Dennis Technology Labs:Anti-Virus Protection report, Jul-Sep 2014

[Petrovic]

Content source

http://dennistechnologylabs.com/reports/s/a-m/2014/

Enterprise Anti-Virus Protection
http://dennistechnologylabs.com/reports/s/a-m/2014/DTL_2014_Q3_Ent.1.0.pdf

Small Business Anti-Virus Protection
http://dennistechnologylabs.com/reports/s/a-m/2014/DTL_2014_Q3_SMB.1.0.pdf

Home Anti-Virus Protection
http://dennistechnologylabs.com/reports/s/a-m/2014/DTL_2014_Q3_Home.1.0.pdf

Home Anti-Virus Protection

 

[Tony Cole]

Thanks for the review info:

Kaspersky has done well, I've gone back to using KIS 2015. I'm kinda shocked that Norton has done so well, I watched the review The PC Security Channel and Norton failed?

Tony

 

[frogboy]

That was a good read. Seeing as that i use Norton which everyone seems to love or hate.

 

[Cch123]

Thanks for the review info:

Kaspersky has done well, I've gone back to using KIS 2015. I'm kinda shocked that Norton has done so well, I watched the review The PC Security Channel and Norton failed?

Tony

Norton 2015 was greatly improved, especially its Sonar engine. It has a low static file detection rate because it no longer focuses on writing such signatures anymore. However, my experience is that its layered protection is working really well. First you have download insight, which removes a lot of malware downloads. Then when you run it, there is the Norton Sonar to protect you. Its firewall is the best one in the market when it comes to stopping exploits. Conclusion: I am not surprised Norton did well.

 

[tapoo]

Woooow....... they didn't tested Comodo, Avira , Panda !!!!! Those are very common security products in the market, they should have tested those also.....

 

[Cch123]

Woooow....... they didn't tested Comodo, Avira , Panda !!!!! Those are very common security products in the market, they should have tested those also.....

Vendors need to pay to enter such tests...I guess they didn't pay then, since Dennislab isn't as famous/popular as Av-test and Av-Comparatives.

 

[echo1]

I stopped paying attention to the so-called "testing" done by various organizations, companies, etc. many years ago. Most have agendas that influence the testing process/results (advertising $ being the biggest).

In my opinion, the test/analysis is suspect if the testing organization doesn't publish the DETAILED, written test protocol (one that produces CONSISTENT, REPEATABLE results) that was used in their testing process.

 

[MisterToto]

Where is Dr Web?

 

[jamescv7]

No surprise in Kasperksy, Norton, and Bitdefender when it comes in Dennis Labs Test which the methodology of use samples will be differ from others so take it as grain of salt.

 

[bitbizket]

Bitdefender seems out of place.

 

[Manzai]

Avast better than Bitdefender ?

 

[MisterToto]

Avast better than Bitdefender ?

Bitdefender isn't a warrior anymore,sorry...Xd

 

[Manzai]

Wow Eset (100%)

 

[darko999]

Norton 2015 was greatly improved, especially its Sonar engine. It has a low static file detection rate because it no longer focuses on writing such signatures anymore. However, my experience is that its layered protection is working really well. First you have download insight, which removes a lot of malware downloads. Then when you run it, there is the Norton Sonar to protect you. Its firewall is the best one in the market when it comes to stopping exploits. Conclusion: I am not surprised Norton did well.

In the other hand Norton does mediocre at malware packs all over these forums. And in my VM test, it barely detects anything.

 

[Kate_L]

Finaly a test shows how crap is bitdefender.

 

[glasswitch]

Not surprised about Norton, I have not had any bad things happen for yonks ( a long time) since I started using Norton 360 a few years ago. Wouldn't touch it before that because it had a lot of bloatware and then they cleaned it up and reinvented it - it really provides great protection and runs in the background is very well behaved, not slowing down anything. Love it or hate it - each to their own. My computers. ipad and iphone run as sweet as can be with Norton 360 multi- device.

 

[Terry Ganzi]

All reports
http://dennistechnologylabs.com/reports/s/a-m/2014/

Enterprise Anti-Virus Protection
http://dennistechnologylabs.com/reports/s/a-m/2014/DTL_2014_Q3_Ent.1.0.pdf

Small Business Anti-Virus Protection
http://dennistechnologylabs.com/reports/s/a-m/2014/DTL_2014_Q3_SMB.1.0.pdf

Home Anti-Virus Protection
http://dennistechnologylabs.com/reports/s/a-m/2014/DTL_2014_Q3_Home.1.0.pdf
(Guest product: Qihoo 360 360Safe Internet Security)

FAQs
Please see individual reports, APPENDIX B: FAQS and Three anti-virus testing questions/accusations.

 

[Jack]

Bitdefender is very low, I mean it's below McAfee..... In all the other test that I have seen (mostly Av-Comparatives) BIS was on the top 3....
Also would be interesting to know why they have tested the Free version of Avast instead of their Internet Security Suite.

 

[Tony Cole]

Hi Jack

I'm currently using Kaspersky 2015 so am very pleased by the above results Would there be a difference between the free version of avast! and their internet security suite?

Tony

 

[Deleted member 178]

Entreprise solution: Symantec/Norton Endpoint Protection , what im using on my Computers , best at the moment and since a long long time.