Outpost 2008 fights spyware and keyloggers effectively

We’re sharing with you here some interesting statistics based on research conducted by Neil Rubenking (Senior Analyst at PC Magazine US). The table below was not published by Neil or by PC Magazine, but we complied it using the points given to the listed products in Neil’s reviews.

TS stands for 'total score', SW - for 'spyware', KL - for 'keyloggers'.

		removal		blocking
TS	product	SW	KL	SW	KL
36,9	Norton 360 version 2.0	8,8	10,0	8,1	10,0
35,1	Outpost Security Suite Pro 2008	9,0	8,5	8,6	9,0
33,8	Spyware Doctor 5.5	9,5	8,5	9,8	6,0
31,2	Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0	8,6	5,7	7,6	9,3
29,8	Trend Micro Internet Security Pro 2008	9,0	5,0	9,8	6,0
29,8	Spy Sweeper 5.5 with Antivirus	9,0	6,3	8,1	6,4
28,8	BitDefender Total Security 2008	8,6	7,1	8,8	4,3
27,1	Windows Live OneCare 2.0	8,3	4,5	9,3	5,0
26,6	CA Internet Security Suite Plus 2008	9,0	6,5	7,6	3,5
26,5	BullGuard Internet Security 8.0	6,7	5,0	8,8	6,0
26,3	Avira Premium Security Suite 8	7,4	3,2	9,3	6,4
25,9	McAfee Total Protection 2008	7,6	4,5	9,3	4,5
25,7	Panda Internet Security 2008	10,0	2,1	10,0	3,6
19,0	ESET Smart Security 3.0	7,1	2,0	7,4	2,5

We were delighted to find that Outpost Security Suite Pro 2008 came out ahead of such products as Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0, Panda Internet Security 2008 and ESET Smart Security 3.0 in terms or removing and blocking spyware and keyloggers. OSS 2008 took second place after Symantec’s Norton 360.

We believe this technological success is due at least in part to the number of improvements Agnitum has been implementing in its antimalware engine. In the meantime, we keep on working, adding new signatures, analyzing new types of spyware as well as strengthening scanning speed and detection rate.

Look out for our Monday Updates in this blog and learn more about the improvements in the upcoming Outpost 2009!

Alexey Belkin
Chief Software Architect, Agnitum