In 2012 Kaspersky Lab products participated in 79 independent tests and reviews. Our products were awarded 27 firsts and received 63 top-three finishes.

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Kaspersky Lab 1st places – 27 80% places of TOP3 Score Participation in 79 tests/reviews Bitdefender TOP 3 = 80% 60%

Symantec * Notes: G-Data 40% F-Secure • According to summary result of independent test in 2012 for corporate, consumer and mobile products BullGuard Avast • Summary includes tests conducted by the following independent test labs and magazines: Eset • Test labs: AV-Test, AV-Comparatives, VB100, 20% PC Tools PC Security Labs, Matousec, McAfee Anti-Malware.ru, Dennis Technology Labs Webroot Microsoft • Magazines: CHIP Online, PC Advisor, Panda AVG PC Magazine, TopTenREVIEWS, CNET, PCWorld, ComputerBild, PC-Welt • The size of the bubble is number of 1st places GFI N of independent tests/reviews 0 20 40 60 80

1 This TOP3 metric reflects the percentage of times Only those who participate in 35% or of tests Participation in any test affects when a vendor gained one of the top-three places have their results represented in the chart. in independent tests within the reported period two counters for each vendor: (calendar year). 1) TOP3 counter for a vendor is incremented each TOP3 and Participation. time, once the vendor gains any of first three The list of AV vendors that participate in TOP3 places or award in a test. measurements includes (but is not limited by): None of other places let increase the counter. Avast, AVG, Avira, BitDefender, BullGuard, ESET, F-Secure, G DATA, GFI/Sunbelt, Kaspersky Lab, In case several vendors share the same place McAfee, Microsoft, Panda, PC Tools, Sophos, in a test, the next vendor’s place is calculated as Symantec, Trend Micro, Webroot, AVSoftware “amount of previous vendors + 1”.For instance, the (UnThreat),Digital Defender, ESTsoft, Inca, , following sequence can exist: 1,2,2,4, while 1,2,2,3 Iolo, KromTech, Lumension, MyPCwash, Optenet, can’t. It means that in the sequence “1,2,2,4” PC Booster, PC Pitstop, Preventon, Quarri, only three first vendors get their TOP3 counters Roboscan, Senvira, SoftSphere Technologies, incremented. Each product of a vendor could Trusteer, Utililab, UtilTool, VexxGuard, VMware, increment TOP3 counter independently on other Zemana, Kaspersky, Bitdefender, Symantec, Total products. Defense, Emsisoft, Kingsoft, Baidu, BeyondTrust, NetQin, F-Secure, , TrustPort, BullGuard, 2) Each time a vendor’s product participates in K7, Lavasoft, Sophos, Avira, eScan, Webroot, Qihoo, test/review/overview (with no regard to the Quick Heal, Comodo, ESET, Tencent, Avast, Agnitum, final result), the vendor’s Participation counter MicroWorld, SPAMfighter, TrustGo, G DATA, VIPRE, is incremented (and then compared with total Lookout Mobile Security, Trend Micro, McAfee, amount of different tests). Microsoft, AhnLab, Norman ASA, Ikarus, Panda, AVG, AegisLab, Antiy Labs, Armor for Android, The final result (TOP3 characteristic) is counted Bornaria, Check Point, Commtouch, Dr.Web, as TOP3 counter divided by Participation counter, Filseclab, GFI/Sunbelt, Hauri, Jetico, Jiangmin, measured in percent. Juniper, , MSecure Data Labs, Nano, PC Tools, Rising, SecureIT, SourceFire, SUPERAntiSpyware, SUVsoft, Zoner, Kingsoft

2 The following tests are taken into consideration The TOP3 counter is incremented for particular All product that gained only “Advanced+”, also gain (by the end of 2013): vendor for either or both (if takes place) of the cases increment of TOP3 counters for particular vendor. – when getting Platinum Award, and when gains one In addition all results are ranked by Detection Rate of three highest Desinfection Rate results. and three products with the highest results gain ANTI-MALWARE TOP3 counter increment for correspondent vendor as well. Test of personal IDS/IPS for protection against attacks of vulnerable applications AV-COMPARATIVES WPDT (Whole Product Dynamic ”Real-World” The test evaluated IPS/IDS in two types of network Product of the Year Protection Test) attacks: DoS and Remote Code Execution. Two types of configuration were used, standard and maximum. The award is given to outstanding vendors In this test all components of the product contribute After calculating all points, all products were ranked as a result of a whole year testing. Thus, only a significant role in protection, so the protection and given awards: Gold, Silver, Bronze (as well as nominated vendors get their TOP3 counters provided should be higher than in testing only parts no award). incremented AV-Test Bi-Monthly Certification of the product. Consumer and Business. The TOP3 counter is incremented for particular The test includes 4 months of testing using mainly vendor for either or both (if takes place) of the cases It is a year-long test that is divided into 6 parts current, visible and relevant malicious websites/ – when getting Gold Award, and when (2 months each). malware. gains one of three highest results. The test evaluates Protection, Performance and Two characteristics are added to the TOPVendors: Usability of a participating product. Awards (only products with “Advanced+” gain Active Infection Treatment Test increment of TOP3 counters for correspondent vendors) and Protection Rate (Three products with The test evaluates the ability of anti-virus product to On-Demand Detection Test the highest results gain increment of TOP3 counters cure active infection. for correspondent vendors). The test consists of 2 parts: Detection test and There are 5 possible results for the test: Platinum False Positives tests. As a test result, products Award, Gold Award, Silver Award, Bronze Award and receive the following awards: “Advanced+”, Test Failed. “Advanced”, “Standard” or “Tested”.

