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Matth · 03-06-2004, 23:14

They only test one platform at a time, and the free view of their test results doesn't tell you much...

One missed virus is a fail, as is one false alarm, so the all or nothing pass/fail doesn't tell you much (though you'd be suspicious of something that never passed).

And, of course, an antivirus is only as good as its last update - and with the speed of worm spreading these days, another important point (which ought to be benchmarked somehow) is the speed of response.

I suppose a false alarm is a good reason to fail a test, as it can waste time, and result in un-needed and possibly destructive "cleanup".

03-06-2004, 23:14	#9
Matth Inactive Join Date: Mar 2004 Services: BB:M, TV:XL, Phone:M, Loyalty Posts: 2,516	Re: How did your AV do? They only test one platform at a time, and the free view of their test results doesn't tell you much... One missed virus is a fail, as is one false alarm, so the all or nothing pass/fail doesn't tell you much (though you'd be suspicious of something that never passed). And, of course, an antivirus is only as good as its last update - and with the speed of worm spreading these days, another important point (which ought to be benchmarked somehow) is the speed of response. I suppose a false alarm is a good reason to fail a test, as it can waste time, and result in un-needed and possibly destructive "cleanup".