Antivirus software evaluations (Virus Test Center, Computer Science Department, University of Hamburg)
2002-12
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"Perfect" W-98 AntiVirus product: =NONE= (20 points)
"Excellent" W-98 AntiVirus products:
1st place: SCN (18 points)
2nd place: AVK (16 points)
3rd place: AVP (14 points)
4th place: FSE,NAV (11 points)
6th place: BDF,DRW (10 points)
8th place: INO,RAV ( 9 points)
10th place: CMD,FPR,FPW ( 8 points)
13th place: AVG ( 7 points)
14th place: NVC ( 6 points)
15th place: AVA,PRO ( 5 points)
17th place: VSP ( 4 points)
18th place: MR2 ( 2 points)
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"Perfect" W-98 AntiMalware product: =NONE= (26 points)
"Excellent" W-98 AntiMalware products:
1st place: SCN (22 points)
2nd place: AVK (20 points)
3rd place: AVP (18 points)
4th place: FSE (15 points)
5th place: NAV (13 points)
6th place: BDF,DRW (11 points)
8th place: CMD,FPR,FPW,INO,RAV (10 points)
13th place: NVC ( 7 points)
14th place: AVA ( 6 points)
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ALE = Alert (Accura) 1997-02 ... 1998-02
ADO = AntiDote 2001-04
ANT = AntiVir (H&B EDV) 1997-02 ... 2001-10
ANY = Abyware 1998-10
AT5 = Anti-Trojan 5 2001-04
AVA/AV3 = AVAST (32) 1997-02 ... 2002-12
AVG = Grisoft AntiVirus 1997-02 ... 2002-12
AVK = AntiVirus Kit (GData) 1998-10 ... 2002-12
AVP = AVP (Platinum) 1997-02 ... 2002-12
AVS = AV Scan (H&B EDV) 1997-02 ... 1997-07
AVX = AntiVirus eXpert 2000-08 2001-10
starting 2002: see BDF
AW = 1998-02
BDF = BitDefender (AntiVirus eXpert) 2002-12
CLE = Cleaner 2001-04
CMD = Command Software AV 2000-04 ... 2002-12
DRA = 2001-10
DRW = DrWeb 1997-02 ... 2002-12
DSE = Dr Solomon Emergency AV 1997-02 ... 2001-10
ESA = ESafe (Aladdin) 2000-04
FPR/FMA = FProt/FmacroW 1997-02 ... 2002-12
FPW = FProt FP-WIN 2001-04
FSE = F-Secure AntiVirus 1998-02 ... 2002-12
FWN = FWin 1997-02 ... 1998-10
HMV = HMVS (Valky/Vrtik, Slowakia) 1998-02 ... 1999-03
IBM = IBM AntiVirus 1997-02 ... 1998-02
IKA = Ikarus AntiVirus 2001-10 ... 2002-12
INO = Inoculan (CAI) 1998-02 ... 2002-12
IRS = IRIS AntiVirus (Iris, Israel) 1997-07 ... 1999-03
ITM = Integrity Master (Stiller R.) 1997-07 ... 1999-03
IVB = InVircible (NetZ) 1997-02, 1998-10
MKS = MKS-vir (Polonia) 2000-04
MR2 = MR2S 1999-09, 2001-10
MCV = Main Channel W2kScan 2001-10
NAV = Norton AntiVirus 1997-02 ... 2002-12
NOD = NOD (eset Software Slowakia) 1998-02 ... 2000-04
NVC/NVN = Norman Virus Control 1998-10 ... 2002-12
OAV = Open AntiVirus 2002-12
PAN = Panda AntiVirus 1998-02
PAV = Power AntiVirus 1997-07 ... 2001-10
PCC = PCCillin (TrendMicro) 1997-07
PCV = PC Vaccine Professional (UK) 1997-02
PER = Peruvian AntiVirus 2001-04
PRO = Protector 2001-04 ... 2002-12
QHL = QuickHeal 2001-04 ... 2001-10
RAD = RAV/DOS 2001-10
RAV/RA7 = Rumanian AntiVirus 1999-03 ... 2002-12
SCN = NAI VirusScan 1999-02 ... 2002-12
SWP = Sweep = Sophos AntiVirus 1997-02 ... 2000-04
TBA = Thunderbyte AntiVirus 1997-02 ... 1998-10
TSC = TScan (Marx Germany) 1998-02 ... 1999-09
TNT = TNT (Carmel, Israel) 1997-02
UKV = Ultimate Killer Vaccine 2000-04
VBS = Virus Buster (Leprechaun) 1997-02 ... 1998-10
VDS = Perforin (Adv.Res. Group) 1997-07 ... 1998-02
VET (Cybec Australia) 1997-02 ... 1999-03
VHU = Virus Hunter 1997-02
VIT = VirIT Explorer Lite 2000-04
VSA = Virus Safe (Eliashim Israel) 1998-02
VSP = VirScan Plus (Ralph Roth) 1998-10 ... 2002-12
VSW = Virussweep (Quarterdeck USA) 1998-02
VTR = 1997-02
XSC = XScan 1997-02
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AVG Free Edition (background antivirus scanning)
Asynchrony.com (markets open source
software as shareware with profits to programmers
Asynchrony.com (markets open source
software as shareware with profits to programmers
@backup
atOnce Software
Cheap Bytes (CD-ROMs)
Eiffel (better than Java)
PuTTY
(File) Editors
Sucks-Rules-O-Meter, Vassilii's
FilePile
Free Compilers
Opera Software (the Opera Web
browser)
Operating System Sucks-Rules-O-Meter
SunSITE
VI LOVERS HOME PAGE, by
Thomer M. Gil
Walnut Creek CDROM
Windows 98
WWW.FILEZ.COM