsoft Internet Security
[pass]
Name
Result
  
McAfee  +
McAfee VirusScan
[pass]
Microsoft Forefront  +
Microsoft Forefront
[pass]

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Quick Heal  +
CAT Quick Heal
[pass]
Sophos  +
Sophos Anti-Virus
[pass]
Symantec  +
Symantec AntiVirus
[pass]
Total Defense Business  +
CA eTrust
[fail]
WildList Misses
Trend Micro  +
Trend Micro PC-cillin
[fail]
1 False Positive
VirusBuster  +
VirusBuster VirusBuster
[fail]
1 False Positive
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