Retrospective / ProActive - Test May 2007 Copyright (c) by Andreas Clementi (www.av-comparatives.org) - Tested on Windows XP Professional SP2                                                                      
 
     
  Company     AVIRA     G DATA Security   Alwil Software   GriSoft     Softwin     Doctor Web     MicroWorld     Fortinet     Frisk Software   F-Secure     Kaspersky Labs   McAfee     Microsoft     ESET     Norman ASA     Symantec     AEC    
  Product     AntiVir PE Premium   AntiVirusKit (AVK)   Avast! Professional   AVG Anti-Malware   BitDefender Prof.+   Dr. Web     eScan Anti-Virus   FortiClient     F-Prot Anti-Virus   F-Secure Anti-Virus   Kaspersky AV   McAfee VirusScan   Microsoft OneCare   NOD32 Anti-Virus   NormanVirusControl   Norton Anti-Virus   TrustPort AV WS  
  Program version     7.03.01.34     17.0.6254     4.7.942     7.5.441     10     4.33.5.10110     8.0.671.1     3.0.308     6.0.5.1     7.01.128     6.0.2.614     11.1.124     1.5.1890.18     2.70.23     5.82     14.0.0.89     2.5.0.957    
  Engine / signature version     6.37.01.26     17.2423 / 17.124   0709-2     268.17.20 / 664   7.11190     4.33.2.10060     N/A     2.86 / 7.111     4.3.1     7.00.12371     N/A     5100.0194 / 4955    1.15.2227.7                 2.031     5.90.30     90202ai     N/A    
  Number of virus records            662.365      unknown       unknown      unknown            453.630            173.398     unknown      unknown             491.050     unknown            264.410            225.413     367.307     unknown     654.451     73.132     unknown    
                                                         
  Certification level reached*      STANDARD       ADVANCED       ADVANCED           STANDARD       STANDARD       STANDARD           STANDARD       ADVANCED       STANDARD       ADVANCED       STANDARD      ADVANCED+    ADVANCED       ADVANCED       STANDARD     
                                                             
  Number of false positives*        many       few       few      many      many      many     very few     very many      many       very few       very few      few     very few      very few       few      none      many     
  On-demand scanning speed*        fast       slow       average       slow       slow       slow      average     fast      average       slow       average       fast      fast      fast       average       fast       slow     
  ProActive detection of "NEW" samples**  
  Windows viruses   255                 162 64%                 102 40%                   84 33%    0  0%                 129 51%                   40 16%                   56 22%                 206 81%                 104 41%                   66 26%                   56 22%                 132 52%                   67 26%                 134 53%                    45 18%                   71 28%                 136 53%  
  Script malware              80                   17 21%                     6 8%    0  0%    0  0%                     7 9%                   16 20%                     6 8%    0  0%    0  0%                   30 38%                     6 8%                   14 18%                     1 1%                     6 8%                    27 34%                     4 5%                   28 35%  
  Worms         4.075                 992 24%                 295 7%                 291 7%    0  0%                 401 10%                 150 4%                   16 0%              3.478 85%                 672 16%                 195 5%                   16 0%                 357 9%                 253 6%              2.687 66%                  193 5%                 234 6%                 498 12%  
  Backdoors         3.873              3.361 87%              2.876 74%              2.029 52%                 878 23%              2.492 64%              2.313 60%              1.356 35%              2.715 70%              1.577 41%              2.003 52%              1.356 35%              1.796 46%              1.375 36%              2.884 74%               1.380 36%              3.160 82%              2.755 71%  
  Trojans       11.966              9.967 83%              3.097 26%              2.990 25%                 697 6%              6.786 57%              3.610 30%                 345 3%              8.063 67%              3.868 32%              4.011 34%                 345 3%              2.616 22%              1.898 16%              8.210 69%               3.996 33%              1.432 12%              8.486 71%  
  other malware            260                 129 50%                   40 15%                   39 15%                     2 1%                   46 18%                   28 11%                     3 1%                 126 48%                   81 31%                   20 8%                     3 1%                   60 23%                   50 19%                 117 45%                    18 7%                   82 32%                   57 22%  
  OtherOS malware              13    0  0%    0  0%    0  0%    0  0%    0  0%    0  0%    0  0%    0  0%    0  0%    0  0%    0  0%    0  0%    0  0%    0  0%    0  0%    0  0%    0  0%  
  TOTAL   20.522            14.628 71%              6.416 31%              5.433 26%              1.577 8%              9.861 48%              6.157 30%              1.782 9%            14.588 71%              6.302 31%              6.325 31%              1.782 9%              4.975 24%              3.644 18%            14.038 68%               5.659 28%              4.983 24%            11.960 58%  
         
 
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** = new malware samples received during the 2nd February and the 2nd May that were new to all tested scanners
This test shows the pure proactive ON-DEMAND detection capability that the scanners had 3 months ago (2nd February 2007) with best possible detection settings.
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.
Detection failures in a retrospective test are not up for discussion. Products which cause many false alarms can only get the STANDARD award.
Please rely on the reached certification levels and NOT on the percentages.