Antivirus Test: A Quest for Nearly Objective Rankings

Disclaimer

Ultimately these findings are the true and factual results of my experiences with the software and hardware listed above. They should not be used as the sole basis for purchasing Antivirus software and none of these products is endorsed by me or any of the professional associations through whom I have certifications.

Here are my findings:

* AV: Arcabit Infections found: 28,944. Comments: This AV software come from Poland and the GUI feels like it. There are a few poorly translated buttons (Pauza for Pause, for example) but overall a very intuitive interface and easy to use. The scanner was screaming fast, taking only 27 minutes and 34 seconds to evaluate all the files in the malware folder.

* AV: Ashampoo Infections found: 32,291 Comments: Decent product but the name definitely isn't ready for Prime Time. I doubt that their enterprise solution would be taken seriously because it's too easy to dismiss an AV solution called "a shampoo." The funny name aside, their AV product performed better than some very big names (Norton, Panda and Kaspersky) and proved to be very good.