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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 1102505" data-attributes="member: 32260">Some readers may think that I am prejudiced against Leo&#039;s tests. So let&#039;s consider three important facts:<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">The infection rate of tested AVs is incredibly low - typical for several days-old samples. For Kaspersky, the infection rate is close to 0. A similar effect can be seen for AV-Test samples in the non-real-world part of tests (reference set).</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Only EXE files are tested.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Files are executed on the system (non-web threats).</li>
</ol>In such tests, the differences between AVs follow mainly from the completeness of the AV signatures (just like 15 years ago).I can understand that such tests can still be useful for some people, especially when the infections commonly propagate via non-web sources. If I recall correctly, a few years ago MT members from Ukraine reported such a situation, related to sharing pirated software on USB drives. In many countries, the software is hardly available from legal sources and there are no anti-piracy regulations.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 1102505, member: 32260"] Some readers may think that I am prejudiced against Leo's tests. So let's consider three important facts: [LIST=1] [*]The infection rate of tested AVs is incredibly low - typical for several days-old samples. For Kaspersky, the infection rate is close to 0. A similar effect can be seen for AV-Test samples in the non-real-world part of tests (reference set). [*]Only EXE files are tested. [*]Files are executed on the system (non-web threats). [/LIST] In such tests, the differences between AVs follow mainly from the completeness of the AV signatures (just like 15 years ago). I can understand that such tests can still be useful for some people, especially when the infections commonly propagate via non-web sources. If I recall correctly, a few years ago MT members from Ukraine reported such a situation, related to sharing pirated software on USB drives. In many countries, the software is hardly available from legal sources and there are no anti-piracy regulations. [/QUOTE]

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