AV-Test Product Review and Certification Report - Q2/2010

Report No. 102214

ESET: SMART SECURITY
Version Tested 4.2 Website www.eset.com Platform Windows 7 (RTM, 32 bit) During April, May and June 2010 we continuously evaluated 19 security products using their default settings. We always used the most current publicly-available version of all products for the testing. They were allowed to update themselves at any time and query their in-the-cloud services. We focused on realistic test scenarios and challenged the products against real-world threats. Products had to demonstrate their capabilities using all components and protection layers.

No. 102214

PROTECTION
Protection against malware infections (such as viruses, worms or Trojan Horses)
Industry average: 75% Samples used: 59 Industry average: 63% Samples used: 16 Industry average: 95% Samples used: 1,359,862 Industry average: 100% Samples used: 26,964 in %
Protection against 0-day malware attacks from the internet, inclusive of web and e-mail threats (Real-World Testing) Blocking of malware on or post execution (Dynamic Detection Testing) Detection of a representative set of malware discovered in the last 2-3 months (AV-Test reference set) Detection of widespread malware (according to the WildList)

100 100

3.5/6.0

PROTECTION SCORE:

REPAIR
Cleaning and repair of a malware-infected computer
Industry average: 90% Samples used: 20 Industry average: 50% Samples used: 20 Industry average: 100% Samples used: 7 Industry average: 71% Samples used: 7 in %
Removal of all active components of widespread malware (according to the WildList) from a computer Removal of further malicious components and remediation of critical system modifications made by malware Detection of deliberately hidden active malware (Rootkits and stealth malware) Removal of deliberately hidden active malware (Rootkits and stealth malware)

5.0/6.0

REPAIR SCORE:

USABILITY

Impact of the security software on the usability of the whole computer (lower values indicates better results)
Industry average: 251 Number of test cases: 13 Industry average: 4 Number of test cases: 611,548 Industry average: 2 warnings, 1 blockings Number of test cases: 20 in sec
Average slow-down of the computer by the security software in daily use False detections of legitimate software as malware during a system scan (false positives) False warnings or blocking of certain actions during the installation and use of legitimate software

warnings:

blockings:

USABILITY SCORE:

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