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Real World, Evasive Malware and Performance Test by Trident
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<blockquote data-quote="Trident" data-source="post: 1033434" data-attributes="member: 99014"><p>Welcome to this test performed by me.</p><p></p><p>The test focuses on 4 key areas:</p><p>Real World Protection Test (most important)</p><p>Evasive Malware Test ( important)</p><p>Antivirus Performance Test (important)</p><p>Stability/User Experience (important)</p><p></p><p>Every product has an initial score of 100 points.</p><p></p><p>Failure deductions are as follows:</p><p>Real World Protection Test Failure -( -100 and no further testing performed).</p><p>Evasive Malware Test (Rat/Infostealer -40; Ransomware no exfiltration - 20; Ransomware with Exfiltration -50; Ransomware, no exfiltration and product offers backup -10)</p><p>Performance Test (Abnormal size on disk [>1gb -10]; Abnormal Memory Usage [most systems have 16 GB so above 2% of that or 320 MB is abnormal] -10; Abnormal CPU Usage on Idle -10)</p><p>Stability/User Experience Failure (Credit card required to download -1; Bombarding with notifications -5; Interface does not meet UI trends in the last 10 years -10; Interface is difficult to get around -7; Installer is online-based but does not install the most recent version -1; Product offers only minimal configuration -2; Updates are very slow -5)</p><p></p><p>All unedited tests can be seen in this playlist:</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]list=PL5qDCZjNu4Zq56qjsyjsTcthMRKyswHF3[/MEDIA]</p><p>Some evidence for performance will be displayed there, other will be in a screenshot.</p><p>Edited Video called "Falling Castles: Antivirus Test" is coming soon.</p><p></p><p>ZoneAlarm Extreme Security NextGen by Check Point:</p><p>Real Word Protection Test: -0 (pass)</p><p>Evasive Malware Test (-40 for missed RATs and -20 for successful ransomware infection)</p><p>Performance (Abnormal Size on Disk -10; Abnormal Memory Usage -10)</p><p>User Experience (Bombarding with notifications -5)</p><p>Total = 15 points</p><p></p><p>F-Secure</p><p>Real World Protection Test -0 (pass)</p><p>Evasive Malware Test (-40 for missed RATs)</p><p>Performance (pass)</p><p>User Experience (pass)</p><p>Total = 60 points</p><p></p><p>Bitdefender Total Security:</p><p>Real World Protection Test -0 (pass)</p><p>Evasive Malware Test -0 (pass)</p><p>Performance (Abnormal Size on Disk -10, Abnormal Memory Usage -10)</p><p>User Experience (Installer is online based but does not install the most recent version -1; Updates are very slow -5)</p><p>Total = 74 points</p><p></p><p>Kaspersky Security Standard:</p><p>Kaspersky allows trial to be downloaded but uses tricks to make it more difficult for users not familiar with their website and tools.</p><p>Real World Protection Test -0 (pass)</p><p>Evasive Malware Test (-40 for missed RATs)</p><p>Performance (pass)</p><p>User Experience (Bombarding with notifications -5)</p><p>Total = 55 points</p><p></p><p>Norton 360 Advanced</p><p>Real World Protection Test -0 (pass)</p><p>Evasive Malware Test (-40 for missed RATs even though IPS blocks connection. A miss is a miss)</p><p>Performance Test (pass)</p><p>User Experience (Credit card required to download -1; Bombards with notifications -5; Installer is online based but does not install the most recent version -1)</p><p>Total = 53 Points</p><p></p><p>Avast Free (gets 10 extra points because it's free; did not test Kaspersky Free as it has no Application Control)</p><p>Real World Protection Test -0 (pass)</p><p>Evasive Malware Test (-40 for missed RATs)</p><p>Performance Test (Abnormal size on disk -10)</p><p>User Experience (pass)</p><p>Total = 60 points</p><p></p><p>Eset Smart Security Premium:</p><p>Real World Protection Test -0 (pass)</p><p>Evasive Malware (-40 for missed RATs)</p><p>Performance Test (pass)</p><p>User Experience Test (Bombards with notifications -5; Installer is online based but does not install the most recent version -1)</p><p>Total = 54</p><p></p><p>Worth mentioning:</p><p>Microsoft Edge did great job blocking malware links (I didn't turn off its protection because users have no reason to do so)</p><p>Microsoft Defender was disqualified even before testing as apparently some malware managed to damage it. It was just loading continuously.</p><p></p><p>Overall winners:</p><p>Champion: Bitdefender</p><p>Second best: F-secure; Avast</p><p>Third best: Kaspersky Standard; Eset Smart Security Premium (more expensive than Kaspersky)</p><p>To be avoided: ZoneAlarm</p><p></p><p>This concludes this year's testing.</p><p></p><p>I would like to apologise to viewers if I look confused in some of the videos (the mouse movement). I am a Mac user and all this malware, notifications, menus (one inside another) is extremely overwhelming.