Which anti-virus software is the best at stopping unknown malware? Sophos beats Symantec, Microsoft, McAfee and others at stopping unknown viruses and other malware

 

IT security and control firm Sophos has been found to be superior to McAfee, Microsoft, Symantec and almost 30 other anti-virus products in protecting pro actively against unknown malware attacks, in a study published today.

Sophos detected more new unknown malware reported to the independent AVIEWS mailing list in a four month period than any other vendor. AVIEWS is the Anti-Virus Information & Early Warning System, an online community that shares information about breaking malware threats between anti-virus vendors, researchers, security experts, and system administrators.

In the four month study Sophos was found to pro actively detect 80% of all unknown malware reported to the mailing list, higher than any other vendor, compared to 50% for Microsoft, 35% for Symantec and 30% for McAfee.

Some anti-virus products failed to find any of the unknown malware during the four month testing period, leaving customers at considerable risk of infection.

“Most anti-virus reviews only examine products’ ability to detect known malware, rather than determining who does the best job at protecting proactively against zero-day threats and unknown viruses. It’s becoming more and more important to have an industrial strength defense against both known and unknown malware as virus writers and hackers step up their attempts to steal money and identities with targeted attacks,” said Guy Edsall, product manager at Sophos. “We’re obviously delighted to find that we provide a higher level of protection against unknown malwarethan our competitors - but we won’t be resting on our laurels, and customers can expect to see us continuing to work hard to enhance our detection of unknown threats even further.”

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