Not to worry; I don't consider this result nearly as important as the malware removal test. Looking at rootkits, whether from the malware or keylogger collection, McAfee scored 6. It detected all of the samples, but it left some of them actively running.
Norton scored highest against rootkits with 7. I also broke out a separate score defining McAfee's ability to remove scareware rogue security software. With 5. Top scareware-remover was Ad-Aware Pro 8. Overall, McAfee did a good job of malware removal, but other products have scored significantly better. Powerful Real-time Protection McAfee's protection for a clean system starts with SiteAdvisor, which warns when the site you're visiting has been identified as dangerous.
This is just the free SiteAdvisor anybody can download; it doesn't include the ability to actually block access to dangerous sites the way SiteAdvisor Plus does. That means you must pay attention to its warnings and actively avoid sites it flags as dangerous. When I tried to re-download my current collection of malware samples, SiteAdvisor warned about well over half of them, including those from many URLs that are no longer valid.
What's the virtue of that? Well, it will certainly make you think twice about the e-mail or Web page from which you obtained the now-defunct bad link! SiteAdvisor now interacts with Active Protection online, which makes it much more responsive. In the past, its ratings were global to a domain and got updated only when the service's Web-crawlers re-examined that domain. Now it can get updated immediately when Active Protection detects malware coming from a site, and can also fine-tune ratings to specific URLs, not just entire domains.
I can see the difference—it wasn't nearly as effective last year. McAfee also checks every download and pops up a big warning the moment it identifies the download as malicious. Sometimes the warning came the moment the download began, other times at the end of the process, but it always came.
The only samples that got past McAfee were a couple of the commercial keyloggers. Next, I opened a folder containing already-downloaded samples. A single click on a sample was enough to trigger McAfee's real-time scan.
It identified and removed over 90 percent of the samples, asking for permission to remove those classified as "potentially unwanted programs. A repeat test using hand-modified copies of each file got exactly the same results. I did note one odd occurrence. This could make sense if the program in question was installed and running, but all of these samples were static files. And why didn't it say which program it meant? McAfee used to include a feature called SystemGuards which asked the user whether to allow certain sensitive system changes made by any program, good or bad.
With its current Active Protection and other layers of technology in place McAfee felt free to jettison the annoying SystemGuards—hooray! McAfee scored very well in the malware blocking test, with 9. Panda Cloud Antivirus Free Edition 1. I also tested McAfee's ability to block installation of keyloggers.
Its score of 7. And of course, good or bad the keylogger score isn't nearly as important as the full-scale malware score. Along with eight other products McAfee blocked every single scareware sample, for a perfect McAfee AntiVirus Plus is definitely better at keeping malware out of a clean system than at cleaning up an entrenched malware infestation, especially considering the problems it had even installing on a system where malware was already dug in.
If you can get your system clean, McAfee will keep it that way. For more information about my testing, read How We Test Anti-malware. McAfee AntiVirus Plus The multithread design makes malware detection faster and more secure when switching files from a work to home PC environment. Avast has a new code emulator that acts as a virus buffer, taking suspicious executable code discovered during scanning and emulating it in an isolated environment. This code emulator also uses dynamic translation for both generic unpacking and in the heuristics engine, making this process a lot faster than the basic engine emulator.
With strong protection engines and features such as the wake-up for scan, which lets users schedule scans during PC sleeping or hibernation cycles, Avast establishes itself as one of the best antivirus solutions in the review.
Cons: Nothing significant. AVG offers some features that apply specifically to that work environment. Most notably, AVG gives you the choice of tailoring the solution to protect either a static home PC or a mobile work computer. The interface of the AVG console is still less easy to use and more outdated when compared to Avast, but it's still simple enough for you to find the basic features, such as running an update or scanning your PC.
As a result, you might be left wondering whether you really got the virus removed. Another negative to the program was its constant intrusions. It seemed as though every move I made caused the program to interrupt my execution to inform me of what I had initiated, such as opening a Web portal. The only drawback is that the toolbar comes with a Yahoo search engine portal, which I never use and which seems to clutter the window and take up a lot of space.
AVG does gain a big advantage over many of its competitors by offering identity theft protection, essentially blocking any activity to your data that seems suspicious. AVG offers a scanning optimization feature that searches the Windows and Program file folders, where it saves the information on the current structure of key operating files into a centralized file called checksum.
