testmyav.com - "How To" site for AV testing. What do you think?

[_CyberGhosT_]

TestMyAV is a website with a single purpose – to get people testing anti-malware solutions for themselves. Rather than trusting vendors, testing companies and sales people, we believe that testing isn’t hard and that everyone should have the ability to evaluate what solutions are best for their organisation.

Dan found this site and posted a link over at Wilders (yes VS Dan).
I have not had the time to do more than look at the homepage, but it
looks worth sharing. I will look more into it tomorrow.
Check out the link and you will understand why I put it here.
Link: TestMyAV.com - Helping You Test Antivirus Yourself

 

[kev216]

Never heard of this website before, but it looks interesting at first sight. Thanks for sharing! @_CyberGhosT_

 

[509322]

MRG Effitas' analysis of TestMyAV.com: MRG – TestMyAV – an independent next-gen testing vendor?

TestMyAV is not necessarily what it seems.

 

[_CyberGhosT_]

MRG Effitas' analysis of TestMyAV.com: MRG – TestMyAV – an independent next-gen testing vendor?

TestMyAV is not necessarily what it seems.

Thanks Jeff,
Yeah associated with Cylance , I won't be using it

 

[Dirk41]

MRG Effitas' analysis of TestMyAV.com: MRG – TestMyAV – an independent next-gen testing vendor?

TestMyAV is not necessarily what it seems.

Hi everyone . ( first time since more than two months I log in because I don't have much time anymore )

Interesting but I wonder :
"When you do these tests, beware that whenever you introduce the malware not directly from it’s original malicious source (maliciuous URL, spam folder, drive-by-exploit website) into the test system, the test is not real-world anymore."

Isn't that what YT testers ( or , I don't know I am not an expert/ tester , maybe even other independent test labs) do?

I have always seen malwares launched from PC on YT if I remember well.. Sorry if I am wrong

Bye!

 

[509322]

TestMyAV.com is connected to Cylance. Cylance developed some (or all ?) of the test scenarios on that site plus I think Cylance supplied funding or other resources. It is discussed somewhere on the web.

In the MRG Effitas link I posted above it is partly discussed.

 

[509322]

is that bad?

Depends upon your point of view regarding Cylance and other things. To gain better insight, research it. There is no 100 % black-and-white answer.