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| Comodo Announces Results of a Paid vs. Free Antivirus Test Comparison Comodo announced the results of a paid vs. free Antivirus (AV) test comparison of paid Norton /Symantec software to free Comodo software. The testing which focused on completely new viruses - which were not yet detected by traditional or "in the cloud" signatures - was conducted by AV-Test, the Independent IT-Security Institute. The findings of this independent, dynamic test show that Comodo scored 100 percent for the overall detection and protection while Norton/Symantec scored only 90 percent. The testing was conducted using 30 "zero day" malware samples on Windows XP (SP3). In addition, further false positive tests using well-known clean software were conducted (focusing on the download, installation, use and online update of the clean applications), but no false positives were generated during the testing. "Not only are we as good", said Melih Abdulhayoglu, CEO and chief security architect, "But we're better at protecting the computer from completely new viruses and malware and it's free." The recent study was conducted in compliance with a Symantec executive's statement in the press to Comodo encouraging Comodo to submit its software to this independent testing lab to determine which is better. "I simply obliged them and went ahead with the test that they recommended and the findings tell the rest of the story", Abdulhayoglu said. Additionally, Comodo has joined AV-Test's comprehensive "Product Review and Certification" program and submitted its free security solution for more exhaustive testing in the areas of protection, repair and usability. The results of the 4th quarter testing, which will run continuously over a three-month period, will be available by the end of January, 2011. With more than 15 years of experience in the area of anti-virus research and data security, AV-Test is a highly respected software testing facility in the industry. Every year they perform more than 2,500 product tests of anti-virus, anti-spyware, personal firewalls and related products on behalf of vendors, integrators (OEM), corporate users and magazines. The study was conducted using Comodo Internet Security Premium Free 5.0.162636.1135 and Norton Internet Security 2011 (18.1.0.37). write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Computing News :: home page |