Emsisoft receives top award in Malware Protection Test

[Deleted member 178]

Independent antivirus software testers AV-Comparatives recently released the results of their September Malware Protection Test. Guess who walked away with the highest accolade possible?

Emsisoft scores highly on protection rates
AV-Comparatives’ Malware Protection Test is a rigorous assessment that pits security software products against more than 20,000 recent and prevalent malware samples. Using strict testing methodologies, AV-Comparatives is able to see how well a security program can protect a system before, during and after a malicious file is executed.

We’re proud to announce that, even in the face of such stringent testing, Emsisoft Anti-Malware emerged with flying colors and was granted the Advanced+ Award.

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[frogboy]

No need to change anything here as mEAM already on both my machines.

 

[Danielx64]

No I won't be changing software: I really don't want to see my beloved ESET IS license that I got for free go to waste.

 

[Deleted member 178]

No I won't be changing software: I really don't want to see my beloved ESET IS license that I got for free go to waste.

I can understand your point

 

[XhenEd]

My plan has lately been: if I get tired of Kaspersky, then I'll switch to Emsisoft.

 

[Deletedmessiah]

Congratulations Emsisoft! Really satisfied with the product as well as the customer support!

 

[Deleted Member 3a5v73x]

Can't switch back to Emsisoft as of yet, even though I am loyal customer for 4+ years, I really want for them to include more detailed information in BB what specific actions program X did to system. I understand that Emsisoft thinks it's not important for user to know it, but I think otherwise. I still recommend and support Emsisoft.

 

[Daljeet]

Congrats Emsisoft and @Umbra I definitely try Emsisoft Am in future.

 

[Deleted member 178]

By the way, about EternalBlue SMB exploit

He also found that most of the so so smart next-gen anti-malware solutions do not in fact catch this rat or any of the other SMB exploits at all. A few of the traditional anti-malware solutions do catch these or at least flag suspected activity, such as Emsisoft‍s Anti-Malware product and Symantec‍'s AV product.

Peerlyst

 

[Weebarra]

Congratulations to all you guys on the Emsisoft team, nice result.

I voted no unfortunately as while it seems to be an amazing security solution, i think i would not understand the software very well and wouldn't know how to use it to it's full potential or even to half it's potential, i tend to stick with a security that is just sort of install and leave it to do what it does because of my lack of knowledge.

 

[Deletedmessiah]

Congratulations to all you guys on the Emsisoft team, nice result.

I voted no unfortunately as while it seems to be an amazing security solution, i think i would not understand the software very well and wouldn't know how to use it to it's full potential or even to half it's potential, i tend to stick with a security that is just sort of install and leave it to do what it does because of my lack of knowledge.

It isn't very hard to use, its like any other antivirus, straightforward and easy.

 

[Deleted member 178]

Congratulations to all you guys on the Emsisoft team, nice result.

I voted no unfortunately as while it seems to be an amazing security solution, i think i would not understand the software very well and wouldn't know how to use it to it's full potential or even to half it's potential, i tend to stick with a security that is just sort of install and leave it to do what it does because of my lack of knowledge.

Emsisoft AM isn't the geek tool it was before, now it is very simple to use, all is set out-of-the-box for easy usage; then with time you can tweak it to your specific needs.
Give it a try, it has a 30-days free trial period.

 

[frogboy]

Congratulations to all you guys on the Emsisoft team, nice result.

I voted no unfortunately as while it seems to be an amazing security solution, i think i would not understand the software very well and wouldn't know how to use it to it's full potential or even to half it's potential, i tend to stick with a security that is just sort of install and leave it to do what it does because of my lack of knowledge.

It is that easy even I can use it well.

 

[Weebarra]

Wow thanks for that @Deletedmessiah, @Umbra and to @frogboy, i honestly thought it was for ( and i mean that in the nicest possible way) maybe i will give it a try some day after reading this.

 

[Venustus]

Emsisoft is a good product no doubt!Used it in the past and will probably subscribe again once my KIS licence expires on my other machine!

 

[Rebsat]

I have a question please, Will Trend Micro Internet Security work alongside Emsisoft Anti-Malware without issues and incompatibility? Thanks

 

[Venustus]

I have a question please, Will Trend Micro Internet Security work alongside Emsisoft Anti-Malware without issues and incompatibility? Thanks

Not recommended to run two av's together!

 

[Rebsat]

I need an explanation please, I just saw the above test results by AV-Comparatives where EAM failed to protect the whole system against 3 malwares but Trend Micro Internet Security succeeded to protect the whole system against all 20,011 malwares without leaving the system compromised.

I am thinking about a way or method that I could use EAM with full features and Trend Micro Internet Security with just its malware protection. Is it possible? @Umbra @Fabian Wosar
I am afraid of those 3 malwares where EAM couldn't be able to protect the system against them.
What about EAM BB ability? Why did the EAM BB let those 3 malwares to compromise the system? @Emsisoft

 

[spaceoctopus]

Well done Emsisoft. And well deserved.Keep it up with the good work

 

[XhenEd]

I need an explanation please, I just saw the above test results by AV-Comparatives where EAM failed to protect the system against 3 malwares but Trend Micro Internet Security succeeded to protect the system against all malwares without leaving the system compromised.

I am thinking about a way or method that I could use EAM with full features and Trend Micro Internet Security with just malware protection? Is it possible? @Umbra @Fabian Wosar
I am afraid of those 3 malwares where EAM couldn't be able to protect the system against them. What about EAM BB ability? Why did the EAM BB let those 3 malwares to compromise the system? @Emsisoft

The alternative question is, why would any AV let some malware run?

You rely too much on the independent test. If an AV scores 100% in the test, that doesn't mean that that AV is perfect. In the real world scenario, Trend Micro (or any other AV) will allow some malware to run (not intentionally, but by failure to detect), no matter how advanced its detection capabilities are.

Regardless, though, you now cannot combine Emsisoft with other AVs. In the past, it was okay, but Emsisoft changed course. If you're amazed by Trend Micro, then you can always use it.