I would like to bring out some very important points that a lot of people seem to not realize.
1. Using malware links to test any antivirus is not reliable.
2. Not all malware is detected by any solution, it is up to the user to make decisions on what to download and install.
3. In this review just like all other reviews, the reviewer manually downloads and installs the malware. The malware does not sneak into the system or use vulnerabilities.
4. Watch the closely and use common sense, where does the user make the mistakes which causes the infections? First mistake, they download a file from a unknown source. Second, they ignore the installer warning that the file is not digitally signed. Third, they ignore UAC warning and allow the installer to run. If a user is this ignorant, it doesn't matter what antivirus they use they will get infections.
The first and second line of defense was ignored by the user in order to get these infections. So if you are one of those users who don't watch what you download and install then this review might mean something to you.
If you are a user like myself who never downloads and install files from unknown sources then this review is completely useless.
I'm more worried about the malware that sneaks into your system without you knowing about it or uses vulnerabilities.
Avast and many other antivirus do an excellent job at detection these kind of malware.
You are the first line of defense not your antivirus. These video reviews expect your antivirus to do all of the work like you are completely ignorant about how to check sources before download and installing unknown files. Then the review even makes the user look more ignorant when they ignore Windows own defense (digital file checker warning and UAC warning). If this user was this ignorant and Avast did detect these malware the user would probably find a way to disable Avast and allow them to run anyway.
If someone doesn't pay better attention than this then they deserve the infections. Don't blame it on your antivirus for not detecting the things that are so obvious and could have been avoided.
Once again this is not a good way to test an antivirus.
A good test would show how well an antivirus would do detecting threats that use vulnerabilities, files with fake digital signatures and files that download and install without any user actions without the user knowing about it.
Thanks.
