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Author Topic: Microsoft Security Essentials loses AV-TEST certification  (Read 3522 times)

erikts

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Microsoft Security Essentials loses AV-TEST certification
« on: November 30, 2012, 12:39 AM »
I use MSE on home netbook for the last two years.

German lab downgrades Redmond after zero-day detection rates slide

Another security software testing organisation, Virus Bulletin, says Security Essentials’ performance is sufficient to justify its VB100 rating, which can only be attained by software that “prove[ s] it can detect 100% of malware samples listed as 'In the Wild' by the WildList Organization” without generating any false positives.

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Re: Microsoft Security Essentials loses AV-TEST certification
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2012, 11:57 AM »
I do wonder how they weigh the scores to reach only 1.5/6.0 in the 'protection' category? If you look at the raw numbers, it should have scored (69+64+90+90+100+100)*6/600, or 5.13...
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« Last Edit: December 05, 2012, 04:14 AM by f0dder »

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Re: Microsoft Security Essentials loses AV-TEST certification
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2012, 09:30 PM »
Yes, I notice that.  :o Aside of those AV tests, my setup has not experienced any infection yet and it is stable in my low-powered netbook.