Many Windows Vista antivirus programs struggle to detect new and unusual malware, Virus Bulletin's state-of-the-art Reactive and Proactive (RAP) tests have found.
The latest figures report an average detection rate for the period between February 2009, when the tests were first introduced, to the end of July.
The resulting 'RAP Quadrant' shows that several well-known products fall in to the lower left hand quarter of the graph, including PC Tools' Anti-Virus, Fortinet's Forticlient, and CA's Internet Security Suite, all of which achieved detection levels below 50 percent on both axes when configured in their default mode.
More: http://pcworld.com/article/169891/
The latest figures report an average detection rate for the period between February 2009, when the tests were first introduced, to the end of July.
The resulting 'RAP Quadrant' shows that several well-known products fall in to the lower left hand quarter of the graph, including PC Tools' Anti-Virus, Fortinet's Forticlient, and CA's Internet Security Suite, all of which achieved detection levels below 50 percent on both axes when configured in their default mode.
More: http://pcworld.com/article/169891/