McAfee TP IS - January 2022 Report

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McAfee TP - January 2022 Report
Due to the small number of samples used in this tests, you should take results with a grain of salt. We encourage you to compare these results with others and take informed decisions on what security products to use.
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System Status Abbreviations
:

P : Protected
NC : Not Clean
I : Infected
E : Encrypted

* : Partially Blocked
* : BB Dynamic Bonus Test (only Behavior Blocker module running)

Second Opinion Scanners Status Abbreviations:

C : Clean
I : Infected

Additional Abbreviations:

WV : WiseVector StopX
HMP : HitManPro
NPE : Norton Power Eraser
EEK: EmsiSoft Emergency Kit
KVRT : Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool

BSR : Before System Reboot
ASR : After System Reboot



January
2022​
Samples
Pack​
Static
Detection​
Dynamic
Detection​
Total
Detection​
System Files
Encrypted​
2nd Opinion
Scanners​
System
Final Status​
Thread
Link​
04/01/2022
3
2 / 3
1* / 1
2 + 1* / 3
No
C: WV HMP
I: NPE KVRT
BSR: I
ASR: NC
06/01/2022
2
0 / 2
0 / 2
0 / 2
No
C: WV HMP
I: NPE KVRT
BSR: I
ASR: I
13/01/2022
1
0 / 1
0 / 1
0 / 1
No
C: WV EEK
I: KVRT
BSR: I
ASR: I
15/01/2022
2
1 / 2
0 / 1
1 / 2
No
C: WV EEK
I: EEK NPE KVRT
BSR: I
ASR: I
18/01/2022
1
0 / 1
0 / 1
0 / 1
No
C
P
21/01/2022
3
1 / 3
0 / 2
1 / 3
No
I
BSR: I
ASR: I
25/01/2022
4
3 / 4
1 / 1
4 / 4
No
C
NC
28/01/2022
2
1 / 2
1 / 1
2 / 2
No
C
P
31/01/2022
5
0 / 5
3 + 1* / 5
3 + 1* / 5
No
I
BSR: I
ASR: I
/01/2022
-
/
/
/
No Yes
C: WV EEK HMP NPE KVRT
I: WV EEK HMP NPE KVRT
P NC I
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Great choice @harlan4096 . Looking forward to the results. Last time McAfee was tested :

 

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I believe all in-memory threats being detected by KVRT can also be detected by WVSX with memory protection enabled.
WVSX's quick scan can only detect file-based threats but no in-memory threats.;)
This needs to be mentioned!

It's not only memory threats. WVSX have not been able to catch dropped payloads that other SOS tools/vendors have. I strongly recommend you check back a few on the latest tests and analyse them. But just as @harlan4096 clearly mentioned and personal I thought was crystal clear, he can not have also WVSX fully enabled when he obviously at the moment is testing McAfee. That's not how testing in the Hub works.
 

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It's not only memory threats. WVSX have not been able to catch dropped payloads that other SOS tools/vendors have.
That's true.
I said all in-memory threats (MEM:Trojan.Win32.SEPEH by KVRT) but not all threats can be detected .
I strongly recommend you check back a few on the latest tests and analyse them.
I'm a big fan of the tests. I read every post of them.
 

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Thanks, in future tests, for Second Opinion Scanning, I will enable in WVSX -> Real-Time Deep Memory Inspection and Instruction Traces :)

Also, Second Opinion Scanning with WVSX, I don't run a Quick Scan (quite slow / time-consuming), but a Selective Scan over system folders:

C:\ProgramData\
C:\Users\

And sometimes some additional folders in C:\ created by malware during dynamic test :)
 

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But it's true that for some months since I changed from WVSX 2.73 to 3.x, WVSX in my tests, while SOS, it is getting fewer detections, probably because of a change in the internal structure of WVSX 🤔

Probably those 2 mentioned modules (disabled so far) may do the difference, We'll see :)
 

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Last day today for McAfee in the Malware Hub, and personal I would say it looks pretty similar as previous test 2020. The developers has for sure some improvements that needs to be implemented, but hopefully some of the submissions help.

Big thanks @harlan4096 for another great test and well created thread! (y)

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