Tag: vb100
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Report: six anti-virus solutions pass annual Linux test
Clean sweep of passes in VB100 test on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. 2015 will yet again not be the ‘Year of the Linux Desktop’, yet behind the scenes’ Linux plays an important role in many organisations by running the servers on which files are stored centrally. Such servers could easily become centres of malware infection;…
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New VB100 and VBSpam test results published
See which anti-malware and anti-spam solutions achieved certification. Shortly before the Christmas holidays, we published a new VB100 anti-malware test report as well as a new VBSpam test report. VB100 – clean sweep John Hawes and his team put 29 anti-malware solutions through their paces on Windows Server 2008 and, for the first time ever…
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Report: VB100 comparative review on Windows 8.1
40 out of 48 tested products earn VB100 award. If you follow the security news, you may believe that all you have to worry about are nation states using zero-day vulnerabilities to infiltrate networks and computers with stealth malware. The reality is, of course, more complicated, and if this is indeed your biggest worry, your…
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Report: VB100 comparative review on Windows Server 2012
23 out of 29 tested products earn VB100 award. Windows Server 2012 is the server version of Windows 8 , the most recent version of Microsoft ‘s operating system. Though supposedly more secure than previous Windows Server versions, solely relying on the security of an operating system is rarely, if ever, a good idea. Thankfully,…
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Report: VB100 comparative review on Windows 7
29 out of 35 tested products earn VB100 award. The various changes at Virus Bulletin mean that things are busier than ever in our office. Still, behind the scenes we continue to perform what remains one of our core activities: the testing of security products. John Hawes and his team tested no fewer than 35…
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VB100 XP comparative features new speed vs. detection graph
At-a-glance chart shows both detection rates and impact on system performance. The results of the latest VB100 comparative review were released recently, covering 40 products on Windows XP – possibly our last visit to the platform, given its apparently fast-approaching end-of-life. As usual, it was a pretty epic undertaking for our small team, with all…
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A third of anti-malware products fail to secure Vista Business Edition, Virus Bulletin reveals
VB urges industry to work harder at quality assurance. Virus Bulletin has revealed that, out of 54 anti-malware products tested, 19 failed to reach the standard required for VB100 certification in its recent test on Windows Vista Business Edition SP2 . Stumbling blocks for the products in this test included failure to detect a number…
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Record breaking 60 anti-malware products undergo VB100 testing on Windows XP
One third fail to gain certification. Virus Bulletin has completed its largest ever test of anti-malware products, with a phenomenal 60 products being tested on Windows XP . 40 of the products submitted for testing were awarded the VB100 certification, while the other 20 failed to demonstrate the detection abilities required, with Microsoft , Frisk…
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Next VB100 comparative announced
SUSE test to challenge Linux products. The latest round of VB100 testing has been announced, with a comparative to be run on Novell ‘s SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 in January. Products supporting the platform will be measured against the usual strict criteria to find if they are worthy of a coveted VB100 award. The…
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VB announces next VB100 test on Windows 7
Deadline announced for first VB100 comparative on new operating system. VB has issued a call for submissions for the next VB100 comparative, to be run next month on Microsoft ‘s much-anticipated new version of Windows , Windows 7 , with a deadline for submissions less than a week after the scheduled public release date for…