![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Microsoft appears to challenge the results and anti-virus testing in general, claiming that it's "difficult for independent antimalware testing organizations to devise tests that are consistent with the real-world conditions." The software maker says it prioritizes customer impact, but that 94 percent of the 28 missed 0-day samples "don't represent what our customers encounter." Nevertheless, Microsoft says it's "committed to reducing" the 0.0033 percentage impact rate to zero. Microsoft says it has conducted a "rigorous review of the results" and has found that 0.0033 percent of Microsoft Security Essentials users were impacted by the malware samples not detected during the tests. Microsoft's own anti-virus software failed to adequately protect against 0-day malware attacks, scoring an average of 71 percent vs. In antimalware testing against a range of products, AV-TEST failed to certify AhnLab V3 Internet Security 8.0, Microsoft Security Essentials 4.1, and PC Tools Internet Security 2012 out of a total of 25 different vendors. Microsoft's popular Security Essentials anti-virus software has failed to gain the latest certificate from the AV-TEST institute. ![]()
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