Antivirus products from 15 vendors were tested, including Avast!, AVG, AVZ, Avira, BitDefender, Eset, F-Secure, McAfee, Panda Software, Sophos, Symantec, Trend Micro, VirusBlokAda, Dr. Web, and Kaspersky Lab.
Testing was conducted using the following malicious programs (the names are shown according to the classification used by Kaspersky Lab) selected in accordance with the criteria described above:
Testing of the ability of antivirus products to treat active infections was conducted strictly in accordance with the methodology described above.
Table 1: Results of active infection treatment by different antivirus products
Antivirus \ Malware | Adware.Win32. Look2me | Adware. Win32.New DotNet | Backdoor. Win32.Haxdoor | Trojan-Proxy. Win32.Xorpix | Email-Worm. Win32.Scano |
Avast! Professional Edition 4.7 | + | - | - | - | - |
AVG Anti-Virus PE 7.5 | - | - | - | - | - |
Avira AntiVir СE 7.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
AVZ 4.21 * | - | - | + | - | - |
BitDefender Antivirus 10 | - | + | + | - | - |
Dr.Web Anti-Virus 4.33 | - | - | + | - | - |
Eset NOD32 Antivirus 2.7 | - | - | + | - | - |
F-Secure Anti-Virus 2007 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 | + | + | + | + | + |
McAfee VirusScan 2007 | - | + | - | - | - |
Panda Antivirus 2007 | + | - | + | - | - |
Sophos Anti-Virus 6.0 | - | + | - | - | - |
Norton AntiVirus 2007 | + | + | - | + | - |
Trend Micro PC-Cillin 2007 | - | + | - | - | - |
VBA32 Antivirus 3.11 | - | - | - | - | - |
Table 2: Results of active infection treatment by different antivirus products (continued)
Antivirus \ Malware | Email-Worm. Win32.Bagle | Trojan-PSW. Win32.LdPinch | Worm.Win32. Feebs | Trojan-Clicker. Win32.Costrat | Trojan-Spy. Win32.Goldun |
Avast! Professional Edition 4.7 | + | + | - | - | + |
AVG Anti-Virus PE 7.5 | + | + | - | - | + |
Avira AntiVir СE 7.0 | + | + | + | - | - |
AVZ 4.21 * | + | + | - | + | - |
BitDefender Antivirus 10 | + | + | + | - | - |
Dr.Web Anti-Virus 4.33 | + | + | - | - | - |
Eset NOD32 Antivirus 2.7 | + | + | + | - | + |
F-Secure Anti-Virus 2007 | + | + | + | - | - |
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 | + | + | - | - | - |
McAfee VirusScan 2007 | + | + | + | - | - |
Panda Antivirus 2007 | + | + | - | - | - |
Sophos Anti-Virus 6.0 | + | + | + | - | + |
Norton AntiVirus 2007 | + | + | + | + | + |
Trend Micro PC-Cillin 2007 | + | + | - | - | - |
VBA32 Antivirus 3.11 | + | + | + | - | - |
+ The antivirus solution successfully removed the active infection, and the system was restored (or was not damaged).
- The antivirus solution failed to remove the active infection or the system’s integrity was seriously damaged.
Table 3: Test Summary
Award |
Products |
1st place | Norton AntiVirus 2007 (80%) |
2nd place |
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 (70%) |
3rd place |
BitDefender Antivirus 10 (50%) Eset NOD32 Antivirus 2.7 (50%) Sophos Anti-Virus 6.0 (50%) |
Other results | Avast! Professional Edition 4.7 (40%) AVZ 4.21 (40%) McAfee VirusScan 2007 (40%) Panda Antivirus 2007 (40%) AVG Anti-Virus PE 7.5 (30%) Avira AntiVir СE 7.0 (30%) Dr.Web Anti-Virus 4.33 (30%) F-Secure Anti-Virus 2007 (30%) Trend Micro PC-Cillin 2007 (30%) VBA32 Antivirus 3.11 (30%) |
* AVZ is a system analysis utility, which includes malicious program detection and removal functionality. However, it is not a fully functional antivirus solution. In the test, it was used as an antivirus scanner. |
Only two of the 15 products tested demonstrated acceptable results in the treatment of active infections: Norton AntiVirus 2007 and Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0.
For detailed test results, including the information on the disinfection of specific viruses, and to verify the calculations used to determine the test results, please download the complete results below in Microsoft Excel format.
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