Virus Bulletin Results

[OVERKILL]

Windows 7 Results (April 2014)
https://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/archive/test?id=199

Windows 8 Results (August 2014)
https://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/archive/test?id=203

These are interesting to look at to compare the majors.

And a report where I selected many of the ones discussed here:
https://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/archive/c...id6=15&id7=

Interestingly Avast! has failed 3x, AVG and Kaspersky once.

 

[JHZR2]

Why don't they test for OSX?

 

[OVERKILL]

Perhaps the target market just isn't large enough yet?

 

[Drew99GT]

The PCMatic commercials don't say anything about the 1065 false positives! No wonder it scores so well if it marks every file as a virus...

 

[OVERKILL]

Yeah, I found that one pretty scary! LOL!

 

[JHZR2]

Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
Perhaps the target market just isn't large enough yet?

Dunno...

Part of that was a joke because it's not an issue, but part of its as honest, since there have always been Mac antivirus programs for as long as I remember. Perhaps they're just in existence to prevent the Mac from being a conduit.

I know I can download Norton or mcafee stuff for the Mac for home use for free at work.

 

[OVERKILL]

Originally Posted By: JHZR2
Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
Perhaps the target market just isn't large enough yet?

Dunno...

Part of that was a joke because it's not an issue, but part of its as honest, since there have always been Mac antivirus programs for as long as I remember. Perhaps they're just in existence to prevent the Mac from being a conduit.

I know I can download Norton or mcafee stuff for the Mac for home use for free at work.


Yup, and ESET makes a NOD32 MAC version. Just don't seem to be on the radar for the comparatives bunch