Windows Server 2003 - February 2008

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The following are the results of the February 2008 comparative anti-virus test. The full report can be read in the February 2008 edition of Virus Bulletin. Register for full access.

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Name
Result
 
Agnitum (Outpost)  +
Agnitum Outpost Security Suite Pro
[fail]
3 WildList Misses

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AhnLab  +
Ahnlab V3Net for Windows Servers
[pass]
avast!  +
Alwil avast! Server Edition
[pass]
AVG  +
Grisoft AVG
[pass]
Avira  +
Avira AntiVir Server
[pass]
BitDefender  +
BitDefender Security for Windows Server
[pass]
Doctor Web  +
Doctor Web Dr. Web Antivirus for Windows Server
[fail]
4 WildList Misses
eScan  +
MWTI eScan Corporate for Windows
[pass]
ESET  +
ESET NOD32 Antivirus
[pass]
F-Secure  +
F-Secure Anti-Virus 7 for Windows Servers
[pass]
Name
Result
 
Fortinet  +
Fortinet Forticlient
[pass]
FRISK (F-Prot)  +
Frisk F-PROT Antivirus for Windows
[pass]

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Ikarus  +
Ikarus Virus Utilities
[fail]
37 WildList Misses, 8 False Positives
Kaspersky AV  +
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 for Windows Servers
[pass]
Kingsoft Advanced  +
Kingsoft Anti-virus 2008
[fail]
19 WildList Misses
McAfee  +
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise
[pass]
Microsoft Forefront  +
Microsoft Forefront Client Security
[pass]
Norman  +
Norman Virus Control
[fail]
4 WildList Misses, 1 False Positive
PC Tools AntiVirus  +
PCTools Anti-Virus 3.6 for Windows
[fail]
3 WildList Misses
Quick Heal  +
Quick Heal Quick Heal Anti-Virus Lite
[fail]
5 False Positives
Redstone  +
Redstone Redprotect
[pass]
Name
Result
 
Sophos  +
Sophos Anti-Virus
[pass]
Symantec  +
Symantec Endpoint Protection
[pass]

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Total Defense Business  +
CA eTrust Antivirus
[pass]
TrustPort  +
AEC TrustPort Antivirus
[fail]
2 False Positives
VirusBuster  +
VirusBuster VirusBuster for Windows Servers
[fail]
1 WildList Miss
Webroot  +
Webroot AntiSpyware with AntiVirus
[pass]
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