Table of contents: ------------------ I. Introduction II. Copyright, License, and Disclaimer. III. Detail results IV. Detection rates 1. Splitted by virus-types, absolute 2. Splitted by virus-types, percentage 3. Totals, absolute 4. Totals, percentages 5. Ranking V. Comments I. Introduction. ---------------- Welcome to the Amiga Anti-Virus test report. Programmes in this test: VT 2.70 Virus Test V 2.70 by Heiner Schneegold VW 4.8 Virus Workshop V4.8 by Markus Schmall VZ II 1.15 Virus Z II V 1.15 by Georg Hoermann VC 6.52 Virus Checker V 6.52 by John Veldthuis (Brain 1.14, Unpack 39.54, BB 3.1 , BB-Brain 1.07) SFAP 1.2 Siegfried Antivirus Professional by Siegfried Soft Why not testing more Amiga-antivirus products ? The selection of this products is a subjective view of the actual market. The selection of tested products represents common virus-scanners which were updated at least once in 1995. Why we didn't test BootX-Recog: BootX is updated within its recog-file which makes detection of modern viruses like Crime etc. impossible. Why we didn't test Vscan: Vscan was not able to run without crashes in our testing environment. Official release date of this test: The official release date of this test is the start of the CeBIT in Hannover on 8.3.1995. Tested facilities of the products: This test mainly shows the detection rate of the products. User-interface, styleguide etc.. are no essential topics of this test. II. Copyright, License, and Disclaimer. --------------------------------------- This publication is (C) Copyright 1995 by Soenke Freitag and the Virus Test Center at the University of Hamburg. Permission is granted to everybody to distribute copies of this information in electronic form, provided that this is done for free, the contents of the information is not changed in any way, and the source of the information is clearly mentioned. Those who want to re-publish the information as a whole or in parts in printed form, MUST contact Soenke Freitag or the VTC-Hamburg and obtain permission first. No responsibility is assumed by the publisher for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or idea contained in the material herein. III. Detail results ------------------- Malware / Virus + Strain V V V V S Malware-type T W Z C F A P 16_BitCrew.Graffiti X X X O o (b) 16_BitCrew.Original X X X X X (b) 16_BitCrew.Paratax3 X X X O O (b) 16_BitCrew.Zaccess1_0 X X X O O (b) AAA-Enhancer X X X . X (t) ABC X X X X X (b) AcidInfector X X . . . (f) ACT-Killer . . . . . (f) Addy.Dropper X X X X . (t) Addy.Trojan X X X X . (f) AISF X X X X . (t) Alien X X X . . (t) AlienNewBeat.Original X X X X X (b) AmigaFanatic X X X X . (b) Amigaknight X . X X X (f) Angel X X X o X (b) ASS1_0 X X X X X (b) Australian_parasite.Original X X X X X (b) BB3 . . . . . (b) BBS.$4EB9-Link.DMS2_06 X X X O . (t) BBS.$4EB9-Link.First X X X . . (l) BBS.