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Malware Tests
Malware Research Group Project #18
Project details: On Demand scan test
Operating System used in this test: Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3
Total number of programs used in this test: 18
List of programs used:
1. a-squared Anti-Malware 4.0.0.79
2. avast! 4.8.1335
3. AVG Anti-Virus 8.5.287 Build 1483
4. Avira AntiVir Premium 9.0.0.420
5. BitDefender AntiVirus 2009 Build 12.0.12.0
6. COMODO Internet Security 3.8.65951.477
7. ClamWin Free Antivirus 0.95.1
8. Dr.Web 5.00.1.04130 for Windows
9. ESET Nod32 Antivirus 4.0.417
10. F-Secure Internet Security 2009 9.00.149
11. G DATA InternetSecurity 2009 19.0.0.53
12. Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 8.0.0.506
13. Norman Antivirus & Anti-Spyware 7.10
14. Norton AntiVirus 2009 16.5.0.134
15. Sophos Anti-Virus 7.3.0
16. Twister Anti-TrojanVirus 7.32
17. eScan Antivirus Edition V10
18. McAfee VirusScan Plus 2009
Malware samples used in this test: 395.844
Malware categories used in this test and the amount of samples in each category :
Windows/Macro Viruses- 18.696
Trojans/Backdoors- 243.811
Worms/Rootkits- 86.634
Adware/Spyware- 46.703
Samples used in this test were supplied by our own team of researchers, all the samples used in this test date from January 1st 2008. up to December 31st 2008.
Methodology used in this test:
1.Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 is installed and updated with all the important updates.
2. Image of the Operating System is being created.
3. Clones of the Imaged system have been made in the amount of programs used in the test.
4. On each of the Cloned systems a separate program is being installed.
5. All of the programs in the test are being updated with the latest databases at the same time. When the updating procedure is finished and the successful program updates have been verified, internet is disconnected.
6. Malware package that was prepaid earlier is being placed into every PC scheduled for testing.
7. All the programs in the test are set to delete all the detected items.
8. After each program finishes the test, another scan is being performed on the undetected items.
9. When each of the programs completes the second scan, the samples missed are being counted and stored into the external storage unit.
10. The final results are presented and show the amount of samples that were detected and removed.
The table shows the program tested, the amount of malware samples (all of the categories above) that were detected and removed.
Pogram Detection Rate (%)
a-squared 99.6%*
Avira 99.6%*
G DATA 99.4%
Avast 99.2%
Norton 99.0%
Kaspersky 98.8%
BitDefender 98.7%
eScan 98.5%
F-Secure 98.3%
McAfee 98.1%
Nod32 97.6%
AVG 96.9%
COMODO 96.2%
Twister 95.7%
Sophos 93.5%
Norman 93.2%
Dr.Web 86.3%
ClamAV 85.7%
If you wish to use these results on your website, please use a direct link to this web page.
We wish to point out once again, that this test was done using malware samples created and discovered in the past year (2008.), we did not use any “suspicious” files or False Positives, we didn’t take scanning speed into consideration, this was test was conducted simply to check the ability of today’s Anti-Malware programs when dealing with malware samples which have been around for some tome.
Avira and a-squared detected exactly the same amount of samples (99.61%), that result is very rare in tests like this and has happened to our team only once before this test. Both Avira and a-squared share the first place in this test.
This test is property of Malware Research Groupany unauthorized reproduction of this test is strictly forbidden.