AV-Comparatives has received dynamic antivirus testing results for Windows 10 for the period February/March 2021.

Dynamic Antivirus Testing (also called “Real-World Protection Test”) is conducted monthly by AV-Comparatives, an independent laboratory, throughout the year. Full reports (covering a period of 4 months) are published twice a year – in June and December, and include antivirus detection rate results and false positive rates for these periods.

“Dynamic testing is the most comprehensive comparison test available, conducted under conditions that are close to real-world use”, — researchers of the laboratory say.

AV-Comparatives uses a large [...]

The independent Polish IT laboratory AVLab summed up the results of the year and, on the basis of its research has chosen the “Antivirus 2020”.

AVLab is an organization that acts as the guardian of digital security on the Internet. AVLab provides up-to-date information in the field of computer security at conferences, trainings and through articles. A key feature of this laboratory is professional reviews and safety tests.

In its tests, the laboratory uses malicious tools and techniques that can bypass protection in real attacks.

AVLab annually sums up the results of the year to reward developers whose security products have successfully passed the laboratory [...]

Specialists of the software for protecting computer systems manufacturer Avast discovered a fake version of the Malwarebytes antivirus. A malicious version of Malwarebytes antivirus scanner secretly installs the Monero cryptocurrency miner. [dropcap]Late[/dropcap] last week, Avast began detecting the distribution of fake installation files for the popular Malwarebytes antivirus scanner, which contained a backdoor. This backdoor downloaded on computers the Monero cryptocurrency miner, popular among hackers.

A miner is a third-party program that is installed on a computer and “mines” cryptocurrency using the resources of the device. Hidden miners do this unnoticed by [...]

Windows 10 built-in antivirus “Windows Defender” recognizes some CCleaner installation files as Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA). The corresponding entry appeared in the malware database on the Microsoft website.

CCleaner is a popular Windows tool for removing temporary files in order to free up disk space. The program offers several advanced features such as updating installed applications, checking your computer, and cleaning the registry.

Potentially unwanted software is not necessarily malicious, but it can annoy users.

Reference: Typically, PUAs include applications, installation files of [...]