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<blockquote data-quote="Atlas147" data-source="post: 620481" data-attributes="member: 25728">Awesome initiative being done here! But I think the results are a little skewed due to the methodology. The most obvious ones are the Avast and AVG tests, being under the same company, both AVs use essentially the same technology to detect malware, they also share the same signatures, so there should be no reason that one scores better than the other.The reason for this is due to the different test done with the AVs, AVG might have tested pack 1, 2 and 3 while Avast with pack 1, 4 and 6, therefore leading to different detection ratios. Of course there is no exact way to fix this because the testers are all helpful volunteers from the forum and not paid companies like AV comparatives and such. Just my constructive criticism for the site <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Atlas147, post: 620481, member: 25728"] Awesome initiative being done here! But I think the results are a little skewed due to the methodology. The most obvious ones are the Avast and AVG tests, being under the same company, both AVs use essentially the same technology to detect malware, they also share the same signatures, so there should be no reason that one scores better than the other. The reason for this is due to the different test done with the AVs, AVG might have tested pack 1, 2 and 3 while Avast with pack 1, 4 and 6, therefore leading to different detection ratios. Of course there is no exact way to fix this because the testers are all helpful volunteers from the forum and not paid companies like AV comparatives and such. Just my constructive criticism for the site :) [/QUOTE]

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