Microsoft OneCare fails virus test

[techtronic]

Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare security suite has failed a test to detect or stop 37 malicious programs on Windows Vista.

Independent security certification body Virus Bulletin tested 15 security suites on Windows Vista against a set of malware from the WildList database.

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[anandk]

uh...oh !!!

the study also says "OneCare detected about 99.91 per cent of the threats, picking up on all macro viruses. But it failed to stop some viruses, file infectors and polymorphic malware ... Microsoft's offering was one of four suites which failed to detect all malware. The others were G-Data AntiVirusKit 2007 v.17.0.6353, McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.1i and Norman Virus Control 5.90"

[gxsaurav]

oh well....don't use that here anyway, it's too buging, the status turns to orange if i disable automatic windows update.

Onecare is in version 1.5 only, it will take some time for it to become strong