Red Hat Enterprise Linux - February 2009

The following are the results of the February 2009 comparative anti-virus test. The full report can be read in the February 2009 edition of Virus Bulletin. Register for full access.

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Result
  
avast!  +
Alwil avast!
[pass]

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Avira  +
Avira AntiVir/Linux
[pass]
ESET  +
ESET Security
[pass]
F-Secure Protection Services  +
F-Secure Linux Security
[pass]
FRISK (F-Prot)  +
Frisk F-PROT AntiVirus
[fail]
1 False Positive
Kaspersky AV  +
Kaspersky Anti-Virus
[pass]
McAfee  +
McAfee LinuxShield
[fail]
1 False Positive
Quick Heal  +
Quick Heal for Linux
[pass]
Sophos  +
Sophos Anti-Virus
[pass]
Symantec  +
Symantec AntiVirus
[pass]
Name
Result
  
VirusBuster  +
VirusBuster SambaShield
[pass]
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