AV Vendors Detect On Average 19% Of Malware Attacks

[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for this link. ]

"Traditional AV vendors continue to lag behind online criminals when it comes to detecting and protecting against new and quickly evolving threats on the Internet, according to a report by Cyveillance.

"Testing shows that even the most popular AV signature-based solutions detect on average less than 19% of malware threats. That detection rate increases only to 61.7% after 30 days."

Complete Story

Related Stories:

• Can Windows kill the Internet?(Jul 19, 2010)
• Rancid IE6 'more secure' than Chrome and Opera US bank says(Jul 06, 2010)
• Network Security: Three open-source options(Jun 18, 2010)
• How To Integrate ClamAV Into PureFTPd For Virus Scanning On CentOS 5.4(Jun 18, 2010)
• Apple Security Isn't a Sure Bet(May 24, 2010)
• Symantec Study Mischaracterizes Linux Spam(May 10, 2010)