F-PROT Antivirus Engine performance analysis By FRISK Software International For partners FRISK Software International
FRISK Software International More than 20 years experience in the antivirus business F-PROT Antivirus first released in 1989 FRISK Software established in 1993 Leading technology First antivirus product based on heuristics First antivirus product to use emulation based technology Exclusively distributed on-line as early as 1993 Unrivalled expertise with staff World leading antivirus experts and developers Short response time to outbreaks F-PROT Antivirus sold all over the world
FRISK Software Partners Over 200 resellers and distributors all around the world Number of strategic high-level technical partnerships Hardware suppliers Software developers Other antivirus companies Variety of OEM partnerships with SDK and API available for licensing
Main benefits of F-PROT Antivirus product range Outstanding speed combined with excellent detection results and low false positive rates Signature-based malware detection together with advanced heuristics ensure comprehensive antivirus protection Low resource consumption Small memory footprint Easy to install and easy-to-use Available for workstations, file servers and mail servers on multiple platforms Competitive pricing
FRISK Software regularly submits its products to independent and in-house testing for quality control: Virus Bulletin s independent comparative testing of anti-virus products are widely recognized within the industry. Only outstanding antivirus products are awarded VB 100 certification AV Test is a worldwide leading service provider in IT-security solutions, testing effectiveness, behavior and speed of various security software vendor products Other independent testing include VirusTotal and SRI Malware Threat Center Rigorous in-house testing
FRISK Software regularly submits its products to independent and in-house testing for quality control: AV Test performs bi-weekly test on antivirus command-line scanners from about 30 companies against recent malware samples Results from AV Test are used to improve F-PROT detection even further For example by adding samples of malware to F- PROT signature files Also includes tests for detection of ad/spyware and backdoors Constant in-house testing of engine, def files and product in different environment To guarantee performance To ensure detection and preventing false positives
State of the art protection: VB 100 certification Company Number of VB 100 award Jan 2008 - Dec 2008 AVG 6/6* Avira 5/6 BitDefender 2/4 Eset 6/6 FRISK 5/6 Kaspersky 4/6 VB 100 awards are awarded to products that detect all inthe-wild viruses generate no false positives during testing * number of awards/number of submissions Symantec 6/6 www.virusbtn.com (2008)
Heuristics: F-PROT defends against new/unknown threats Most Effective Antivirus Tools Against New Malware Binaries 100% 95% 89% 84% 78% 89% Microsoft 88% Avira Antivir 88% AVG 87% F-PROT 87% BitDefender 87% Kaspersky 87% Authentium 80% Trend Micro 79% Symantec The Malware Threat Center is a community service Internet site that is built using data produced from the Cyber-TA Honeynet Project (www.cyber-ta.org/ Honeynet), hosted at SRI International. SRI International is a non-profit research institute. www.mtc.sri.com (December 2009)
FRISK Software offers affordable prices for home users Company Price (USD) Number of computers AVG $48.07* 1 Avira $68.63* 3 BitDefender $29.95 3 Eset $48.09* 1 FRISK $29.00 5 Kaspersky $39.95 1 Symantec $39.99 1 Trend Micro $64.45 3 * Exchange rate: 1 = US $ 1.37396 Price information from companies websites (February 2010)
FRISK Software offers affordable prices for corporate users Company Price (USD) Number of computers AVG $412,17* 10 Avira $322,94* 10 BitDefender $89,95 10 Eset $441,04* 10 FRISK $50 10 Kaspersky $200 10 Symantec $332,80 10 Trend Micro $ 10 * Exchange rate: 1 = US $ 1.37396 Price information from companies websites (February 2010)
Protection without affecting productivity In-house testing Below are results from a carefully executed in-house testing Tested December 2009 Windows corporate products only Tested on Virtual PC with Windows XP Pro, with Service Pack 3 installed One product tested at each time and each product tested 3 times in its default setting
Companies and products in in-house comparison test: Company AVG Product AVG Anti-virus Avira Avira AntiVir Professional version 9 BitDefender BitDefender Antivirus 2010 Eset ESET NOD 32 Antivirus 4 FRISK F-PROT Antivirus Kaspersky Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 Symantec Norton Antivirus 2009 Trend Micro TREND MICRO AntiVirus + AntiSpyware
DISK SPACE: Minimal total disk space needed does not slow down computer Company Necessary total disk space (MB) AVG 30 Avira 100 BitDefender 450 Eset 130 FRISK 100 Kaspersky 200 Symantec 150 Trend Micro 400 In-house testing (December, 2009)
INSTALLER PACKAGE: Small installer package ensures short download time Company Size of installer package (MB) AVG 0,828* Avira 32,39 BitDefender 21,08 Eset 34,60 FRISK 26,00 Kaspersky 37,80 Symantec 256 Trend Micro 36,00 * Download installer In-house testing (December, 2009)
UPDATE SIZE: Smaller updates take up less space on the hard disc. Heuristics and a compact code help to keep the updates small (all software updates are included in subscription) Company Size of updates (KB) AVG 53,10 Avira n/a BitDefender 24091 Eset n/a FRISK 2870 Kaspersky 12600 Symantec n/a Trend Micro 72947 In-house testing (December, 2009)
SCANNING SPEED: F-PROT Antivirus scans more MB per second than products from other industry leading companies Company Average scanning speed (MB/sec) Win Dir Office documents According to VB* AVG 1,14 2,67 6,81 Avira 9,67 13,93 16,93 BitDefender 1,71 3,09 4,04 Eset 2,88 7,05 15,12 FRISK 3,13 10,71 32,94 Kaspersky 2,91 6,88 19,39 * Virus Bulletin results (On-demand throughput, media and documents all files, Dec, 2009). Other results from in-house testing (Dec, 2009) Symantec 1,02 4,04 8,23 Trend Micro 2,75 6,63 n/a
FRISK Software Technology F-PROT Antivirus product range Provides an outstanding antivirus without compromising productivity Outstanding speed with excellent detection Defense against new/unknown threats Low false positives Low resource consumption and small memory footprint Affordable pricing www.f-prot.com for further information FRISK Software International PPP-ALL-EN-20100329