New Virus Bulletin tests for the unknown
Security testing publication Virus Bulletin has come out with a new set of tests for anti-malware products. The group best known for its iconic VB100 test has unveiled a new set of tests known as the 'reactive and proactive' or RAP test.
The RAP will check the ability for anti-malware products to detect accurately identify new and unknown malware samples. The series of four tests will be comprised entirely of malware samples collected within the last three weeks of submission.
The aim of the test is to more accurately gauge the effectiveness of newer heuristic detection techniques which identify malicious code based on its behavior rather than an archived signature.
