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Step 1: Capturing malware from honeypots

An ideal source of samples is this which offers the most widespread, fresh, and diverse samples that are independent of antivirus software provider. In this case, “the freshness“ of downloaded samples is very important because it affects actual protection against threats which can be found on a daily basis on the Internet. Samples used in „Advanced In-The-Wild Malware Test” come from… An ideal source of samples is this which offers the most widespread, fresh, and diverse samples that are independent of antivirus software provider. In this case, “the freshness“ of downloaded…

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Step 2: Analyzing system logs

Before a potentially harmful sample is qualified for tests, one of the components of a testing system checks if malicious software certainly introduces unwanted modifications to Windows 10.  For this purpose, every virus is analyzed for 15 minutes. The human factor excluded from tests makes it impossible to ascertain whether, for example, malware will finish its activity after… Before a potentially harmful sample is qualified for tests, one of the components of a testing system checks if malicious software certainly introduces unwanted modifications to …

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Step 3: Methods of carrying out automatic tests

The latest update for the following methods was introduced in January 2019. In comparative tests all products are evaluated in the same working environment. An operating system, additional tools, and installed software must be unchangeable. Currently, there are no such products which by way of information technology evolution wouldn’t need access to the Internet for the appropriate… The latest update for the following methods was introduced in January 2019. In comparative tests all products are evaluated in the same working environment. An operating system, additional tools,…

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