Since its foundation in 2008, AMTSO has published a series of guidelines and best practices documents providing expert insight into the problems faced by anyone trying to evaluate the capabilities of anti-malware products and solutions.
These documents have been developed and approved by the AMTSO membership, combining expertise from across the security and security-testing industries. AMTSO continues to develop new guidance and further papers will be posted to this page as they are completed. To suggest a new topic for consideration, or to provide feedback or error reporting on our existing documents, please contact info@amtso.org.
Testing Guidance
AMTSO Fundamental Principles of Testing 1.20 MB
AMTSO Best Practices for Dynamic Testing 1.21 MB
AMTSO Best Practices for Validation of Samples 1.18 MB
AMTSO Best Practices for Testing In-the-Cloud Security Products 1.21 MB
AMTSO Guidelines for testing Network Based Security Products 1.19 MB
AMTSO Issues involved in the "creation" of samples for testing 2.98 MB
AMTSO Whole Product Testing Guidelines 1.21 MB
AMTSO False Positive Testing Guidelines 1.43 MB
AMTSO Testability Guidelines 1.20 MB
AMTSO Use and Misuse of Test Files 1.27 MB
AMTSO Sample Selection for Testing 1.23 MB
AMTSO Performance Testing Guidelines 1.25 MB
AMTSO Guidelines on Mobile Testing 1.54 MB
AMTSO Guidelines for Testing Protection Against Targeted Attacks 730.31 KB
