We just released the August-September factsheet of the Business main-test series. You can find the factsheet here:
https://www.av-comparatives.org/testmethod/business-security-tests-and-reviews/
The full and more detailed report – containing also a Performance test and product reviews – will be released in December.
We released our Consumer Malware Protection Test. Any samples that have not been detected e.g. on-access are executed on the test system. A false alarm test is also included.
Autumn is security conference season. Delegates of AV-Comparatives will attend various conferences – if you want to catch up in person with our team, you can meet us at the following upcoming conferences. Please contact us for an appointment.
The relationships between various countries in the world are worsening, not only with regard to economic and political issues, but also in the field of cybersecurity. The recent bans on Chinese (such as Huawei) and Russian security products (such as Kaspersky Lab) are examples of the troubled relations between politics and cyber security.
Also this summer incidents were reported in general news media involving cyber- and ransomware-attacks on healthcare organizations. Cyber-attacks on healthcare organizations are not uncommon. According to CSO-online “the healthcare experiences twice the number of cyber-attacks as other Industries”. We therefore ask why healthcare systems are under attack so often?
We are pleased to announce the release of the AVC-News app. This is a free mobile app for Android* that lets you see the latest news, test reports and other publications by AV-Comparatives.
Within the app, you can easily bookmark any articles or stories so you can find them quickly later. We’ll also send you push notifications when there are new test results or other articles, so you have the latest AV-Comparatives information at your fingertips.
False Positives (FPs, also known as False Alarms) are harmless and legitimate programs that are incorrectly identified as malicious by an antivirus program. A false positive can have very serious consequences. In some cases, it will not be possible to run a legitimate program if it is blocked by the security software.
This question often arises on security-focussed internet forums. Why do antivirus solutions perform worse when tested by amateurs than when tested by professional testing organizations? It seems odd when hobbyist home testers publish tests on YouTube that seem to be a greater challenge to the AV programs than the comparative tests of professional organizations. Despite popular conspiracy theories, there is a logical explanation for these apparently contradictory test results.
AV-Comparatives’ latest Mobile Security Report 2018 is now available! 12 security products for Android have been thoroughly tested and reviewed! https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/mobile-security-review-2018/
