App Review Avast! 8 vs unknown malwares

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spywar

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Oct 26, 2012
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Hi ZeroDay : Please do download the samples I gave on the malware board (17 samples in fact avast AV detected 2 of them then I ran 15).
As said don't have VM ATM so cannot install anything else sorry.
It would be good if another tester can compare with other products (since I will always share samples in malware board).
 

spywar

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Avast 8 vs 18 samples (based on the 35 samples pack submitted to malware hub), do not forget to watch in HD ;)
 
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spywar

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Avast 8 vs 12 samples (based on the 17 malwares pack). Please watch in HD. Conclusion : 1 unable to run, 11 blocked.
 
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spywar

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New test : Avast vs 21 undetected samples (based on the last 30 fresh samples in malware hub I gave for you) : 1 unable to run / 20 blocked.
watch in HD ;)
 
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spywar

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Avast vs 15 fresh undetected samples

Conclusion : 1 was safe (did not execute it)
3 passed : 1 was a PUP and 2 were trojans now don't know why they didn't get autosandboxed.
 
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spywar

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Based on my latest malware pack (20 fresh samples) Avast detected 0 of them. So decided to execute them one per one :
 
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Nikos751

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Feb 1, 2013
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spywar said:
Based on my latest malware pack (20 fresh samples) Avast detected 0 of them. So decided to execute them one per one :

Have you tested other av products in the same way?
 
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spywar

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Oct 26, 2012
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Hi, I will test others AV in the same way (unknown fresh malwares execution) but once I will set up my VM (atm avast! is being tested on my own PC).
 

Nikos751

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Feb 1, 2013
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spywar said:
Hi, I will test others AV in the same way (unknown fresh malwares execution) but once I will set up my VM (atm avast! is being tested on my own PC).
Nice! waiting for your next tests.. Avast btw seems to be a very good product overall. Not sure if KIS or ESET for example will have the same high block-on-execution effectiveness.
 

spywar

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Oct 26, 2012
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Yes that's what I was thinking ... Would Kaspersky Bitdefender ESET be able to block them ? We'll see soon (I hope).
 
Z

ZeroDay

Spywar I've decided to give avast free a try, just installed it atleast then I can see with my own eyes.
 

spywar

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Avast vs 14 new zerodays malwares (available in malware hub)
 
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spywar

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Oct 26, 2012
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Avast! vs 15 unknown fresh samples (based on my latest pack in malware hub)
 
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