3 Retrospective/Proactive Test Three products with the highest Detection Rate Two characteristics were included in the gain increment of TOP3 counters for correspondent TOPVendors: Awards (only products with The retrospective tests evaluate the products vendors. “Advanced+” award gain increment of TOP3 against new and unknown malware to measure counters for correspondent vendors ) and the proactive detection capabilities (e.g. through Disinfection Rate (Three products with the highest heuristics, generic signatures, etc.). This test also File Detection Test results gain increment of TOP3 counters for takes into consideration the false positive rate. correspondent vendors). Starting from 2012, the remaining malware files are The File Detection Test assesses the ability of also being executed, so that the proactive protection antivirus programs to detect malicious files on a provided by e.g. behavior blockers is evaluated. system. Whilst the test only assesses one anti- AV-TEST malware feature of the programs, this feature is The TOP3 counter is incremented for particular important as a security solution. This is because Bi-Monthly Certification Consumer vendor for either or both (if takes place) of the it can identify malware attacks from sources other cases – when getting Award “Advanced+”, and than the Internet, and detect malicious files already and Business. when gains one of three highest results. present on the system. It is a year-long test that is divided into 6 parts The TOP3 counter is incremented for particular (2 months each). Mobile Security Review vendor for either or both (if takes place) of the cases – when getting Award “Advanced+”, and when gains The test evaluates Protection, Performance and The review includes malware protection test as well one of three highest results. Usability of a participating product. as overview of additional features (theft protection, battery usage, etc.). Only products with the best Each product receives points within the categories detection results (98-100%) gain increment of TOP3 Malware Removal Test and due to its final score; three vendors with the counters for correspondent vendors. highest scores get their TOP3 counters incremented. These tests focus only on malware removal/ Test separately evaluates TOP3 for product cleaning capabilities, therefore all samples used categories: consumer and business. Mac Security Review are samples that the tested Anti-Virus products are able to detect. The main question is if the This review represents various Mac protection products are able to successfully remove malware products and evaluates them in categories such as and its leftovers from an already infected/ detection rate, features, etc. compromised system.

4 Real World Protection Testing Malware Protection for Android Test CHIP

The test estimates the Detection Rate in the The test evaluates each product for Detection Rate. Software Suites Test Real World. Three products with the highest score gain increment of TOP3 counters for correspondent The test evaluates products by Detection Rate and Three products with the highest percent of Detected vendors. Performance. malware gain increment of TOP3 counters for correspondent vendors. Three products with the highest results gain Banking Malware Protection Test increment of TOP3 counters for correspondent vendors. Best Protection Award The test evaluates products in three subsets : dynamic test, remediation test, static scanning The award is given for perfect results in protection test. testing during the entire year. CNET By the moment there were only 3 participating Only products that gets this award, gains TOP3 products, so each of them gains increment of TOP3 Security Software Rating counter increment for correspondent vendors. counters for correspondent vendors. The test evaluated popular security products in several points: protection, performance, features, Best Repair Award Virtual Environment Protection Test etc. Only products with 5 star results (outstanding) gain increment of TOP3 counters for correspondent The award is given for perfect results in repair The comparative review was performed for two vendors. testing during the entire year. security solutions for virtual environments to analyze their capabilities to protect against malware. Review Only products that gets this award, gains TOP3 included two tests: a real-world test and a static counter increment for correspondent vendors. scanning test. Each product gained TOP3 counter increment for correspondent vendor.

