An automated and independent malware testing service has taken a quick break from analyzing malware such as worms, information stealers, and rootkits so that it can crunch some numbers — and the news isn’t good for enterprises that rely exclusively on prevention-based security software packages.
As reported by David Braue of CSO Online, the aggregated the results of the regular monthly test of 33 different malware threats, and found that in the second half of 2014 none of the eight security packages included in its analysis — each of which are produced by major vendors — detected 100% of threats. The best-performing package detected 86% of malware, while the worst detected just 12%. The average detection rate for all eight packages was 55%.
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