Emsisoft Anti-Malware awarded VB100 in July 2021 tests

The VB100 is a long-running certification program designed to test the detection capabilities of endpoint security products.

We took part in the July 2021 tests and we’re happy to report that Emsisoft Anti-Malware was once again awarded certification!

The tests

The tests were performed on physical computers or virtual machines with specifications similar to those you would expect to find in an ordinary business environment. Each security product was installed on a clean instance of Windows and configured with default settings.

The products were then exposed to hundreds of malicious samples collected by malware experts and research groups, as well as a set of 100,000 non-malicious, regularly updated samples taken from popular software downloads. No malicious or clean samples were executed during the tests.

To be awarded VB100 certification, a security product must achieve the following:

• Detect at least 99.5 percent of malicious samples.
• Generate no more than 0.01 false positives.

The results

Emsisoft Anti-Malware performed well in the strict test conditions, capably detecting 100 percent of the 1,364 malicious samples while producing zero false positives. As a result, Emsisoft Anti-Malware was yet again awarded the VB100!

Click here to see the full report, or click here to check out some of the other awards we’ve won in the past.

About Virus Bulletin

Headquartered in the U.K., Virus Bulletin is an independent security information portal and certification body. The organization regularly performs tests designed to evaluate the protection capabilities of security products and help users make a more informed decision about their choice of antivirus software. A product that has earned the VB100 can be considered to have met a certain standard of quality in regards to malware detection.