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Anti-Malware

Until now enterprises have had no trusted source of empirical information on how anti-malware products work in the real world against today's threats. NSS Labs has begun real-world testing of anti-malware products for effectiveness, performance and manageability. Find out which products are keeping up with cybercriminals in the anti-malware arms race. Current reports include:

New: Corporate Endpoint Protection Products Q3 - 17 days of recurring testing of 10 corporate grade endpoint protection products vs. our Live Testing of socially engineered malware.
New: Consumer Endpoint Protection Products Q3 - 17 days of recurring testing of 9 consumer grade endpoint protection products vs. our Live Testing of socially engineered malware.
Web browser protection against socially engineered malware - Over 50% of malware infections occur via Internet download. During Q1 and Q3, 2009 NSS Labs performed the industry’s most comprehensive test of web browser protection against socially engineered malware.

Host Anti-malware Performance - Comparative: examines the performance impact of host-based security products on common tasks, RAM, CPU and boot times for McAfee Virus-Scan Enterprise, Sophos Antivirus, Symantec Endpoint Protection v11, and Trend Micro Office Scan 8.

Endpoint Protection against Internet Explorer Vulnerability (advisory #961051): examines McAfee, Sophos Antivirus, Symantec Endpoint Protection v11, and Trend Micro Office Scan

Solidcore S3 Embedded Application Control

NSS Labs is an active member of the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO). All testing is conducted closely following the AMTSO guidelines.

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