AV-Comparatives Scores MS Security Essentials

[Jerry Martin]

Hello:

AV-Comparatives just released the Oct. 2009 report on tests of removal of
malware.

MSE v1.0 scored Advanced+ - the top rating.

See: http://www.av-comparatives.org/comparativesreviews/removal-tests .

Cheers,
Jerry

 

[gene]

Hello:

AV-Comparatives just released the Oct. 2009 report on tests of
removal of malware.

MSE v1.0 scored Advanced+ - the top rating.

See:
http://www.av-comparatives.org/comparativesreviews/removal-tests .

I wouldn't get carried away. See the table and text on pp. 24-25.

"None of the products performed 'very good' in malware removal or
removal of leftovers, based on these 10 samples. eScan, Symantec and
Microsoft MSE were the only products to be good in removal of
malware AND removal of leftovers... Due to sample size, the final
ratings may be generous, but we applied the scoring tables strictly."

At the end, the report makes the point that the selection of malware
was random based on based on infected PCs, and that with other samples
"the results could be completely different."

Gene