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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 943273" data-attributes="member: 32260">Yes - that is usually true for any single test (also made by the AV testing Lab). But there are some important differences as compared to AV testing Labs:<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">YouTube testers do not repeat tests periodically for several years.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">YouTube videos do not test several AVs on the same pule of samples at the same time.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">YouTube tests are not made by professionals. Many YouTubers do not even understand the results of tests made by themselves.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">The testing methodology of YouTube tests is usually unknown and the number of samples is too small, so one cannot make any reliable conclusions.</li>
</ol>So, any conclusion based on YouTube tests is questionable. On the contrary, the analysis of the tests made by AV-Comparatives, AV-Test, SE Labs, etc. is possible and some limited conclusions based on the statistics can be made. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite130" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs up&nbsp; &nbsp; (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" />It does not mean that YouTube tests are useless. There are many useful YouTube tests if one treats them as a demonstration of capabilities or demonstration of some features (or lack of some features).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 943273, member: 32260"] Yes - that is usually true for any single test (also made by the AV testing Lab). But there are some important differences as compared to AV testing Labs: [LIST=1] [*]YouTube testers do not repeat tests periodically for several years. [*]YouTube videos do not test several AVs on the same pule of samples at the same time. [*]YouTube tests are not made by professionals. Many YouTubers do not even understand the results of tests made by themselves. [*]The testing methodology of YouTube tests is usually unknown and the number of samples is too small, so one cannot make any reliable conclusions. [/LIST] So, any conclusion based on YouTube tests is questionable. On the contrary, the analysis of the tests made by AV-Comparatives, AV-Test, SE Labs, etc. is possible and some limited conclusions based on the statistics can be made. (y) It does not mean that YouTube tests are useless. There are many useful YouTube tests if one treats them as a demonstration of capabilities or demonstration of some features (or lack of some features). [/QUOTE]

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