[pchelpers] Re: reliable test of response times of antivirus programs

Ekhart GEORGI (last name last) wrote:
> Check out this very surprising and dramatic graph! 
> http://winnow.oitc.com/AntiVirusPerformance.html
>
> It's based on testing carried out by the reputable Malware Incident 
> Reporting & Termination (MIRT) team at CastleCops and shows that AntiVir 
> is by far the best antivirus, especially in dealing with new threats. 
> The methodology of the tests is explained on 
> http://winnow.oitc.com/avcentral.html and praised on 
> http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2007/02/recognizing-paul-and-robin-laudanski.html
>  
>
>
>
> PS
> I intend to find out why an antispam and antiphishing company that is in 
> addition a partner of CastleCops has such dubious and shoddy 
> "congratulations you won" popups on its website and whether there is any 
> guarantee that personal info added to the junk sites that OITC links to 
> like www.freelotto.com/register.asp?skin=FlashWinner2&partner=1051177 
> will not result in spam and identity theft.
>
> An even bigger problem is that security experts and security companies 
> should be teaching users NOT to fall for scams and NOT to click on 
> flashing get-rich-quick schemes etc.
>
>
>   
It may have changed since you  said that. It is now showing Webwasher as 
better than Antivir.

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