The power of multi-layered protection

SE Labs compared the effectiveness of anti-malware products against targeted attacks using well-established techniques and public web-based threats that were live on the internet at the time of the test. The results indicate how effective the products were at detecting and/or protecting against those threats in real time.

These tests evaluate the impact of anti-malware software on system performance, as programs running in background – such as real time protection antivirus software – use some percentage of system resources. Taking these tests as reference, users can evaluate their anti-virus protection in terms of system speed (system performance).

False Positives (FPs) are an important measurment for AV quality. One FP report from a customer can results in large amount of engineering and support work to resolve the issue.

Virus Bulletin, a leading independent testing authority, tested anti-spam products by sending thousands of emails through each system in real-time. The VBSpam spam catch rate measures how successful the anti-spam product was at catching spam.

Anti-malware software impacts file management operations such as create, open, copy, and remove files. By replacing a heavier solution with a lighter one, the user will experience faster operation and lower impact on their system.

Communication across a network is increasingly critical in the work environment. Similar to hardware on business systems, the behavior of the network has an impact on the operation of business devices. ESET approved its low network impact in this test.