On Thu, Sep 02, 2004 at 04:01:16PM -0400, �ber GuidoZ wrote: > It's kind of interesting to see the results, as it shows you what AV > programs seem to detect things better then others.
I think this is actually misleading. You know nearly nothing from scanning just a single (or 10, 50,...) sample. And there are other basic test requirements. For example: - the different results could be due to differences in the update schedule at virustotal.com (some vendors offer their fastest updates only for premium licenses, which virustotal may not have). - maybe some products are used with optimized settings (for example maximum heuristic detection) and others with default settings. > It's also useful > for known viruses, but needing to know what each AV program calls > them. (I find this useful when trying to do tech support.) You know Vgrep (http://www.virusbtn.com/resources/vgrep/index.xml) ? -- Michel Messerschmidt [EMAIL PROTECTED] antiVirusTestCenter, Computer Science, University of Hamburg _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
