False Alarm Test September 2012
Appendix to the Anti-Virus Comparatives September 2012
Release date | 2012-10-16 |
Revision date | 2012-10-05 |
Test Period | September 2012 |
Online with cloud connectivity | |
Update allowed | |
False Alarm Test included | |
Platform/OS | Microsoft Windows |
Introduction
This report is an appendix to the File Detection Test September 2012 listing details about the discovered False Alarms.
Tested Products
- GFI Vipre Antivirus 2012Build: 5.0.5162
- PC Tools Spyware Doctor with AV 9.0Build: 9.0.0.2308
Test Results
1. | Microsoft | 0 | none / very few FPs | ||
2. | ESET | 4 | few FPs | ||
3. | Kaspersky | 5 | |||
4. | Trend Micro | 7 | |||
5. | Avira, Bitdefender, BullGuard | 10 | |||
6. | Avast, Fortinet, Tencent | 11 | |||
7. | McAfee | 12 | |||
8. | eScan | 14 | |||
9. | F-Secure, PC Tools | 15 | |||
10. | Sophos | 19 | many FPs | ||
11. | AhnLab, Panda | 20 | |||
12. | G DATA | 23 | |||
13. | GFI | 34 | |||
14. | AVG | 36 | |||
15. | Qihoo | 109 | crazy many FPs | ||
16. | Webroot | 210 |
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