</p><p>[SPOILER="Screenshots"]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]274059[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]274060[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]274061[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]274063[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]274064[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]274065[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]274066[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[/SPOILER</p><p>[ATTACH=full]274067[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]274068[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]274069[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]274070[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]274071[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]274072[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]274073[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>[/SPOILER]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trident, post: 1033434, member: 99014"] Welcome to this test performed by me. The test focuses on 4 key areas: Real World Protection Test (most important) Evasive Malware Test ( important) Antivirus Performance Test (important) Stability/User Experience (important) Every product has an initial score of 100 points. Failure deductions are as follows: Real World Protection Test Failure -( -100 and no further testing performed). Evasive Malware Test (Rat/Infostealer -40; Ransomware no exfiltration - 20; Ransomware with Exfiltration -50; Ransomware, no exfiltration and product offers backup -10) Performance Test (Abnormal size on disk [>1gb -10]; Abnormal Memory Usage [most systems have 16 GB so above 2% of that or 320 MB is abnormal] -10; Abnormal CPU Usage on Idle -10) Stability/User Experience Failure (Credit card required to download -1; Bombarding with notifications -5; Interface does not meet UI trends in the last 10 years -10; Interface is difficult to get around -7; Installer is online-based but does not install the most recent version -1; Product offers only minimal configuration -2; Updates are very slow -5) All unedited tests can be seen in this playlist: [MEDIA=youtube]list=PL5qDCZjNu4Zq56qjsyjsTcthMRKyswHF3[/MEDIA] Some evidence for performance will be displayed there, other will be in a screenshot. Edited Video called "Falling Castles: Antivirus Test" is coming soon. ZoneAlarm Extreme Security NextGen by Check Point: Real Word Protection Test: -0 (pass) Evasive Malware Test (-40 for missed RATs and -20 for successful ransomware infection) Performance (Abnormal Size on Disk -10; Abnormal Memory Usage -10) User Experience (Bombarding with notifications -5) Total = 15 points F-Secure Real World Protection Test -0 (pass) Evasive Malware Test (-40 for missed RATs) Performance (pass) User Experience (pass) Total = 60 points Bitdefender Total Security: Real World Protection Test -0 (pass) Evasive Malware Test -0 (pass) Performance (Abnormal Size on Disk -10, Abnormal Memory Usage -10) User Experience (Installer is online based but does not install the most recent version -1; Updates are very slow -5) Total = 74 points Kaspersky Security Standard: Kaspersky allows trial to be downloaded but uses tricks to make it more difficult for users not familiar with their website and tools. Real World Protection Test -0 (pass) Evasive Malware Test (-40 for missed RATs) Performance (pass) User Experience (Bombarding with notifications -5) Total = 55 points Norton 360 Advanced Real World Protection Test -0 (pass) Evasive Malware Test (-40 for missed RATs even though IPS blocks connection. A miss is a miss) Performance Test (pass) User Experience (Credit card required to download -1; Bombards with notifications -5; Installer is online based but does not install the most recent version -1) Total = 53 Points Avast Free (gets 10 extra points because it's free; did not test Kaspersky Free as it has no Application Control) Real World Protection Test -0 (pass) Evasive Malware Test (-40 for missed RATs) Performance Test (Abnormal size on disk -10) User Experience (pass) Total = 60 points Eset Smart Security Premium: Real World Protection Test -0 (pass) Evasive Malware (-40 for missed RATs) Performance Test (pass) User Experience Test (Bombards with notifications -5; Installer is online based but does not install the most recent version -1) Total = 54 Worth mentioning: Microsoft Edge did great job blocking malware links (I didn't turn off its protection because users have no reason to do so) Microsoft Defender was disqualified even before testing as apparently some malware managed to damage it. It was just loading continuously. Overall winners: Champion: Bitdefender Second best: F-secure; Avast Third best: Kaspersky Standard; Eset Smart Security Premium (more expensive than Kaspersky) To be avoided: ZoneAlarm This concludes this year's testing. I would like to apologise to viewers if I look confused in some of the videos (the mouse movement). I am a Mac user and all this malware, notifications, menus (one inside another) is extremely overwhelming. [SPOILER="Screenshots"] [ATTACH type="full" width="616px" alt="Screenshot (1).png"]274059[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot (2).png"]274060[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot (3).png"]274061[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot (5).png"]274063[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot (6).png"]274064[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot (7).png"]274065[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot (8).png"]274066[/ATTACH] [/SPOILER [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot (50).png"]274067[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot (60).png"]274068[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot (60).png"]274069[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot (70).png"]274070[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot (500).png"]274071[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot (600).png"]274072[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot (700).png"]274073[/ATTACH] [/SPOILER] [/QUOTE]
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