Real-World Antivirus Protection Test: Winners and Losers

http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security-software/325583-real-world-antivirus-protection-test-winners-and-losers

 

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Not every security vendor chooses to participate in testing by AV-Comparatives. G DATA's people don't approve of the way the testing system rates protection that depends on user interaction, so they've opted out. Symantec has long contended the file detection and retrospective tests performed by AV-Comparatives are irrelevant. Since those are included in the all-or-nothing package of tests, Symantec hasn't participated for years.

This time around, AV-Comparatives roped in Symantec and G DATA for testing, for informational purposes. The real-world test is exactly the kind of test Symantec believes should be universal, as it exercises the whole product. Symantec would have earned Advanced+ in this test, with a very high detection rate and no false positives. G DATA would have managed an Advanced rating."