Advice Request What's your opinion about BD database?

Please provide comments and solutions that are helpful to the author of this topic.

Status
Not open for further replies.

amir 957

Level 6
Thread author
Verified
Well-known
Jan 9, 2017
246
Has Bitdefender database become a little weak compared to before?
In the past months I have seen many samples that some AV like (Kaspersky, norton and ...) detect but bitdefender can't ( Bitdefender adds these samples to database after a few days)
And it makes me dubious about using it anymore
What is your opinion?
 
Last edited:

amico81

Level 21
Verified
Top Poster
Well-known
Jan 10, 2017
1,061
It's a war against the viruses....in these days bitdefender loses, on another days bitdefender wins.

But my worry is...i have the feeling that more and more signatures from BD goes into the cloud, so the dual-engine-av's ( Emsisoft, Bullguard, Gdata, etc.) get more and more lower dection rate
 

RoboMan

Level 34
Verified
Top Poster
Content Creator
Well-known
Jun 24, 2016
2,399
I'd risk it all and say that they're not betting on signatures but on improving AI and Behaviour Blocker. Signature based software today is ancient history. Even if they had the best signature database in the universe, their software would be weak against zero day malware that can be counted on thousands.
 

mlnevese

Level 26
Verified
Top Poster
Well-known
May 3, 2015
1,531
The fact that in any single test Solution A detected something Solution B didn't is absolutely meaningless. Half an hour later all of them may be able to detect that malware... Maybe half an hour earlier none of them did.

Signatures are not the only way to evaluate an antivirus and the tendency is that it becomes even less important in the future.

Anyway if you want the best signatures, you can't go wrong with Kaspersky, Bitdefender, Eset or Avira, for instance.
 
Last edited:

ras74

Level 2
Verified
May 11, 2014
60
Hello, the database is obsolete and uses cloud security of behavioral and artificial intelligence and identifies it up.
 
  • Like
Reactions: amir 957
Status
Not open for further replies.

About us

  • MalwareTips is a community-driven platform providing the latest information and resources on malware and cyber threats. Our team of experienced professionals and passionate volunteers work to keep the internet safe and secure. We provide accurate, up-to-date information and strive to build a strong and supportive community dedicated to cybersecurity.

User Menu

Follow us

Follow us on Facebook or Twitter to know first about the latest cybersecurity incidents and malware threats.

Top