Antivirus Software Tests for Active Malware Treatment

In this test we analyzed the ability of popular antivirus programs to treat active malware by statement  on October 2012 -- when a malicious program has been executed and installed on a computer and may be using various methods to prevent detection and removal by antivirus solutions.

Nowadays malicious programs increasingly use different rootkit technology to hide itself in a compromised system. This fact forces anti-virus software to evolve the detection methods of hidden objects. The purpose of this test is to show the ability of modern anti-virus software to neutralize rootkit-based malware.

This is not the first time the Anti-Malware Test Lab has tested antivirus products for their ability to combat malicious programs, when they have already penetrated into operating system, started their activity and hid their presence. Will antivirus solutions be able to detect and remove the malicious program without disrupting the system’s operation? This test will show how popular antivirus products cope with this difficult task.

In this test, we analyzed the ability of popular antivirus programs to treat active infections -- that is, when a malicious program has been executed and installed on a computer and may be using various methods to prevent detection and removal by antivirus solutions.

In this test we analyzed the ability of popular antivirus programs to treat active malware -- when a malicious program has been executed and installed on a computer and may be using various methods to prevent detection and removal by antivirus solutions.