This video illustrates how Trend Micro Maximum Security detects malware in our in-house hands-on test using zero-day malware collected by us using traffic on several ISP gateways.
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I select the honeypot folder with 1,000 dormant malware files so that I can launch a manual scan.
I am NOT testing to see if Trend Micro Maximum Security can detect and remove active malicious files, but rather if the software can detect dormant infected files and delete or quarantine them in order to prevent infection.
In an ideal world, an antivirus software should detect all 1,000 files, but the goal is to see the list deplete to almost 0.
The scores from this test apply to all Trend Micro's products because they all use the core antivirus engine.
Before I get on with the details of the test, I provide a brief discussion on malware and the types of infection methods.
If the latter is not relevant to you right now, skip to 5:32 of the video.
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To kick things off I install the updated version of the antivirus software.
All tests are conducted on the same dedicated standalone PC with a Windows 10 clean install to make sure all scores are consistent.
I update the antivirus engine and definition in order for the signature database with MD5 signatures to update.
The antivirus software with compare the files to Trend Micro's large database of MD5 codes and other hashes.
Unfortunately Trend Micro Maximum Security doesn’t quite fit the bill for the best malware detection software. The score wasn't too high, which is disappointing for an antivirus vendor with a good reputation for its security features.
If you want to evaluate where Trend Micro falls short or to see if other tests come to the same conclusions as this hands-on test, use our antivirus lab tests results calculator ([ Ссылка ]).
You can search for Trend Micro's track record in malware detection with this tool. It collects over 1,000 scores by independent antivirus labs to present which antivirus is the best for particular security attributes.
I recommend that you look at the last 2-3 years for the most recent results of all relevant antivirus vendors.
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