AVLab.pl Advanced In-The-Wild Malware Test results for May 2025

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Almost half of the year is behind us, thus we finish the 3rd edition of the Advanced In-The-Wild Malware Test – a long-term study aimed at identifying the best comprehensive security solutions for protecting Windows systems. In May, we tested as many as 17 solutions for detecting and neutralizing threats – we obtain URLs leading to malicious content from various places. These include commercial and free feeds, instant messaging, Internet forums, honeypots.

Recent Results:

Recent Results » AVLab Cybersecurity Foundation

The latest results of the Advanced In-The-Wild-Malware Test, in which we regularly evaluate software designed to protect devices.

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The May Edition Of Advanced In-The-Wild Malware Test On Internet Samples » AVLab Cybersecurity Foundation

Almost half of the year is behind us, thus we finish the 3rd edition of the Advanced In-The-Wild Malware Test - a long-term study aimed at identifying the

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[Parkinsond]

MD scored better than Eset Smart Security, F-Secure Total, and McAfee Total Protection!

 

[Digmor Crusher]

MD scored better than Eset Smart Security, F-Secure Total, and McAfee Total Protection!

They failed on 1 or 2 samples out of 473 so the difference is meaningless, 0.002 %

 

[simmerskool]

They failed on 1 or 2 samples out of 473 so the difference is meaningless, 0.002 %

yes, but here I am using Eset Ultimate today (gift from a friend) and saw it missed 1 on @Adrian Ścibor test, but did not see any analysis of which one it missed with perhaps a why. It would be interesting for me to read that (may it is there and I missed it )

 

[Jonny Quest]

And I don't know how much of a factor it really is, but I still like to see the higher pre-launch percentages than post.
I could get nervous and uninstall F-Secure with its Avira engine, but I also realize I'm part of the security equation in where I go, what I'm clicking, and what I'm downloading (which is very little these days).

 

[lokamoka820]

I'm not surprised by Microsoft Defender or Avast results, we know they are the best free antivirus software for home user, I'm surprised by Comodo, is it that good?

 

[Digmor Crusher]

yes, but here I am using Eset Ultimate today (gift from a friend) and saw it missed 1 on @Adrian Ścibor test, but did not see any analysis of which one it missed with perhaps a why. It would be interesting for me to read that (may it is there and I missed it )

I also am using Eset now ( a gift from a friend, maybe the same friend ) I have zero concerns as to what it missed or why, as our buddy Andy says, 1 test means nothing.

 

[Vitali Ortzi]

I'm not surprised by Microsoft Defender or Avast results, we know they are the best free antivirus software for home user, I'm surprised by Comodo, is it that good?

Comodo should be used as some sort of reputation blocker and not to replace an av solution but yes it is good although the built in one in windows (smart app control) should be superior

Avast free , Symantec , Kaspersky free , bitdefender free , defender are all good complement to either comodo or smart app control

 

[rashmi]

I'm surprised by Comodo, is it that good?

Picture this: a Game of Thrones-inspired tale of security software... ESET would be the comical sidekick, EICAR would kill Microsoft Defender, the formidable Night King, and Kaspersky and Bitdefender would ruthlessly conquer their opponents, eventually bending the knee to Comodo, the rightful king!

 

[Adrian Ścibor]

yes, but here I am using Eset Ultimate today (gift from a friend) and saw it missed 1 on @Adrian Ścibor test, but did not see any analysis of which one it missed with perhaps a why. It would be interesting for me to read that (may it is there and I missed it )

Just because you didn't find it doesn't mean such an analysis doesn't exist

The basic version is available for download under the "DOWNLOAD COMPARISON TABLE" button.

1. Download the CSV file.

2. Separate the columns with commas.
3. Filter by the "FAIL" result for the Eset column.

A MUCH MORE advanced analysis under the hood, including product logs and all visual data from our testing system, is exclusively available to vendors only:

I also am using Eset now ( a gift from a friend, maybe the same friend ) I have zero concerns as to what it missed or why, as our buddy Andy says, 1 test means nothing.

Theoretically, it doesn't mean anything, but practically speaking, you wouldn't want it on your work computer: VirusTotal

I would also like to ask if anything is unclear or difficult to understand...

We can make improvements, just let us know what you don't understand.

 

[simmerskool]

Just because you didn't find it doesn't mean such an analysis doesn't exist

The basic version is available for download

@Adrian Ścibor did not mean to impune your integrity if that's how you took my comment -- I did say I might have missed it. I skimmed your site when I saw notice of the test. I did not dig deeper at the time. Happy to see you have detailed info. Appreciate your testing and posts at MT.

 

[Adrian Ścibor]

@Adrian Ścibor did not mean to impune your integrity if that's how you took my comment -- I did say I might have missed it. I skimmed your site when I saw notice of the test. I did not dig deeper at the time. Happy to see you have detailed info. Appreciate your testing and posts at MT.

Don't worry I just wanted to clarify this so that others could benefit from it, too.

We could share more telemetry data with tech enthusiasts, but I'm worried that competitors would exploit it. When we first introduced the Remediation Time metric into testing, other labs found the same thing in their tests but under a different name. In any case, it's good that testing is evolving for everyone's benefit. Competition is always good.

We are working on tests for Linux, but programming the automation is expensive.

Unfortunately, we will only provide vendors with even better visibility into the logs thanks to our proprietary ideas. Community, as recipients our tests, you will not have access to this. This is important for our cooperation with everyone.

It's not a big secret, but we've received feedback from companies saying that we've been doing our job more reliably than any other lab lately. It's important to us to know that we're doing our job well and thoroughly, leaving no space for doubt.

That is why your opinion is IMPORTANT to us, so that we can develop and implement new ideas