Your key files are then only scanned when the software notices change in the checksum file. The time we saved was considerable, but you have to perform an initial full-system scan, which can take more than 30 minutes to complete. The heart of the AVG program is the Resident Shield, which gives your computer continuous protection by scanning every single file that is being opened, saved or copied.
Resident Shield also guards the system areas of the computer. If a virus launches on your hard drive, Resident Shield stops the operation currently being performed by a virus and does not allow the virus to activate.
Resident Shield also removes the threat. Cons: Interface getting a little dated, not enough antivirus feedback. Among the antivirus tools we tested, Norton has made by far the most changes from the previous version of its antivirus platform, most notably in the look and feel of the product. Norton had the easiest install in the roundup.
It was literally one click, and it only took about two minutes to get it up and running. One of the most common ways to get a virus is to jump to a site from a search engine as you navigate the Internet. With Norton , an easy-to-see color coding of red or green makes it easy for you to avoid Web sites with potential malware waiting to install on your computer. Another important feature with Norton is its ability to centrally store, encrypt and control any log-on info or even credit card data that you commonly use on the Internet, including the ability to safely transfer your personal Web data to a USB drive for use on a separate machine using a second version of Norton For telecommuting users, this can save time and your data, particularly as you transfer personal files from your work PC to your home PC.
Unfortunately, the redesign of the interface, although sleek and modern, left us scratching our heads. One of the most difficult things to do in user interface design is find the balance between providing features that appeal to advanced and tech-savvy users and presenting an interface simple enough to be universal. In , Norton has erred on the side of the advanced users. The cluttered and complex interface took me several minutes to figure out, and I kept overlooking some of the basic features, such as a scan or update.
Cons: Interface is modern but confusing. The user interface of latest version of Trend Micro Internet Security Pro is almost the direct opposite of Norton All of these features perform well, but we experienced problems accessing some of the features because the outdated interface eventually cluttered some of the bells and whistles of this security suite.
Despite these drawbacks, Trend Micro Internet Security Pro has some impressive capabilities that are very appealing to the telecommuting environment. A Wi-Fi Adviser verifies whether a hot spot is legitimate and identifies safe hot spots, allowing you to avoid twin attacks, in which a user masquerades as a hot spot to steal your data.
A proactive intrusion feature protects your computer from unauthorized changes to your operating system and important programs. More important, an enhanced parental control feature provides both machine-based and user-based policy creation, which can be very appealing to network administrators. Also, custom and predesigned URL filtering, combined with Internet access by time of day or day of week, let you limit the sites you or your guests visit.
Unfortunately, the outdated interface makes it hard to use and therefore hard to justify the higher price tag. It does a good job of protecting your system, but you'll have an easier time with another product. McAfee has by far the best overall solution in the roundup for paid antivirus software. The install was effortless and quick, the scanning was fast and nonintrusive, and the user interface hits a balance between high-tech and user-friendly that we rarely if ever find in antivirus suites.
On a single window, you can see the latest status of your computer and each feature at your disposal. A well-designed sequence of drop boxes lets you explore your features in greater detail, which includes virus and spyware protection, e-mail and Web protection, data protection, home network protection, and PC optimization.
The best part of this design is that the simple task of moving your cursor over the drop-down menu will tell you whether you are protected or missing a step in your security.
The home network feature centralizes the security of all PCs running McAfee on your network. Finally, Shredder is a program in the data protection drop-down menu that lets you permanently erase sensitive files. The bread and butter of the McAfee antivirus program are the Web and e-mail and virus and spyware protection drop-down boxes.
The virus and spyware boxes are basic and similar to the programs in the rest of the review, in that they scan your computer in real-time and monitor for system changes. The Web and e-mail protection, on the other hand, offers a robust firewall and a site adviser that provides Web site ratings to ensure you never stumble on a dangerous site. When you visit our website, we store cookies on your browser to collect information.
We focused on realistic test scenarios and challenged the products against real-world threats. Products had to demonstrate their capabilities using all components and protection layers.
October August April February All products can achieve a maximum of 6 points each in the three categories of protection, performance and usability. This means 18 points are the best possible test result.
At December 20, VPN Tests. December 01, Antivirus for Windows. November 29, Antivirus for Windows.
0コメント