Welcome to our first test of the new decade!
In 2010, MRG will be conducting and publishing an increased number of product reviews, group tests and security articles. We hope our tests will allow readers to make more informed decisions concerning the choice and implementation of security products and that our articles will enlighten and spark interest in new areas of technology
To kick off our first new series of tests, we thought we would put Comodo Internet Security V4 Beta in the spotlight.
CIS 4 s one of the most talked about and eagerly anticipated applications of its type for some time. Because of the keen interest shown in CIS 4, we thought we would really put it to the test and pitch it against three apps that performed best in our labs during the past 12 months – these being A-SQUARED, Avira and G Data.
All four applications were tested against 10.000 of mixed samples in an On Demand test and also on a system with 15 live infections, to assess their effectiveness in cleaning a compromised PC.
Malware categories and amount of samples in each category (10.000 samples):
Trojans/Backdoors- 8.134
Worms- 795
Windows Viruses- 314
Other Malware- 757
(Adware/Spyware, Rogues, Rootkits)
List of malware samples used in Infected System Rescue test (names according to Kaspersky’s malware database):
Backdoor.Win32.Hupigon.dsx
Backdoor.Win32.Inject.dbw
Backdoor.Win32.NewRest.bc
Backdoor.Win32.Rbot.ahjq
Email.Worm.Win32.Gibon.bj
Trojan.Downloader.Win32.Adload.mhg
Trojan.Downloader.Win32.Agent.ctpc
Trojan.Downloader.Win32.Delf.wwk
Trojan.Downloader.Win32.FraudLoad.fip
Trojan.Dropper.Win32.Agent.bjbn
Trojan.Spy.Win32.Zbot.adhp
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.cqmk
Trojan.Win32.FraudPack.achf
Trojan.Win32.Refroso.xio
Trojan.Win32.Sasfis.uak
Both tests were performed using Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3
Program versions:
A-SQUARED Anti-Malware 4.5.0.29
Avira AntiVir Premium 9.0.0.452
COMODO Internet Security 4.0.664.127486 Beta
G DATA Antivirus 2010 20.2.3.6
Results for the 10.000 samples On Demand scan test:
| Program | Samples missed | Detection ratio |
| A-SQUARED | 63 | 99.37% |
| G DATA | 92 | 99.08% |
| AVIRA | 97 | 99.03% |
| COMODO | 101 | 98.99% |
Results for Infected System Rescue test:
A-SQUARED Anti-Malware
Successfully removed all 15 infections , only 1 harmless trace found in the registry.
Avira AntiVir Premium
Failed to remove the folowing samples, malicious traces found:
Backdoor.Win32.Inject.dbw
COMODO Internet Security
Failed to remove the folowing samples, malicious traces found:
Trojan.Win32.FraudPack.achf
Backdoor.Win32.Inject.dbw
G DATA Antivirus
Failed to remove the folowing samples, malicious traces found:
Backdoor.Win32.Hupigon.dsx
Backdoor.Win32.Inject.dbw
Conclusion:
COMODO Internet Security is still in Beta Phase but is already showing that it is able to compete with the Top Guns, we only hope that they improve the cleaning capabilities, we are plainning to test CIS V4 Beta in Real Time very soon.
Keep up the good work!
Malware Research Group