Test Lab: MRG Effitas
Test Title: MRG Effitas Q4 2019 360 Degree Assessment and Certification
AMTSO Test ID: AMTSO-LS1-TP018
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Statement from Test Lab:
“A first-of-its-kind test that covers all angles, our pioneering 360 Degree Protection Test targets the key threats faced by internet users. In each test case we employ the full spectrum of Early Life Malware. We use a Time-To-Detect metric to measure how long it takes each application to detect and neutralize missed threats.”
Participants: 8
These Vendors chose to adopt Participant status under the AMTSO Standard, gaining certain guaranteed rights in return for attestations“Included” Vendors: 4
These Vendors did not chose to adopt Participant status under the AMTSO Standard, but may have engaged with the test lab in other waysCompliance Status: Confirmed compliant with AMTSO Standard v1.2
Publication Date: 2020-01-31
Participation information
Vendor Status Phase 1 Feedback Attestations Comments (Phase 1) Phase 2 feedback Comments (Phase 2) Avast PARTICIPANT None (Waived) None Completed None Avira PARTICIPANT None (Waived) None Completed None BitDefender PARTICIPANT None (Waived) None None None CrowdStrike PARTICIPANT None (Waived) None None None ESET INCLUDED None None None None None F-Secure PARTICIPANT None (Waived) None Completed None Kaspersky PARTICIPANT None (Waived) None Completed None Microsoft INCLUDED None None None None None McAfee INCLUDED None None None None None Sophos PARTICIPANT None (Waived) None Completed Submitted Symantec PARTICIPANT None (Waived) None None None Trend Micro INCLUDED None None None None None Notable Commentary
Sophos (Phase 2):
“While we received preliminary results with an opportunity to dispute, we did not receive any acknowledgement of our disputes and it appears as if they were ignored/rejected without any feedback. We’ve reached out directly to MRG to try and understand where the failure occurred and find a solution to the problem.”
AMTSO note: Discussion between commenting vendor and test lab facilitated by AMTSO, communication issues settled amicably.
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Notification date: 2019-10-15
Notification method: Publicly posted test plan, Contact List noticeCommencement date: 2019-10-23
Phase 1 Commentary dates: 2019-10-21 – 2019-10-28
Phase 2 Commentary dates: 2020-02-10 – 2020-02-17Publication date: 2020-01-31
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MRG Effitas “Q4 2019 360 Degree Assessment and Certification” (ID AMTSO-LS1-TP018) covered the following products:
Avast Business Antivirus
Avira Antivirus Pro
BitDefender Endpoint Security
CrowdStrike Falcon Protect
ESET Endpoint Security
F-Secure Computer Protection Premium
Kaspersky Small Office Security
McAfee Endpoint Security
Microsoft Windows Defender
Sophos Intercept X
Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud
Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security -
Phase 1 Commentary dates: 2019-10-21 – 2019-10-28
Phase 2 Commentary dates: 2020-02-10 – 2020-02-17Commentary received:
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Avast
Vendor Status: PARTICIPANT
Vendor Attestation Status: NO ATTESTATIONS PROVIDED (Waived)
Commentary (Phase 1): NO COMMENTARY SUBMITTED
Vendor Confirmation Status: ALL ITEMS MARKED AS SATISFACTORY
Commentary (Phase 2): NO COMMENTARY SUBMITTED
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Avira
Vendor Status: PARTICIPANT
Vendor Attestation Status: NO ATTESTATIONS PROVIDED (Waived)
Commentary (Phase 1): NO COMMENTARY SUBMITTED
Vendor Confirmation Status: ALL ITEMS MARKED AS SATISFACTORY
Commentary (Phase 2): NO COMMENTARY SUBMITTED
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Bitdefender
Vendor Status: PARTICIPANT
Vendor Attestation Status: NO ATTESTATIONS PROVIDED (Waived)
Commentary (Phase 1): NO COMMENTARY SUBMITTED
Vendor Confirmation Status: NO RESPONSE
Commentary (Phase 2): NO COMMENTARY SUBMITTED
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CrowdStrike
Vendor Status: PARTICIPANT
Vendor Attestation Status: NO ATTESTATIONS PROVIDED (Waived)
Commentary (Phase 1): NO COMMENTARY SUBMITTED
Vendor Confirmation Status: NO RESPONSE
Commentary (Phase 2): NO COMMENTARY SUBMITTED
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Eset
Vendor Status: INCLUDED
Vendor Attestation Status: NO ATTESTATIONS PROVIDED
Commentary (Phase 1): NO COMMENTARY SUBMITTED
Vendor Confirmation Status: NO RESPONSE
Commentary (Phase 2): NO COMMENTARY SUBMITTED
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F-Secure
Vendor Status: PARTICIPANT
Vendor Attestation Status: NO ATTESTATIONS PROVIDED (Waived)
Commentary (Phase 1): NO COMMENTARY SUBMITTED
Vendor Confirmation Status: ALL ITEMS MARKED AS SATISFACTORY
Commentary (Phase 2): NO COMMENTARY SUBMITTED
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Kaspersky Lab
Vendor Status: PARTICIPANT
Vendor Attestation Status: NO ATTESTATIONS PROVIDED (Waived)
Commentary (Phase 1): NO COMMENTARY SUBMITTED
Vendor Confirmation Status: ALL ITEMS MARKED AS SATISFACTORY
Commentary (Phase 2): NO COMMENTARY SUBMITTED
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McAfee
Vendor Status: INCLUDED
Vendor Attestation Status: NO ATTESTATIONS PROVIDED
Commentary (Phase 1): NO COMMENTARY SUBMITTED
Vendor Confirmation Status: NO RESPONSE
Commentary (Phase 2): NO COMMENTARY SUBMITTED
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Microsoft
Vendor Status: INCLUDED
Vendor Attestation Status: NO ATTESTATIONS PROVIDED
Commentary (Phase 1): NO COMMENTARY SUBMITTED
Vendor Confirmation Status: NO RESPONSE
Commentary (Phase 2): NO COMMENTARY SUBMITTED
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Sophos
Vendor Status: PARTICIPANT
Vendor Attestation Status: NO ATTESTATIONS PROVIDED (Waived)
Commentary (Phase 1): NO COMMENTARY SUBMITTED
Vendor Confirmation Status: ONE ITEM MARKED AS LESS THAN SATISFACTORY (Dispute process)
Commentary (Phase 2): COMMENTARY SUBMITTED as follows:
“While we received preliminary results with an opportunity to dispute, we did not receive any acknowledgement of our disputes and it appears as if they were ignored/rejected without any feedback. We’ve reached out directly to MRG to try and understand where the failure occurred and find a solution to the problem.”
AMTSO note: Discussion between commenting vendor and test lab facilitated by AMTSO, communication issues settled amicably.
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Symantec
Vendor Status: PARTICIPANT
Vendor Attestation Status: NO ATTESTATIONS PROVIDED (Waived)
Commentary (Phase 1): NO COMMENTARY SUBMITTED
Vendor Confirmation Status: NO RESPONSE
Commentary (Phase 2): NO COMMENTARY SUBMITTED
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Trend Micro
Vendor Status: INCLUDED
Vendor Attestation Status: NO ATTESTATIONS PROVIDED
Commentary (Phase 1): NO COMMENTARY SUBMITTED
Vendor Confirmation Status: NO RESPONSE
Commentary (Phase 2): NO COMMENTARY SUBMITTED
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Avast
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Compliance Status: Confirmed compliant with AMTSO Standard v1.2