Windows XP - April 2010

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The following are the results of the April 2010 comparative anti-virus test. The full report can be read in the April 2010 edition of Virus Bulletin. Register for full access.

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Name
Result
 
Agnitum (Outpost)  +
Agnitum Outpost Security Suite Pro
[pass]

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AhnLab  +
AhnLab V3 Internet Security
[pass]
ArcaBit  +
Arcabit ArcaVir 2010
[fail]
6 False Positives
Avanquest  +
Avanquest Double Anti-Spy Professional
[fail]
1 False Positive
avast!  +
Alwil avast! free antivirus
[pass]
AVG  +
AVG Internet Security Network Edition
[pass]
Avira  +
Avira AntiVir Professional
[pass]
Avira Personal  +
Avira AntiVir Personal
[pass]
BeyondTrust  +
eEye Digital Security Blink Professional
[fail]
104 WildList Misses, 3 False Positives
Bitdefender  +
BitDefender Antivirus 2010
[pass]
Name
Result
 
Bkis BKAV Gateway  +
Bkav Gateway Scan
[fail]
3 WildList Misses
Bkis BKAV Home  +
Bkav Home Edition
[fail]
18 WildList Misses

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BullGuard  +
BullGuard Antivirus
[pass]
Central Command (Vexira)  +
Central Command Vexira Antivirus Professional
[pass]
Check Point (ZoneAlarm)  +
Check Point Zone Alarm Suite
[fail]
1 WildList Miss
Commtouch (formerly Authentium)  +
Authentium Command Anti-Malware
[fail]
4 False Positives
Defenx  +
Defenx Security Suite 2010
[pass]
Digital Defender  +
Digital Defender Antivirus
[pass]
Emsisoft  +
Emsisoft a-squared Anti-Malware
[fail]
974 WildList Misses, 1 False Positive
eScan  +
eScan Internet Security for Windows
[pass]
ESET  +
ESET NOD32 Antivirus
[pass]
Name
Result
 
F-Secure  +
F-Secure Client Security
[pass]
F-Secure Internet Security  +
F-Secure PSB Workstation Security
[pass]

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Filseclab (Twister)  +
Filseclab Twister Anti-TrojanVirus
[fail]
1548 WildList Misses, 5 False Positives
Fortinet  +
Fortinet FortiClient
[fail]
1 False Positive
FRISK (F-Prot)  +
Frisk F-PROT
[fail]
1 False Positive
G Data  +
G DATA Antivirus 2010
[pass]
GFI (Sunbelt)  +
Sunbelt VIPRE AntiVirus Premium
[fail]
2 False Positives
Ikarus  +
Ikarus virus.utilities
[fail]
973 WildList Misses
iolo  +
iolo System Mechanic Professional
[fail]
1 False Positive
K7 Computing  +
K7 Total Security
[pass]
Kaspersky  +
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6 for Windows Workstations
[fail]
1 WildList Miss
Name
Result
 
Kaspersky IS  +
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010
[pass]
Kingsoft  +
Kingsoft Internet Security 2010 Advanced Edition
[pass]

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Kingsoft Standard  +
Kingsoft Internet Security 2010 Standard Edition
[pass]
Kingsoft Swinstar  +
Kingsoft Internet Security 2010 Swinstar Edition
[fail]
6 WildList Misses, 1 False Positive
Lavasoft (Ad-aware)  +
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Professional Internet Security
[fail]
2 WildList Misses, 2 False Positives
McAfee  +
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise
[pass]
McAfee Total Protection  +
McAfee Total Protection
[pass]
Microsoft Security Essentials  +
Microsoft Security Essentials
[fail]
1 WildList Miss
Nifty  +
Nifty Corp. Security 24
[fail]
1 WildList Miss
Norman  +
Norman Security Suite
[fail]
104 WildList Misses, 3 False Positives
PC Tools Internet Security  +
PC Tools Internet Security 2010
[pass]
Name
Result
 
PC Tools Spyware Doctor  +
PC Tools Spyware Doctor
[pass]
Preventon  +
Preventon AntiVirus
[pass]

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Proland Software  +
Proland Protector Plus Professional
[pass]
Qihoo  +
Qihoo 360 Security
[pass]
Quick Heal  +
Quick Heal AntiVirus 2010
[pass]
Rising  +
Rising Internet Security 2010
[pass]
SGA (VirusChaser)  +
SGA Corp. SGA-VC
[pass]
Sophos  +
Sophos Endpoint Security and Control
[pass]
Symantec  +
Symantec Endpoint Protection
[pass]
Symantec Norton  +
Symantec Norton Antivirus
[pass]
Total Defense Business  +
CA Threat Manager
[pass]
Name
Result
 
Total Defense Consumer  +
CA Internet Security Suite Plus
[pass]
TrustPort  +
TrustPort Antivirus 2010
[pass]

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VirusBuster  +
VirusBuster Professional
[pass]
VIRUSfighter Plus  +
SPAMfighter VIRUSfighter Plus
[pass]
VIRUSfighter Pro  +
SPAMfighter VIRUSfighter Pro
[pass]
Webroot  +
Webroot AntiVirus with SpySweeper
[pass]
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