Windows Vista SP2 Business Edition - August 2010

Other tests on Windows Vista SP2 Business Edition: August 2009

The following are the results of the August 2010 comparative anti-virus test. The full report can be read in the August 2010 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 IS
[pass]
avast!  +
Avast! Free
[pass]
AVG  +
AVG IS
[pass]
Avira  +
Avira AntiVir
[pass]
BitDefender  +
BitDefender
[fail]
15 False Positives
Bkis BKAV Gateway  +
Bkis BKAV Gateway
[pass]
Bkis BKAV Home  +
Bkis BKAV Home
[pass]
Bkis BKAV pro  +
Bkis BKAV Pro
[pass]
Central Command (Vexira)  +
Central Command Vexira
[pass]
Name
Result
 
Check Point (ZoneAlarm)  +
Check Point Zone Alarm Security Suite
[pass]
Coranti  +
Coranti Multicore 2011
[fail]
7 WildList Misses, 15 False Positives

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Defenx  +
Defenx Security Suite 2010
[pass]
Digital Defender  +
Digital Defender
[fail]
1 WildList Miss
eEye (Blink)  +
eEye Blink
[fail]
1 False Positive
Emsisoft  +
Emsisoft Anti-Malware
[pass]
eScan  +
eScan ISS 11
[fail]
1 WildList Miss
ESET  +
ESET NOD32
[pass]
F-Secure  +
F-Secure PSB
[pass]
F-Secure Protection Services  +
F-Secure Client Security
[pass]
Filseclab (Twister)  +
Filseclab Twister
[fail]
3191 WildList Misses, 3 False Positives
Name
Result
 
Fortinet  +
Fortinet FortiClient
[pass]
FRISK (F-Prot)  +
Frisk F-PROT
[pass]

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G Data  +
GDATA
[fail]
15 False Positives
GFI (Sunbelt)  +
Sunbelt Vipre
[pass]
Ikarus  +
Ikarus T3 virus.utilities
[pass]
K7 Computing  +
K7 Total Security
[pass]
Kaspersky AV  +
Kaspersky AntiVirus 6.0
[pass]
Kaspersky IS  +
Kaspersky AntiVirus 2011
[pass]
Keniu  +
Keniu Antivirus 1.0
[pass]
Kingsoft Advanced  +
Kingsoft IS 2011 Advanced
[fail]
8 WildList Misses
Kingsoft Standard  +
Kingsoft IS 2011 Standard
[fail]
8 WildList Misses
Name
Result
 
Lavasoft (Ad-aware)  +
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Professional
[pass]
Lavasoft Total Security  +
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Total Security
[fail]
15 False Positives

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McAfee  +
McAfee VirusScan
[fail]
5 WildList Misses
McAfee Total Protection  +
McAfee Total Protection
[fail]
5 WildList Misses
Microsoft Security Essentials  +
Microsoft Security Essentials
[pass]
Nifty  +
Nifty Security24
[pass]
Norman  +
Norman Security Suite
[fail]
1 False Positive
PC Tools Internet Security  +
PC Tools IS
[pass]
PC Tools Spyware Doctor  +
PC Tools Spyware Doctor
[pass]
Preventon  +
Preventon
[fail]
1 WildList Miss
Proland Software  +
Proland Protector Plus
[pass]
Name
Result
 
Qihoo  +
Qihoo 360 Security
[fail]
15 False Positives
Quick Heal  +
Quick Heal AntiVirus 2010
[pass]

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Returnil  +
Returnil RVS
[pass]
Rising  +
Rising IS
[fail]
2 False Positives
Sophos  +
Sophos Endpoint
[pass]
Symantec  +
Symantec Endpoint Security
[pass]
Total Defense Business  +
CA Threat Manager
[fail]
1 WildList Miss
Total Defense Consumer  +
CA Internet Security Suite Plus
[fail]
5 WildList Misses
TrustPort  +
TrustPort Antivirus 2010
[pass]
VirusBuster  +
VirusBuster Professional
[pass]
VIRUSfighter Pro  +
SPAMfighter VIRUSfighter
[fail]
1 WildList Miss
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