$4EB9-Link.LHAV3 O X X . . (t) BBS.CLP_Based.MST-VEC X X X . . (t) BBS.CLP_Based.PHA_trojan X X X . X (t) BBS.CLP_Based.UA_Daile / X X . . (t) BBS.Conman.Artm_23 O O X . . (t) BBS.Conman.LoadWB_Dropper X X X . . (t) BBS.Conman.LoadWB_Trojan X X X . / (t) BBS.Devil.11(b)door.DLog O X X . . (t) BBS.Devil.11(b)door.MsgTop O X X . . (t) BBS.Devil.11(b)door.ULog O X X . . (t) BBS.Devil.V8(b)door X X X . . (t) BBS.Doom_CLX.Dropper X X X . . (t) BBS.Doom_CLX.Viruses X X X . . (t) BBS.Easy_E X X X . . (t) BBS.Istrip X X X . . (t) BBS.Look X X X . o (t) BBS.MasterBBS_troj X X X . o (t) BBS.Merry X X X . . (t) BBS.MONGO.09 X X X . . (t) BBS.MONGO.51 X X X . . (t) BBS.M_Chat.MST-DoorBells X X X . X (t) BBS.No_Guru X X . . X (f) BBS.PP-Bomb.ModuleMast17 O X X . . (t) BBS.PP-Bomb.qtx_pow O X X . X (t) BBS.SCAN_X X X X . . (t) BBS.ShowSysops . X . . X (f) BBS.Stockmarket_troj X X X . . (t) BBS.UA_Dialer_2_8g X X X . . (f) BBS.Zappa_B_door X X X X X (t) BGS9.1 O O O O O (f) BGS9.2 O O O O O (f) BGS9.3 O O O O O (f) BGS9.ATARI O O X O O (f) BGS9.Nast X O X O O (f) BGS9.Novi X o X O O (f) BGS9.Rob_Northern O O X O O (f) BGS9.Terrorists X X X O X (f) BigBen X X X o . (b) BlackFlash_2_0.BadBytes3 X O X O O (b) BlackFlash_2_0.Original X X X X X (b) BLF X X X X X (b) BlowJob X X X X X (b) BootXKiller X X X X . (b) BootX_trojan X X . . X (t) Bret_Hawnes.Original X X X X X (f) BURN.1 X X X . . (l) BURN.2 X O X . . (l) ByteBandit.1 X O X O X (b) ByteBandit.2 O X X O X (b) ByteBandit.3 O O O O O (b) ByteBandit.4 O O X O O (b) ByteBandit.Error X O O O O (b) ByteBandit.Forpib.Amida O O X X O (b) ByteBandit.Forpib.AmigaFreak X O X O O (b) ByteBandit.Forpib.Digital_Age X O X X O (b) ByteBandit.Forpib.Electrovi X O X o O (b) ByteBandit.Forpib.Frity X O X X O (b) ByteBandit.Forpib.Germany X O X o O (b) ByteBandit.Forpib.Mad X O X X O (b) ByteBandit.Forpib.Morbid_Angel X O X O O (b) ByteBandit.Forpib.Original X O X X O (b) ByteBandit.Forpib.Powerbomb X O X O O (b) ByteBandit.Forpib.Riska X O X O O (b) ByteBandit.Forpib.Starcom6 X O X o O (b) ByteBandit.Forpib.Zaccess2_0 X O X X O (b) ByteBandit.Hauke X O X O O (b) ByteBandit.IngerIQ X O X O O (b) ByteBandit.NoBanditAnymore X O X O O (b) ByteBandit.Plus X O O O O (b) Byteparasite.1 X X X O X (f) Byteparasite.2 X X X O X (f) Byteparasite.3.Original X X X O X (f) ByteVoyager.1 X X X X X (b) ByteVoyager.2 X X X X X (b) ByteVoyager.Starcom3 O O O O O (b) ByteWarrior.2 O O O O O (b) ByteWarrior.Mad3 X X X X X (b) ByteWarrior.Mad3b O O X O O (b) ByteWarrior.Original X X X X o (b) ByteWarrior.Paramount X O X O o (b) Cascade.Dropper X X X . / (t) Cascade.Virus X X X o o (b) CCCP.Irak3 X O X O O (a) CCCP.Original X X X X X (a) CCCP.Starcom1 X O X O O (a) Chaos_Master_0_5 X O X . X (f) ChristmasViolator X X . . . (l) ClaasAbraham X X X X X (b) Coder.BadBytes5 X O X O O (b) Coder.JT_Protec X X X O X (b) Coder.Original X X X O X (b) Coder.TwinzSantaClaus