Emsisoft's Market-leading Malware Prevention Confirmed By AV-Comparatives Real World Protection Test

Online, April 17, 2013 (Newswire.com) - Throughout 2013 Emsisoft is participating in the test series of the independent agency AV-Comparatives for the first time. The results of the Real World Protection Test conducted in March show a perfect debut for the Austrian based security specialist: Emsisoft Anti-Malware was able to detect 100% of all malware attacks, therefore confirming its outstanding real-time protection capabilities.

AV-Comparatives conduct this Real World Protection Test to simulate the typical risks a PC user has to face these days. In particular, active exploits (e.g. drive-by downloads), and direct links to malware are the primary reasons for most infections with malicious software. Careful surfing doesn't suffice as a preventative measure, as the report from AV-Comparatives illustrates. From a collection of 780 real threats, 422 samples were specifically selected for use in the test. All of them were able to infect a completely updated Windows 7 computer without difficulty.

The test candidates were required to monitor different vectors of attack and effectively prevent the installation of every single sample. Emsisoft Anti-Malware achieved this, finishing impressively with a clean sheet. All 422 malware samples were identified reliably, resulting in a perfect detection rate of 100%. Thus Emsisoft is once again proving its market-leading position in the real-time protection of computers.

Fabian Wosar, head of development at Emsisoft: "For many years we have been working on providing our users with precisely what they are looking for: An effective security solution that does exactly what it should. That is, to protect a computer in the best possible way, without unnecessary bells and whistles. We are thrilled that the realization of this goal is now also confirmed by important and established testing agencies such as AV-Comparatives."