'Unknown' antivirus tool tops independent tests

German independent testing institute AV Test has released the results of its latest test of Windows home user antivirus programs. In a surprise result, Kaspersky Internet Security shares first place in the test with relative unknown AhnLab V3 Internet Security. Both achieved an 18/18 rating, the only two programs in the test to do so. Kaspersky just shades the detailed test scores with its 100 percent detection rating (opposed to 99.9 percent for AhnLab's product), and zero false positives (as opposed to one). Looking at previous tests AhnLab has had good ratings for a while but this is the first… [Continue Reading]