X O X O O (b) Color X X X X X (f) Commander.Dropper X X X X ! (t) Commander.Virus X X X X . (l) Compuphagozyte.1_1452 X X X o X (f) Compuphagozyte.2_1148 X X X O X (f) Compuphagozyte.3.568 O X X O X (f) Compuphagozyte.3.592 O X X O . (f) Compuphagozyte.4.916 O X X O X (f) Compuphagozyte.4.952 O X . O . (f) Compuphagozyte.5.892 O O X O X (f) Compuphagozyte.5.900 O X X O X (f) Compuphagozyte.5.936a O X . O . (f) Compuphagozyte.5.936b O X . O . (f) Compuphagozyte.6.1008 O X . O . (f) Compuphagozyte.6.1012 O O . O . (f) Compuphagozyte.6.1048 O X X O . (f) Compuphagozyte.7 X X . . . (f) Compuphagozyte.8 X O X O . (f) Compuphagozyte.CompuPhagoLink X X . . . (l) Compuphagozyte.Nano.Original X X X X X (f) Conman_dir.Dropper X X X . X (t) Conman_dir.Virus X X X . O (f) Copy_LX103.Bomb X X X . . (f) Crime.!++_872 X X X . . (l) Crime.!_1000 X X X . ! (l) Crime.92 X X - - . (l) D-Structure.A O X X O X (f) D-Structure.C O X X O X (f) Darth_Vader_1_1 X X X X X (f) Datalock.1_1 X O X . . (b) Datalock.1_2 X O X . . (b) Dat_89.Original X X X X X (b) Debugger X X X . . (l) Decompiler X X X X . (t) Descriptor X X X . . (t) Destructor X X X X X (b) Detlef X X X X X (b) Digital_Emotions X X X X X (b) Disaster-Master2 X X X X X (f) DiskDoctors.1_01 X O X O O (b) DiskDoctors.1_02 O O O O O (b) DiskDoctors.GrimReaper X o X O O (b) DiskDoctors.Haukeexterminator X X X O O (b) DiskDoctors.Paratax2 X X X O O (b) DiskHerpes.Original X X X X X (b) Disktroyer.1 X O X X X (f) Disktroyer.2 X O X O . (f) Disk_Info_bomb X X . . . (f) Divina_Exterminator X X X X X (b) DMS213_Bomb X X X X . (t) Dotty.Original X X X X X (b) DTL X o X o o (b) DumDum.2 X X . X . (b) DV_RootFormatter O X X . . (s) EastStar.Dropper X X X . / (t) EastStar.Virus X O X O O (b) Eleni.1_6 X X X X . (a) Eleni.2_2.Dropper X X X X . (f) Eleni.2_2.Virus X X X X . (b) Eleni.MessAngel X X X X X (a) Excrement.Sentinel X X X X X (b) Excreminator_1 X X X . X (t) Express_2_20.DWEdit_Aibon / X X . / (t) Extreme.Fat2 X o X O o (b) Extreme.Original X o X X o (b) Extreme.Primavera X o X O o (b) Extreme.TFC.Loadwb_dropper X X X X X (f) Fast.Clone(1) O O O O X (b) Fast.Original X X X X X (b) FICA.Original X X X X X (b) Fileghost.1.Dropper X X . . . (t) Fileghost.1.Virus X X . . . (l) Fileghost.2 X X X . X (f) Freedom_bomb X X X X X (f) Frenchkiss X X X X X (b) Future_Disaster X / X X X (b) Fxxx_device_Virus X X X o X (b) Gaddafi.Khomeni X o X o O (b) Gaddafi.Mad_II.Original X X X X O (b) Gaddafi.Original X o X X X (b) Glasnost.Fast_eddie.Infector X O X X O (b) Glasnost.Fast_eddie.Original X X X X X (b) Glasnost.Flashback O O O O O (b) Glasnost.Original X X X X X (b) Glasnost.Tai13 O O O O O (b) GodAnsi X X X . . (f) Golden_Rider X X X X X (l) Gremlin X X X X X (b) GX-Team X o X X X (b) Gyros.Original X X X X X (b) HCS.1 X X X O X (b) HCS.2 X X X O X (b) Hochofen X X X X X (l) Hoden_33_17.COHEN X X X O O (b) Hoden_33_17.Original