Retrospective / ProActive - Test November 2004 (www.av-comparatives.org) Copyright (c) by Andreas Clementi
	Developer				H+BEDV Datentechnik			Alwil Software			Softwin			DialogueScience			Frisk Software			Trend Micro				Kaspersky Labs			McAfee			ESET			Symantec			Panda Software			GeCAD Software			Sophos
	Product name				AntiVir Professional			Avast! Professional			BitDefender Prof.			Dr. Web			F-Prot			Internet Security				KAV Personal			McAfee VirusScan			NOD32 Anti-Virus			Norton Anti-Virus			Panda Platinum IS			RAV Desktop			Sophos Anti-Virus
	Program version				6.26.01.01			4.1.418			7.2.0.0			4.31b			3.15			11.31				5.0.142			8.0.41			2.000.9			10.0.1.13			8.05.00			8.6.105			3.84
	Version of engine / signature				6.26.0.10			0432-2			N/A			4.30.0			3.15.1			7.100 (951)				N/A			4.3.20 / 4383			1.835			60804ah			N/A			8.11			2.20
	Date of signature				08/06/2004			08/04/2004			08/06/2004			08/06/2004			08/06/2004			08/04/2004				08/06/2004			08/04/2004			08/06/2004			08/04/2004			08/06/2004			08/05/2004			08/06/2004
	Number of virus records				88.519			N/A			88.298			52.998			122.919			N/A				98.958			95.958			N/A			67.916			81.569			103.044			92.776
	ProActive detection of ITW-samples*
	In-The-Wild samples		8		1	13%		0	0%		2	25%		1	13%		0	0%		0	0%			2	25%		0	0%		8	100%		0	0%		0	0%		0	0%		0	0%
	ProActive detection of "NEW" zoo-samples**
	DOS viruses		18		0	0%		0	0%		14	78%		17	94%		3	17%		0	0%			14	78%		0	0%		8	44%		5	28%		5	28%		0	0%		0	0%
	Windows viruses		152		22	14%		5	3%		15	10%		28	18%		41	27%		3	2%			30	20%		45	30%		75	49%		35	23%		47	31%		21	14%		0	0%
	Macro viruses		8		1	13%		0	0%		1	13%		2	25%		1	13%		0	0%			1	13%		0	0%		0	0%		0	0%		0	0%		0	0%		0	0%
	Script viruses		152		6	4%		6	4%		20	13%		91	60%		1	1%		3	2%			22	14%		38	25%		7	5%		13	9%		22	14%		14	9%		3	2%
	Worms		381		114	30%		17	4%		140	37%		94	25%		28	7%		16	4%			91	24%		113	30%		237	62%		71	19%		60	16%		37	10%		28	7%
	Backdoors		3.704		445	12%		454	12%		1.874	51%		1.677	45%		413	11%		236	6%			2.373	64%		1.335	36%		2.492	67%		961	26%		1.105	30%		422	11%		735	20%
	Trojans		1.514		146	10%		16	1%		97	6%		36	2%		64	4%		0	0%			94	6%		211	14%		156	10%		88	6%		74	5%		11	1%		9	1%
	other malware		88		0	0%		1	1%		5	6%		0	0%		0	0%		0	0%			1	1%		8	9%		7	8%		2	2%		2	2%		3	3%		1	1%
	OtherOS malware		128		0	0%		0	0%		0	0%		0	0%		0	0%		0	0%			0	0%		9	7%		0	0%		1	1%		0	0%		0	0%		0	0%
	TOTAL		6.145		734	12%		499	8%		2.166	35%		1.945	32%		551	9%		258	4%			2.626	43%		1.759	29%		2.982	49%		1.176	19%		1.315	21%		508	8%		776	13%
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	NOTE: All products detects with updated signatures/programs most of the samples used in this test (and 100% of the ITW-samples) - Please update your scanner as often as possible in order to be protected!
	* = new ITW-samples appeared during the 6. August and the 6. October
	** = new zoo-samples received during the 6. August and the 6. November that were new to all tested scanners
	This test shows the pure proactive detection capability that the scanners had 3 months ago with best possible settings. Detection failures in a retrospective test are not up for discussion.
	To determine how good a scanner is in detecting zoo-samples on-demand in general with updated signatures, have a look on our February and August tests.
	In order to have the highest available protection and proactive detection capabilities, keep your Anti-Virus always up-to-date.
	The used programs/updates are 3 month old due the design of the retrospective test. This is a way to determine the proactive detection capability of the various scan engines.
	Due this, the percentages are of course not so high like in the regular on-demand tests with up-to-date anti-virus scanners.
	Last revision of the data: 11/27/2004