5 COMPUTERBILD Enterprise Anti-Virus Protection Test MATOUSEC

Security Shild Home Anti-Virus Protection Test Proactive Security Challenge 64

The test evaluates products via 6 test-cases: virus Small Business Anti-Virus Protection Test The goal of this project is to evaluate various abilities detection and removal, firewall protection, slowing of security products to protect the user’s data and of the system/scan speed, additional security These reports aim to compare the effectiveness based on the application behavior features, use, and service. of anti-malware products provided by well-known control and similar features. A product that succeeds security companies. The products were exposed in Proactive Security Challenge 64 is able to block Three products with the highest results gain to internet threats that were live during the test well known techniques used by malware to steal increment of TOP3 counters for correspondent period. This exposure was carried out in a realistic or corrupt the user’s identity or data, to infect and vendors. way, closely reflecting a customer’s experience. persist in the system, to participate in botnets, and These results reflect what would have happened if to circumvent the protection implemented by the a user was using one of the products and visited an security product itself. DENNIS TECHNOLOgY LABS infected website. Three products with the highest results gain The tests include a detection subtest and a false PC Total Protection Suites increment of TOP3 counters for correspondent positive subtest. vendors. The test is aimed to compare the effectiveness Three products with the highest Accuracy scores (is Online Payments Threats Test of Symantec’s 360 v6 product with the calculated as combination of points for FP subtest premium consumer products available from other and DR subtest) gain increment of TOP3 counters Online Payments Threats Test 2 well-known security companies. Each product was for correspondent vendors. pushed through Detection and False Positive tests with the final score calculation. Three products with The test has 15 subtests that have a common the highest score gain increment of TOP3 counters goal to steal credentials from PayPal and eBay. For for correspondent vendors. each subtest evaluated, the product could receive ‘passed’, ‘failed’ or ‘other’ (1 point, 0 point and 0.5 point respectively). Three products with the highest results gain increment of TOP3 counters for correspondent vendors.

6 MRg EFFITAS NSS LABS Exploit-Evasion Defenses Test

Automatic Exploit Prevention Test Protection Against Critical Microsoft The test evaluated several popular security suites Vulnerabilities Test to understand which products have coverage for the The purpose of the test is to assess the various evasion techniques. effectiveness of exploitation protection The conducted test was aimed to see how well technologies. consumer anti-virus products repel attacks on Three products with the highest Evasion Block rate systems not yet patched for vulnerabilities. gain increment of TOP3 counters for correspondent Three products with the highest results gain Only products that were able to block all four vendors. increment of TOP3 counters for correspondent attempted exploits gained increment of TOP3 vendors. counters for correspondent vendors. PC MAgAzINE

Online Banking and Endpoint Security Report Exploit Protection Test The Best Security Suites of 2012

The test assesses the efficiency of a range of This test evaluated security suites to measure their The test evaluates several parameters of security products against a man in the browser (MitB) attack, effectiveness in protecting Windows computers suites, and for each of them products receives as used by real financial malware. against exploits. All of the vulnerabilities exploited points. Three products with the highest total score during this test have been publicly available for gain TOP3 counters increments for correspondent Three products with the highest results (Rank) gain months (if not years) prior to the test, and have also vendors. increment of TOP3 counters for correspondent been observed in use on the Internet. vendors. Three products with the highest Protection Rate The Best Antivirus for 2012 gain increment of TOP3 counters for correspondent vendors. The test evaluates several parameters of anti-virus products, for each of them the products receives points. Three products with the highest results gain increment of TOP3 counters for correspondent vendors.

7 Antivirus Rating Internet Security Software Suites Rating STIFTUNg WARENTEST

The test evaluates antivirus products in several The test evaluates security suite products in several Internet Security Software Suites Test points, such as protection, performance, usability. points, such as protection, performance, usability. Three products with the highest results gain Three products with the highest results gain increment The test evaluates Each product is evaluated in increment of TOP3 counters for correspondent of TOP3 counters for correspondent vendors. different categories: Protection, performance, vendors. usability, technical characteristics and firewall. Three products with the highest results gain increment of PCSL (PC SECURITY LABS) TOP3 counters for correspondent vendors. Internet Security Software Suites Rating Mobile Security Product Test for Android The test evaluates security suite products in several points, such as protection, performance, usability. The test evaluates Detection Rate and False Positives TOLLY gROUP Three products with the highest results gain of mobile products. The final score defines place of increment of TOP3 counters for correspondent each product participated. Only vendors with the top Anti-Virus Effectiveness in VMware vendors. three results get their TOP3 counters incremented. The main question is if the products are able to successfully remove malware and its leftovers from an Antivirus Rating already infected/compromised system. Three products PCWORLD with the highest Access Virus Detection Rate gain The test evaluates antivirus products in several increment of TOP3 counters for correspondent vendors. points, such as protection, performance, usability. Internet Security Software Suites Three products with the highest results gain increment of TOP3 counters for correspondent The test evaluates products via three test-cases : VB100 vendors. virus and detection, infection clean up and scan speed. Comparative Review Three products with the highest results gain The Virus Bulletin holds tests every 2 months, that increment of TOP3 counters for correspondent typically based on distinct operational systems and vendors. evaluation of different types of products. Each product that passes successfully WildList test gains increment of TOP3 counter for the correspondent vendor.

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