X X X O X (b) Incognito X X X X X (b) Infiltrator.DarkAvenger.A X X X . X (l) Infiltrator.DarkAvenger.B O X X . . (l) Infiltrator.Original X X X . . (l) Intel_Gag X X X X . (t) IRQ.1 O X X X X (l) IRQ.2 X O O O O (l) IRQ.Metamorphosis X X X X X (a) JeffButonic.1_31.4_55.Sdos1_9 X X X . / (t) JeffButonic.1_31.Original X O X X X (f) JeffButonic.3_00 X O X O X (f) JINX X X X . X (b) Jitr.Original X X X X X (b) Joshua.1 X X X X X (b) Joshua.2.1 O O O O o (b) Joshua.2.2 O O O O o (b) Kauki X X X X X (b) Killed X X X X X (b) Labtec X X X X . (t) Lads.Original X o X o X (b) LameBlame.Chaos X X O O O (b) LameBlame.Original X X O X X (b) LameBlame.Polish X O X O O (b) Lamer.1_0 X X X X X (b) Lamer.2_0 X X X X X (b) Lamer.3_0 X X X X X (b) Lamer.4_0.Original X O X X X (b) Lamer.4_0.Starcom2 O O O O O (b) Lamer.5_0 X - O X O (b) Lamer.6_0.Original X X X X X (b) Lamer.6_0.Starcom4 O O O O O (b) Lamer.7_0 X - O X X (b) Lamer.8_0 X O O X O (b) Lamer.Boot_Aids.Original X O X X O (b) Lamer.Boot_Aids.Starcom5 X O X O O (b) Lamer.Clist X X X X X (b) Lamer.dropper X X X X X (t) Lamer.Hilly X X X X X (b) Lamer.Ingos_return X X X X X (b) Lamer.Mad4 X O O O O (b) Lamer.VirusX_L8-dropper X X X X X (f) Lamer.Warshaw_Avenger X O X X X (b) LamerLink.Exe X X X X X (f) LamerLink.gotcha_lamer X X X X X (f) LamerLink.Loadwb X X O O O (f) LamerLink.ReturnOfLamer X o X X o (f) LamerLink.Revenge X X X X X (f) LamerLink.Revenge2 X O . O O (f) Laureline X X X X . (b) Leviathan X X X X . (z) LHACheck X X X . X (f) Lhwarp_trojan X X X . X (t) Liberator.1_21 X X X X X (f) Liberator.3_0 X X X O . (f) Liberator.5_01.Lamerfry X X X . . (f) Liberator.5_01.Original X X X O . (f) Loop_Combo X X X . . (t) LZ_Link X X X . X (l) Max.Creeping_eel X o X O O (b) Max.Digital-Dream.Dropper X X X X . (t) Max.MaxOfStarlight X X X . . (b) Max.Mutilator X X X X X (b) Megalink X X X X X (l) MegaMaster X X X X X (b) MenemsRevenge.Original X X X X X (l) MenemsRevenge.Pif O O O . O (l) Modemcheck.666!-Trojan X X . . . (f) Modemcheck.Original X X X . - (f) Mosh_Virus X X . . . (b) Mount_bomb.SMBX_Dropper X X X . . (f) Nasty_Nasty X X X X X (b) NewLink X X X . . (l) NorthStar.1 X o X X X (b) NorthStar.2 X o X O O (b) NorthStar.Ripper X o X O O (b) Obelisk.1 X o X X X (b) Obelisk.2 X X X O X (b) Opapa X X X X X (b) Paradox.1 X X X X X (b) Paradox.2 X O X O X (b) PentagonCircle.2 X X X O X (b) PentagonCircle.3 X O X O X (b) PentagonCircle.Original X X X X X (b) Pestilence X X X . . (b) Polyzygotronifikator X X X X . (l) Purge.Dropper X X . . . (t) Purge.Trojan X X . . . (t) Qrdl_1_1 X X X X X (l) Random_access_bomb X . . X . (b) Red_October_1_7 X X X X X (l) Revenge_1_2G.Original X o X X X (b) Revenge_1_2G.Sendarian X o X O O (b) Revenge_Bootloader X X X o X (b) Ripper X o X o o (b) Sachsen.3 X X X X X (b) Saddam.2 O X X O O (s) Saddam.4 O O X O O (s) Saddam.4711.Snoopdos_dropper X X X . . (t) Saddam.5 