How good is your antivirus?

[dreamthief]

Since most would like to argue bout what is the best antivirus. I decided to open this thread solely for testing your preferred antivirus. This is a compilation of a group of hackers.

*************WARNING*************

THIS IS NOT FOR THE SCAREDY CATS. THERE ARE ALL VALID VIRUSES. DO NOT OPEN THEM OR EXTRACT THEM TO ANY LOCATION. SAFEST METHOD TO TEST YOUR ANTIVIRUS IS TO SCAN THE COMPRESSED FILE. I WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR YOUR ACTION.

Here's a link to download an archive file containing the viruses. READ THE WARNING BELOW BEFORE CLICKING HERE

TEST THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK

If you dare to take this challenge, do post the screenshots of the antivirus in action and please do not use any Photoshoping skills to manipulate the results.

Try to post at least the following information for others to evaluate

1) Program/scan engine version (Exm NAV 2004, AVG 6 Paid Version, SAV 9.0.0.338 and etc)

2) Any settings you changed

3) Screenshots (Optional as proof)

EDIT: Contrary to the filename which tells you 455 viruses, no it is not. Actual total is 593. If your antivirus detected them all, well done.

Edited June 28, 2004 by dreamthief

[GrandMaster]

TrendMicro Enterprise Edition

missed 6

had to disable some of its services because it kept deleting the file the second i downloaded it.. and to think, it takes up less resources then most scanners

Edited June 26, 2004 by NyaR

[tazdevl]

I'm think of downloading NOD32 because of the bad AVG7 pro outcome

Can someone tell me a few things

1. Why has it got such a silly name

2. What is the interface like. AVG's has always been ugly - is it better?

3. Is it low on memory, and quick to start up / do things

4. What are the automatic updates like. how often and does it update the program w/ virus defs

Cheers mate.

Just one more thing. Does SP2 RC2 Shield Detect it?

1 Who cares about the name? Isn't the key issue the level of protection?

2 Who cares about the UI? Isn't the key issue the level of protection?

3 http://www.rokop-security.de/main/article.php?sid=693 Look at the bttom few rows for overhead.

4 NOD32 has automatic updates that happen once a day, more if needed.

Who gives a rats ass if the SP2 security center identifies NOD32? Do you realize that the functionality built into the SS is for folks unfamiliar with security to ensure that they have some baseline level of protection?

Why do you need to OS to tell you if your signatures are up to date when the app updates automatically?

[JustGeorge]

Damn....using AVG 7 Pro here, fully updated. Not too impressed by this. How do they get the 100% detection rate they claim to have?

[schwarz2]

surprised no one else has mentioned panda

588 detected by panda antivirus platinum 7.07.00

sorry no screenshot for now - you'll just have to trust me i guess

[JustGeorge]

I sent a nice email to Grisoft support with a link to this thread. Wonder how they will respond?

[Slimy]

that they don't care

in a polite way

- we will fix this problem

- there is a new version coming out

- sorry for the inconvenience

[JustGeorge]

You're prolly right. I'm really ****ed the free version has better detection.

[Slimy]

just tested f-prot and avast

they both suck

i'm thinking nod32, but i hate the interface or

back to nav corp. - many processes :no:

[Delm Korval]

Well, I tried the Zone Alarm Security Suite Antivirus on it. LOL. It found 595 files to be scanned, and 582 that were infected. LOL. It didn't clean any of them, but then I just scanned the archive and didn't bother opening it. LOL.

[LOC Veteran]

Damn....using AVG 7 Pro here, fully updated. Not too impressed by this. How do they get the 100% detection rate they claim to have?

That's because they don't. No one can come close to NOD32's detect ratio over the years. The only one that I think even comes close is Kaspersky, and I can't stand them anymore.

[JustGeorge]

Uh...Actually they do.

[GrandMaster]

Well, I tried the Zone Alarm Security Suite Antivirus on it. LOL. It found 595 files to be scanned, and 582 that were infected. LOL. It didn't clean any of them, but then I just scanned the archive and didn't bother opening it. LOL.

IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOUR HEAD LOL?

[Slimy]

That's because they don't. No one can come close to NOD32's detect ratio over the years. The only one that I think even comes close is Kaspersky, and I can't stand them anymore.

uh u forgot norton corp

it can compete

[RootWind]

That's because they don't. No one can come close to NOD32's detect ratio over the years. The only one that I think even comes close is Kaspersky, and I can't stand them anymore.

Though one should emphasize the word virus, NOD32 is still outclassed by KAV based engines in the detection of other malware (trojans etc.).

[kaptain chump]

these are MY kaspesky results....:( do i have an old version or soemthing?

[+virtorio MVC]

Personally between the two, i would suggest NOD32. It's easier to configure than Kaspersky. Kaspersky UI is quite a horror if you ask me. Maybe before making a purchase, download a trial version and test out the trial version.

Actually the recent release of Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal 5.0 is extremely easy to configure as you can see from the screenshots here http://kas-sc.virtorio.cjb.net/

these are MY kaspesky results....sad.gif do i have an old version or soemthing?

Yes, yes you do http://www.kaspersky.com/productupdates

[Hurmoth]

Just tested McAfee VirusScan 2004 and it detected all and deleted all but 6, so that's not to bad. Norton beat that by finding all, however, Norton didn't clean or delete as many.

[JustGeorge]

I just downloaded Trend Micro Internet Security. I can't really tell how many it detects because the second I engage the download, the AV scanner is all over it and I get an error in firefox saying the file could not be saved blah blah blah.

[seifer_seph]

Just tested McAfee VirusScan 2004 and it detected all and deleted all but 6, so that's not to bad. Norton beat that by finding all, however, Norton didn't clean or delete as many.

is that Mcafee v 8.0?

[HoochieMamma]

Trend Micros's didnt even make it fully download before raping the file telling me it was infected with a hell of a lot of virus's :D

[SAMSNEED]

588 w/ Panda Antivirus :unsure:

[JustGeorge]

Okay, I turned off real-time scanning, which allowed me to download the file. Sorry to say it didn't find 100% either. Much closer than AVG 7 Pro though!

[HoochieMamma]

Okay, I turned off real-time scanning, which allowed me to download the file. Sorry to say it didn't find 100% either. Much closer than AVG 7 Pro though!

Same here (I closed auto detect too) maybe we should submitt these files too the authors of these anti-virus progs?

[JustGeorge]

I just got a response from AVG tech support. He wants me to send him the files for testing.

[Osiris]

So is there another link to this thing or what? Id like to give my AV a test