Number of Virus Definitions

[ASA]

I wonder how many viuses do specific anti-virus programs scan for, and know of their existance...
I use NAV, last virus db update 10 secs before this post;
Number of virus definitions = 60441


So what about your's?

[Negative]

I use Kaspersky. I based my choice on an anti-virus-scanner-test in a Belgian magazine. Here are the results of that test (tested with 18.740 viruses, on februari 26,2002):

Symantec Norton Antivirus 2002
Viruses in database: 58.459 (updated Jan. 16, 2002)

Detection
.com-viruses: 13.598
.exe: 3.104
Other binary viruses: 2
Macroviruses: 238

Detection-success: 82%

Cleaning

.com-viruses: 3.940
.exe: 994
other binary viruses: 0
Macroviruses: 227

Cleaning-succes: 56% / detection
48% / total of 18.000 viruses

Kaspersky Antiviral Toolkit Pro

Viruses in database: 50.691 (updated Dec. 21, 2002)

Detection
.com-viruses: 14.059
.exe: 3.221
Other binary viruses: 14
Macroviruses: 245

Detection-success: 90%

Cleaning

.com-viruses: 9.616
.exe: 2.357
other binary viruses: 0
Macroviruses: 234

Cleaning-succes: 78% / detection
70% / total of 18.000 viruses

Alwil Avast32

Viruses in database: 22.169 (updated Jan. 11, 2002)

Detection
.com-viruses: 13.133
.exe: 2.782
Other binary viruses: 1
Macroviruses: 230

Detection-success: 77%

Cleaning

.com-viruses: 13.133
.exe: 2.782
other binary viruses: 0
Macroviruses: 230

Cleaning-succes: 95% / detection
76% / total of 18.000 viruses

F-Secure Antivirus

Viruses in database: - (uses the Kaspersky database) (updated Jan. 22, 2002)

Detection
.com-viruses: 13.940
.exe: 3.194
Other binary viruses: 12
Macroviruses: 243

Detection-success: 88%

Cleaning

.com-viruses: 10.016
.exe: 2.349
other binary viruses: 0
Macroviruses: 236

Cleaning-succes: 79% / detection
70% / total of 18.000 viruses

NAI MCAfee Virusscan

Viruses in database: 59.643 (updated Dec. 21, 2002)

Detection
.com-viruses: 12.797
.exe: 2.390
Other binary viruses: 7
Macroviruses: 243

Detection-success: 83%

Cleaning

.com-viruses: 6.565
.exe: 1.819
other binary viruses: 0
Macroviruses: 230

Cleaning-succes: 71% / detection
61% / total of 18.000 viruses


Statistics, statistics...

[karnevil9]

It doesn't actually make any difference how many viruses a certain AV product can recognize since the majority of the viruses do not exist anymore. There are also thousands of viruses that some people just made to "impress" anti-virus researchers. They actually let their code to spread, just sent it to AV houses.

What is important is that the AV product finds viruses that are in the wild. Check the wild list at http://www.virusbtn.com/WildLists/. Note that the wild list is very small compared to the whole list of viruses that products are supposed to find (and maybe clean).

- karnevil9

[ASA]

Thnx for those nice info guys.

[MrLinus]

Originally posted here by Negative

Kaspersky Antiviral Toolkit Pro

Viruses in database: 50.691 (updated Dec. 21, 2002)

NAI MCAfee Virusscan

Viruses in database: 59.643 (updated Dec. 21, 2002)

[/B]

Umm... dumb question but how could it be updated in December of 2002 when it's only April? Is this one of those super futuristic type of AVs?

[bucket]

I update my copy of NAV by using LiveUpdater. The number of viruses detected is 60441.
Were I to update NAV using the Symantec IntelligentUpdater, the number of viruses detected would be 60516.