O O O O O (s) Saddam.6 O O O O O (s) Saddam.7 O O X . O (s) Saddam.Affe O O O O O (s) Saddam.Animal O O O O O (s) Saddam.diskval1234 X X O X O (s) Saddam.DiVa.Dropper X X X . . (t) Saddam.File O O O O O (f) Saddam.Gral O O O O O (s) Saddam.Hardex X O O O O (s) Saddam.Iran X O O O O (s) Saddam.Kick X O O O O (s) Saddam.Laurin O O O O O (s) Saddam.Loom O O O O O (s) Saddam.Nato O O O O O (s) Saddam.Original X X X X X (s) Saddam.Risc O O O O O (s) Saddam.][ O O X o X (s) Saddam_boot X X X X X (b) Satan X o X o o (b) SCA.2001 X O X O O (b) SCA.AEK X O X O O (b) SCA.Aids_HIV X O X O O (b) SCA.BadBytes4 X O X O O (b) SCA.Big_Boss X O X O O (b) SCA.Blade_Runners X O X O O (b) SCA.BS1 X O X O O (b) SCA.Butonic_1_1 X X X O X (b) SCA.D&A.Dropper X X X X X (f) SCA.DAG.Dropper X X X X . (t) SCA.DAG.Virus X O X O O (b) SCA.Deniz X O X O O (b) SCA.Devils X . X O . (b) SCA.Error X O X O O (b) SCA.Iceman_and_Irq X O X O O (b) SCA.Kefrens.1 X O X O O (b) SCA.Kefrens.2 X O X O O (b) SCA.LSD X O X O O (b) SCA.MEXX X O X O O (b) SCA.Microsystems.Original X X X X X (b) SCA.Micro_Master X O X O O (b) SCA.Original X X X X X (b) SCA.Paratax.1 X O X O O (b) SCA.UltraFox X X X X X (b) Scarface.1 X X X X X (b) Scarface.2 O O O O O (b) Sepultura.2_26 X X X X . (f) Shit X X X X X (b) SinisterSyndicate X X . X . (b) SmilyCancer.1.a O O O O O (f) SmilyCancer.1.b O O O O O (f) SmilyCancer.1.c O O O O O (f) SmilyCancer.2 X X X O X (f) Starlight X X X X X (f) Suntronic X X X X X (b) Supply_Team X X X X . (b) Surprise X X X X . (t) System_Z.3_0 X O O o X (b) System_Z.4_0 X . O o X (b) System_Z.5_0 X . X O X (b) System_Z.5_1 X . X O X (b) System_Z.5_3 X o X o O (b) System_Z.5_4 X o X o O (b) System_Z.6_1 X O X o X (b) System_Z.6_4 X O X X O (b) Target.Original X X X X X (b) TeleCom X X X X X (f) Termigator X o X X X (b) Timebomb_09.trojan_7840 X X X X X (t) Timebomb_Vir.1_0 X o X X X (b) Timebomb_Vir.BadBytes2 X o X O O (b) Timebomb_Vir.Fat1 X o X O O (b) Timebomb_Vir.LameGame X X X O O (b) Timebomb_Vir.Omsa X o X O O (b) Timebomb_Vir.TAI4 X o X O O (b) Timebomb_Vir.Tomates_Gentechnik X o X O O (b) Time_Bomber_troj X X X . X (t) Traveling_Jack.1 X X X X X (l) Traveling_Jack.2 O O X O X (l) Traveling_Jack.AntiChrist X . X O o (l) Traveller_1_0 X X X X X (b) Trisector911 X X X X X (b) Turk.Color_dropper X X X X X (f) Turk.Original X X X X X (b) Uhr-BB X X X . X (b) ULVD8 X X X X X (b) VCCofTNT X . X X . (b) Vermin.Original X o X X X (b) Vermin.Superboy X X X X X (b) VirConSet.Constructor O X X . . (f) VirConSet2.Constructor O X . . . (f) VirConSet2.VirusType1 X X - . . (b) VirConSet2.VirusType2 X O - . . (b) VirusBlaster23_9232 X X X . X (f) VirusHunter X X X . . (t) VirusKillerVirus X X X X X (f) Virustest_936 X X X X X (t) Vkill.1.Dropper O X X O . (f) Vkill.1.Virus X X X O X (b) Vkill.2 X X X O X (b) Vkill.VirusPredator.Original X X X X X (b) VMK3_0 X X X X . (t) Waft