About AV-Test GmbH

The company AV-Test GmbH is a worldwide operating and leading service provider for IT security testing and consultancy services. Our team has more than 15 years of experience in the area of anti-virus research and data security. Every year we perform more than 2,500 product tests of anti-virus, anti-spyware, personal firewalls and related products on behalf of vendors, integrators (OEM), corporate users and magazines.

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Comprehensive "Real World" 0Day Malware Blocking Test Published

2009-12-17

During the last three months, our lab has been working on exhaustive testing to answer the question how effective Internet Security Suites are performing in the "real world". To confront today's threats, the products utilize many different protection layers, such as URL filtering, web reputation services, exploit blocking, "in-the-cloud" scanning as well as behavior-based protection mechanisms. All these layers were carefully tested, featuring both "static" and "dynamic" detection mechanisms. In total, we have performed 600 tests using active malware and 400 tests using clean files for all of the 12 products in this review -- that's 12,000 test cases! The results can be found in various publications, e.g. CHIP (Germany), PC Magazine and Dark Reading.

Heise Download Directory: Checked with 40 virus scanners

2009-12-11

AV-Test increases the security of downloads: All files available at the German "Heise Software-Verzeichnis" (Software Directory) have to pass an exhaustive test with currently 40 virus scanners. Only files which are confirmed virus-free, or when detections turned out to be false alarms, are published at the download servers. To complete this extensive task, the VTEST multi-scanner system, which was developed by AV-Test, is used. This system currently scans about 3.5 mio samples for virus infections every day.

PC World: Top Paid Antivirus Software of 2010

2009-11-24

What's the best advanced antivirus? In cooperation with PC World, we've reviewed the 2010 editions of Alwil Avast, Avira AntiVir, BitDefender, Eset Nod32, F-Secure, G Data, Kaspersky Lab, McAfee, Panda, Symantec (Norton Antivirus) and Trend Micro. Click here for the latest test report. A quick comparison can be found here.