Best signature-based detection ratios?

[LukeNukesEm]

In your opinion, what are the top 3 best signature scan engines? (In order)

 

[509322]

In your opinion, what are the top 3 best signature scan engines? (In order)

These infos are best determined by analyzing various AV test lab reports. Which scan engines have the best signatures depends upon which AV test lab does the testing (for example, AV Comparatives vs AVLab vs Virus Bulletin vs etc), but the general test lab trend is:

1. Kaspersky
2. Bitdefender
3. Avira

Others will disagree I'm sure - based upon Malware Hub test results.

 

[Wave]

1. Kaspersky
2. Emsisoft
3. Bitdefender

(based on who I think are better analysts personally, not based on reports and detection, etc.).

For detection:
1. Kaspersky
2. Bitdefender
3. ESET

 

[Kuttz]

In terms of pure signature based detection rate:

1. Avira

2. Avast

3. ESET

Note that actual protection wise Avira is one among the weakest due to its too much dependency in its signature and cloud

 

[ForgottenSeer 55474]

Bitdefender.

Kaspersky.

Avira.

 

[Daniel Hidalgo]

Kaspersky
ESET
Avira

 

[omidomi]

Kaspersky
ESET

 

[Polygon]

Bitdefender
Avira

 

[FrFc1908]

eset , avast and AVG have great sigs put when it comes to pup detection eset takes the crown

 

[shmu26]

bitdefender downloads sigs every hour, kaspersky only a couple times a day (but makes up for it with cloud)

 

[Wingman]

I have to say Kaspersky cloud detection is really one of the top ones (aka KSN) but SEP v14 "advance machine learning" and insight/sonar is catching up. In terms of purely signatures , I would say eset,kaspersky and norton (obviously "best detection ratio" is subjective-kaspersky has more signatures generated in less than 24h from the sample being available whereas sep has low FP record-when configured right!)- It depends what you are looking for in you endpoint protection

 

[roger_m]

eset , avast and AVG have great sigs put when it comes to pup detection eset takes the crown

Based on my own testing, for PUP detection, Dr Web is far superior to anything else. ESET does better than just about every other AV, but Dr Web detects many more PUPs.

 

[RoboMan]

On personal testing, i'd point out:

• Kaspersky
• Emsisoft
• BitDefender
• GData (i don't know which engine it uses?)

The matter lies on testing independent engines, because a full product may have modules that may make engines detect higher.

 

[insanity]

Bitdefender and Avira. Kaspersky also has great static detection, thanks to KSN

 

[souhrid]

Kaspersky
Eset
Avira

 

[DNguyen]

Bitdefender
Eset

 

[Ink]

Bitdefender based on independent testing laboratory results.

Best detection doesn't mean it's the best all round, and that's a reason why I don't always recommend Bitdefender to everyone.

 

[Parsh]

On personal testing, i'd point out:

• Kaspersky
• Emsisoft
• BitDefender
• GData (i don't know which engine it uses?)

The matter lies on testing independent engines, because a full product may have modules that may make engines detect higher.

GData uses an in-house engine alongside BD engine for higher detection.
Same is the case with Fsecure (5 engine levels of detection).

 

[Wave]

Bitdefender and Avira. Kaspersky also has great static detection, thanks to KSN

Forget KSN, it's not static analysis of the actual files but it's the file reputation (static but not in the same sense of signatures). Kaspersky have very good generic signatures for static analysis and a nice memory scanner, so I agree with you for Kaspersky 100%

I don't even use Kaspersky, never have used on host properly, but I know it's amazing from testing. In fact, Kaspersky have stronger self-defense than all the other products on the market like ESET, Emsisoft, Bitdefender, G-Data, etc.

 

[Parsh]

I don't even use Kaspersky, never have used on host properly, but I know it's amazing from testing. In fact, Kaspersky have stronger self-defense than all the other products on the market like ESET, Emsisoft, Bitdefender, G-Data, etc.

Yeah, Kaspersky is great even without those additional security forces like KSN, though these only improve the probability of detection.
Independent tests have put Norton, Eset and Kaspersky in the forefront for their self-defense.