X X X X X (b) Wahnfried X X X X X (b) Warhawk.BadBytes1 X O X O o (b) Warhawk.Original X X X X o (b) Warhawk.RAF X O X O o (b) Wizard_Timebomb O X X X O (f) Xeno.1 X - O X X (l) Xeno.2 O O X O O (l) Zombi_1.Original X X X X X (b) History: -------- X - corect detection by name or alias O - detection by family name only o - correct detection of family name, but missed identification of the variant name / - heuristic detection of suspicious structure (unknown virus, hunks, ...) - - unreliable detection (not all samples of the virus have been detected) ! - the scaner has executed the virus during scanning ! . - no detection Malware / Virus-type: a - multipartite (bootblock + link) b - bootblock virus f - file virus (companion or overwriting) l - link virus t - trojan s - system (diskvalidator-virus) z - multipartite (bootblock + file) IV. Detection rates ------------------- Summary: -------- VT: a: X: 6 b: X: 200, O: 19 f: X: 56, O: 26 l: X: 26, O: 5 t: X: 51, O: 7, /:2 s: X: 5, O: 14 z: X: 1 VW: a: X: 4, O: 2 b: X: 108, O: 74, o: 28, /:1, (-:2) f: X: 61, O: 19, o: 2 l: X: 24, O: 5 t: X: 59, O: 1 s: X: 4, O: 15 z: X: 1 VZ: a: X: 6 b: X:191, O: 22, (-:2) f: X: 62, O: 8 l: X: 24, O: 3,(-:1) t: X: 56 s: X: 6, O: 13 z: X: 1 VC: a: X: 4, O: 2 b: X:100, O: 88, o: 18 f: X: 25, O: 38, o: 1 l: X: 11, O: 4, (-:1) t: X: 15, O: 1 s: X: 2, O: 16 z: X: 1 SFAP: a: X: 3, O: 2 b: X:102, O: 80, o: 15 f: X: 40, O: 15, o: 1, (-:1) l: X: 12, O: 3, o: 1 t: X: 13, o: 2, /: 5 s: X: 2, O: 14, o: 1 z: . Absolute results by virus type: ------------------------------- Malware type a b f l t s z ------------------------------------------ ! ! ! ! ! ! VT 2.70 6 ! 219 ! 82 ! 31 ! 60 ! 19 ! 1 ! ! ! ! ! ! VW 4.8 6 ! 211 ! 82 ! 29 ! 60 ! 19 ! 1 ! ! ! ! ! ! VZ II 1.15 6 ! 213 ! 70 ! 27 ! 56 ! 19 ! 1 ! ! ! ! ! ! VC 6.52 6 ! 206 ! 64 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 1 ! ! ! ! ! ! SFAP 1.2 5 ! 197 ! 56 ! 16 ! 20 ! 18 ! 0 ! ! ! ! ! ! Best possible 6 ! 220 ! 84 ! 31 ! 60 ! 19 ! 1 ! ! ! ! ! ! Detection rate (in percents) by virus type: ------------------------------------------- Malware type a b f l t s z -------------------------------------------------------- ! ! ! ! ! ! VT 2.70 100.0% ! 99.5% ! 97.6% ! 100% ! 100% ! 100% ! 100% ! ! ! ! ! ! VW 4.8 100.0% ! 95.9% ! 97.6% ! 93.5% ! 100% ! 100% ! 100% ! ! ! ! ! ! VZ II 1.15 100.0% ! 96.8% ! 83.3% ! 87.1% ! 93.3% ! 100% ! 100% ! ! ! ! ! ! VC 6.52 100.0% ! 93.6% ! 76.2% ! 48.4% ! 26.7% ! 89.5% ! 100% ! ! ! ! ! ! SFAP 1.2 83.3% ! 89.5% ! 66.7% ! 51.6% ! 33.3% ! 94.7% ! 0% ! ! ! ! ! ! Total number of detected viruses: --------------------------------- Detected by name by family by other viruses or member condition ------------------------------------------ ! ! ! VT 2.70 418 ! 345 ! 71 ! 2 ! ! ! VW 4.8 408 ! 261 ! 146 ! 1 ! ! ! VZ II 1.15 392 ! 346 ! 46 ! 0 ! ! ! VC 6.52 325 ! 158 ! 168 ! 0 ! ! ! SFAP 1.2 311 ! 172 ! 134 ! 