Windows XP Professional - April 2009

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

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Name
Result
 
Agnitum (Outpost)  +
Agnitum Outpost
[pass]

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AhnLab  +
Ahnlab V3
[pass]
avast!  +
Alwil avast!
[pass]
AVG  +
AVG
[pass]
Avira  +
Avira AntiVir
[pass]
BitDefender  +
BitDefender
[pass]
BullGuard  +
BullGuard
[pass]
Check Point (ZoneAlarm)  +
Check Point Zone Alarm
[pass]
Commtouch (formerly Authentium)  +
Authentium Command
[pass]
eEye (Blink)  +
eEye Blink
[fail]
11 WildList Misses
Name
Result
 
eScan  +
MWTI eScan
[fail]
4 WildList Misses
ESET  +
ESET NOD32
[pass]

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F-Secure Protection Services  +
F-Secure
[pass]
Filseclab (Twister)  +
Filseclab Twister
[fail]
53 WildList Misses, 8 False Positives
Finport  +
Finport Simple
[fail]
266 WildList Misses, 12 False Positives
Fortinet  +
Fortinet FortiClient
[pass]
FRISK (F-Prot)  +
Frisk F-PROT
[pass]
G Data  +
Gdata
[pass]
K7 Computing  +
K7 Total Security
[fail]
2 False Positives
Kaspersky AV  +
Kaspersky
[pass]
Kingsoft Advanced  +
Kingsoft Advanced
[pass]
Name
Result
 
Kingsoft Standard  +
Kingsoft Standard
[pass]
McAfee  +
McAfee VirusScan
[pass]

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Microsoft Forefront  +
Microsoft Forefront
[pass]
Microsoft OneCare  +
Microsoft OneCare
[pass]
Norman  +
Norman Security Suite
[fail]
10 WildList Misses
PC Tools AntiVirus  +
PC Tools AV
[fail]
12 WildList Misses
PC Tools Internet Security  +
PC Tools IS
[fail]
12 WildList Misses
PC Tools Spyware Doctor  +
PC Tools SD
[fail]
12 WildList Misses
Quick Heal  +
Quick Heal
[pass]
Redstone  +
Redstone RedProtect
[pass]
Rising  +
Rising IS
[fail]
10 False Positives
Name
Result
 
Sophos  +
Sophos Endpoint
[pass]
Symantec  +
Symantec Endpoint
[pass]

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Total Defense Business  +
CA eTrust
[pass]
Total Defense Consumer  +
CA AV
[pass]
TrustPort  +
TrustPort Antivirus
[fail]
10 WildList Misses
VirusBuster  +
VirusBuster
[pass]
Webroot  +
Webroot
[pass]
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