Antivirus Software Ratings

Antivirus software is rated by several different people and companies, but there are two labs that test antivirus software and give them ratings. These antivirus software ratings are the most valuable as they are consistent, measurable, and unbiased.

The two antivirus software rating companies are below:

1. Virus Bulletin
For many years, Virus Bulletin has carried out independent comparative testing of anti-virus products. Indeed, Virus Bulletin's tests are widely recognized within the industry. The tests tend to focus on virus detection rates and scanning speed, as well as looking at how each product fares when scanning a set files that are known to be clean.

The VB100 award was first introduced in 1998. In order to display the VB100 logo, an anti-virus product must have demonstrated in our tests that:

• It detects all In the Wild viruses during both on-demand and on-access scanning.
• It generates no false positives when scanning a set of clean files.
  The product must fulfil these critera in its default state.

2. ICSA Labs
ICSA Labs helps anti-virus product developers address these threats with our Product Certification programs. We are a central source of virus alerts, hoax information, and breaking industry news for thousands of users and businesses worldwide.

Antivirus Software Ratings