5 ! ! ! Best Possible 421 ! 421 ! 0 ! 0 ! ! ! Total percentage of detected viruses: ------------------------------------- Detected by name by family by other viruses or member condition ------------------------------------------ ! ! ! VT 2.70 99.3% ! 81.9% ! 16.9% ! 0.4% ! ! ! VW 4.8 96.9% ! 62.0% ! 34.7% ! 0.2% ! ! ! VZ II 1.15 93.1% ! 82.2% ! 10.9% ! 0.0% ! ! ! VC 6.52 77.2% ! 37.5% ! 39.9% ! 0.0% ! ! ! SFAP 1.2 73.9% ! 40.9% ! 31.8% ! 1.2% ! ! ! Best Possible 100.0% ! 100.0% ! 0.0% ! 0.0% ! ! ! Ranking (detection rate, absolute): ----------------------------------- 1. Virus Test V 2.70 2. Virus Workshop 4.8 3. Virus Z II 1.15 4. Virus Checker 6.52 5. Siegfried Antivirus Professional 1.2 V. Comments ----------- The following are some peculiarities about the tested virus scanners. Those comments might be usefull to have in mind when selecting one of those products. * Vectorcheck VT: Checks some vectors, displays their names VW: Checks many vectors, but shows only their offsets VZ: Checks some vectors VC: Checks some vectors SFAP: Checks only resident vectors * Reporting functions VT: Very good VW: Had a bug in 4.8 VZ: Good, but includes Ascii control-characters VC: Good, difficult to activate SFAP: Good, not saveable * Bootblock data check VT: Yes VW: Yes VZ: No VC: Yes SFAP: No * Integrity check VT: Yes VW: Only for the scanner itself, PGP signatures VZ: No VC: Only for the scanner itself, PGP signatures SFAP: For files, (added as comment) * Memory monitor VT: Yes VW: Yes VZ: No VC: No SFAP: No * Heuristics VT: No VW: No VZ: No VC: No SFAP: Yes (only for bootblocks) * Decrunching VT: Yes VW: Yes VZ: Yes VC: Yes SFAP: Yes, the decrunch task executes some files ! Other remarks: -------------- When some of the scanners remove a virus, they restart the scanning from the beginning - this is very inconvenient for owners of big hard disks. However the repair method used by the other scanners can miss some files due to the change of the directory structure that results after the repair. VZ reports on the screen that it is performing repair even if it is started without the repair option, regardless that in this case repair doesn't actually occur. When SFAP is run with the decrunch option, it executes parts of the files in order to decrunch them. Unfortunately in some cases this scan starts the virus in the file as has been verifyed to happen with viruses like Crime1000, Commander-Link etc. This makes the testing of this scanner extremely difficult. For instance after the Commander-Link virus infected the whole test environment, we had to restore the original state from a backup.After that we only tested the scanning capabilities of SFAP only without decrunch, due to a lack of time for re-installation. Author of this document: ------------------------ Soenke Freitag Virus Test Center University of Hamburg Vogt Koelln Str. 30 22527 Hamburg - Germany