Microsoft's OneCare Finishes Last in Antivirus Test

Windows Security - Microsoft's OneCare Finishes Last in Antivirus Test

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Microsoft Relevant Products/Services's Windows Live OneCare came in at the bottom of the heap of 17 antivirus software applications in a test against nearly half a million viruses, Trojans, worms, and other malware, according to Austrian antivirus researcher Andreas Cleminti. Cleminti posts quarterly results of tests of top antivirus products on his AV Comparatives Web site (www.av-comparatives.org). G Data Security's AntiVirusKit blocked 99.5 percent of the malicious threats. AEC's TrustPort AV WS, Anvira's AntiVir PE Premium, MicroWorld's eScan AntiVirus, F-Secure's Anti-Virus, and Kaspersky Labs' AV also scored high marks. However, big-brand solutions such as Symantec's Norton AntiVirus and McAfee's VirusScan could not keep up. Symantec's software scored 96.8 while McAfee scored 91.6. And Microsoft's OneCare blocked only 82.4 percent of malicious software. (continued)

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According to Michael Sutton, a security evangelist with SPI Dynamics, the downfall of current antivirus products stems from the fact that they are primarily signature-based. Hard-coded signatures rely on exact matches before they trigger, he explained, and malware writers have realized that even simple mutations can bypass signature-based algorithms.

Results of the tests can be viewed at: Anti-Virus comparative February 2007

Why am I not surprised?

I have so much faith in AVG from Grisoft, Inc. that I just bought a two year subscription to it. I don't spend money foolishly, on software or anything computer.

Beer and Pizza, maybe......but not on software.



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