Damjan 8 Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 (edited) Why does ESET have such a poor perception (compared to the competition): Real-World Protection Test July-August 2023 - Factsheet - AV-Comparatives It is commendable that it has zero false positives. It just has a high throughput of malware (1.2%). ESET Internet Security was used. Would the result be better when using ESET Smart Security Premium (which uses ESET LiveGuard). Edited September 15, 2023 by Damjan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itman 1,707 Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Below is Eset's historical performance scores on the AV-Comparatives real-time test series. It can be observed that Eset's scores on this test are fairly consistent over the years. One miss factor I am aware of is PUA's since Eset runs with default installation settings on this test and that protection is not enabled by default upon installation; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyQ 49 Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 11 hours ago, itman said: Below is Eset's historical performance scores on the AV-Comparatives real-time test series. It can be observed that Eset's scores on this test are fairly consistent over the years. One miss factor I am aware of is PUA's since Eset runs with default installation settings on this test and that protection is not enabled by default upon installation; IMO, as a professional and well-known testing organization, AV-Comparative won’t take PUA as Malware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itman 1,707 Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 (edited) 15 hours ago, AnthonyQ said: IMO, as a professional and well-known testing organization, AV-Comparative won’t take PUA as Malware. Correct I mis-posted; Quote We test all consumer products with their default settings, since surveys reveal that most home users keep their security programs at advised (default) settings. There is one exception to this rule, namely that we enable detection of potentially unwanted applications (PUA) if available. However, we do not test for PUAs, and use our own checks and analysis of samples to ensure that no verified PUA samples are counted in our test scores. https://www.av-comparatives.org/faq/ A long discussion of this topic in this thread: https://forum.eset.com/topic/12569-question-about-avc-real-world-test/ I do know AV-C tests always contain a few samples Eset misses. Also, Eset results are better on other AV lab tests: https://selabs.uk/reports/endpoint-security-eps-small-business-2023-q2/ https://www.mrg-effitas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/MRG_Effitas_360_Q2_2023.pdf https://avlab.pl/en/recent-results/ Bottom line - you can't fully evaluate an AV product effectiveness based on one AV lab test. Edited September 16, 2023 by itman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damjan 8 Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 New test: Malware Protection Test September 2023 - AV-Comparatives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itman 1,707 Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 9 minutes ago, Damjan said: New test: Malware Protection Test September 2023 - AV-Comparatives In an AV lab test where all but three vendor products scored 99.9% or above, one needs to ask themselves if such a test reflects current real world malware detection capability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Most Valued Members cyberhash 194 Posted October 17, 2023 Most Valued Members Share Posted October 17, 2023 34 minutes ago, itman said: In an AV lab test where all but three vendor products scored 99.9% or above, one needs to ask themselves if such a test reflects current real world malware detection capability. Totally agree , historically there has never been such a narrow margin between products. Plus there is never any real data provided as to the samples used or the complexity of them. These reviews have never painted a clear picture of the complete experience of the products. Takes months of using anything on a daily basis to get a true feel for how they stack up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itman 1,707 Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 As far as the AV-C Malware Protection test series goes, the only thing I pay attention to is the On-line versus Off-Line detection scores. It is not uncommon for malware to tamper with or disable a device's network connection. Hence, a high score in Off-line detection capability is a must. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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