Since Microsoft's new antivirus seems to be the topic of the day, let’s take a look at the recent antivirus comparison reports published by av-comparatives.org.
(Microsoft Live OneCare 2.5.2900.20 has been used in the tests, even though it will stop being sold in retail by June 30th, 2009).
The following report, where Microsoft scored second behind Avira and in par with G Data, shows the pro-active on-demand detection capabilities sorted by detection rate.
Microsoft’s antivirus was the only one with the least false alarms (0-2), compared to its competitors:
Last, but not least, Microsoft Live OneCare was awarded with the Advanced+ certification, alongside NOD32 and Kaspersky.
We all hope Microsoft will do even better with the new Morro / Microsoft Security Essentials free antivirus offering, when this is released by the end of 2009.
You can read the full report at av-comparatives.org (PDF, 840KB).
