App Review Avira free 2017 - quick test

[Evjl's Rain]

 

[davetenay]

You're right. I noticed the same behaviour in other tests. Avira pro for some reason has better cloud protection.

 

[Thirio]

Maybe it has something to do with the update intervals (every 2 hours) in Avira Free? Doesn't make sense though as the Cloud should be updated in real-time.

 

[Evjl's Rain]

Maybe it has something to do with the update intervals (every 2 hours) in Avira Free? Doesn't make sense though as the Cloud should be updated in real-time.

I have no idea but I don't think the update intervals involve in this
perhaps they install a behavior detection engine to decide which files should be pushed to the cloud. I forgot the check it out when I installed both versions

 

[davetenay]

I have no idea but I don't think the update intervals involve in this
perhaps they install a behavior detection engine to decide which files should be pushed to the cloud. I forgot the check it out when I installed both versions

Yes, there is a file called "local decider" that decides which files are suspicious and should be uploaded.

 

[509322]

Yes, there is a file called "local decider" that decides which files are suspicious and should be uploaded.

There is a cloud upload algorithm. Files submitted to the cloud must meet certain criteria; not every file is uploaded to the cloud.

 

[509322]

The only way to reliably test for comparison is to test Avira free and Pro side-by-side at the very same time using the very same files. That would take two separate systems and testing performed on each product simultaneously.

There are very minor differences between free and Pro, that result in differences in detection that are not statistically relevant. A 1 or 2 % difference is essentially meaningless.