
Will my security software prevent my confidential data from being transmitted to a hacker?
Will my security software stop a virus from corrupting or destroying my important documents?
TEST YOUR SECURITY SOFTWARE & find an answer to these questions right here. Learn more.
Test Results On Windows Vista
Overall Software Rankings - Windows Vista |
||||||
| Software | Version | Score | # test cycles | % Pass Rate | Protection Rating | License Fee (1 year) |
| Comodo Firewall Pro | 3.0.22.349 | -45 | 1 | 98.92% | Excellent | Free |
| Kaspersky Internet Security | 7.0.0.125 | -345 | 1 | 91.72% | Very Good | $79.95 |
| Look 'n' Stop Firewall | 2.06 | -1850 | 1 | 55.58% | Basic | $29.00 |
| Avira Premium Security Suite | 8.1.00.206 | -2100 | 1 | 49.58% | Basic | $47.21 |
| PC Tools Firewall Plus | 3.0.1.14 | -3050 | 1 | 26.77% | Poor | Free |
| McAfee Internet Security Suite | 9.01.108 | -3965 | 1 | 4.80% | Unacceptable | $49.99 |
| Windows Vista built-in Firewall | - | -4165 | 1 | 0.00% | Unacceptable | - |
Windows Vista – Full Results
- Software passed the test – no penalty incurred
-Software failed the test – penalty incurred according to ‘Fail Penalty’ column
# Test Cycles– number of times that this software has been tested by registered testers with the full suite of tests. Each software version can only be tested once per registered tester on a particular operating system. Clicking the links in this row will take the user to a page where individual test cards can be downloaded in .pdf format.
Fail Penalty – The penalty subtracted from the software score if this test is failed.
Maximum Penalty – The total score should a software fail every single test. For the Suite 1 portfolio of tests, this stands at – 4665
Software Score – The aggregate penalty for each software is recorded at the foot of each column as a negative (minus) number. The closer to zero, the stronger the protection.
Note: Firewall leak tests must be allowed to execute in order to test the protection afforded by the firewall. If the test cannot be executed then, obviously, the tester is not able to evaluate the firewall's ability to block the outgoing connection attempt. For example, signature based detection in the AV component of an application may detect a particular test as a Trojan - blocking its execution simply because that particular signature is on its blacklist. This does not provide any indication of protection against the technique that the test uses – and a piece of malware using the same technique but with an unknown/non-blacklisted signature may well be successful. Our testers will try to make an exception in order to bypass signature blacklisting and run the test, but if this is impossible then we record a straight fail.
| Software Name | Avira Premium Security Suite 8 | Comodo Firewall Pro | Kaspersky Internet Security | Look 'n' Stop Firewall | McAfee Internet Security Suite | PC Tools Firewall Plus | Windows Vista Built-In Firewall | |
| Version | 8.1.00.206 | 3.0.22.349 | 7.0.0.125 | V2.06 | 9_01_108 | 3.0.1.14 | - | |
| OS | Vista | Vista | Vista | Vista | Vista | Vista | Vista | |
| License Type | ||||||||
| # Test cycles | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Security Test Name | Fail Penalty | |||||||
| + Atelier Web Firewall Tester | ||||||||
| Atelier Test 1 | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Atelier Test 2 | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Atelier Test 3 | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Atelier Test 4 | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Atelier Test 5 | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Atelier Test 6 | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| BITStester | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Breakout2 | -45 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Coat | -70 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| CopyCat | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| + CPILSuite | ||||||||
| Test 1 | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Test 2 | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Test 3 | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| + Comodo ICMP | ||||||||
| ICMP Test 1 | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| ICMP Test 2 | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| DNStest | -45 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| DNStester | -45 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Delete Volume | -45 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| FireHole | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| + FPR | ||||||||
| and CPIL Test 1 | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| and CPIL Test 2 | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| and CPIL Test 3 | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| and Wallbreaker Test 1 | -25 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| and Wallbreaker Test 2 | -25 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| and Wallbreaker Test 3 | -25 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| and Wallbreaker Test 4 | -25 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| and PCFlank | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Ghost | -50 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Jumper | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|
| Keylogtest | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|
| KiLL | -45 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|
| LeakTest v 1.2 | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Osfwbypass | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|
| PCFlank | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|
| Runner | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|
| + Spycar | ||||||||
| HKCU_Run.exe | -10 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| HKCU_RunOnce.exe | -10 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| HKCU_RunOnceEx.exe | -10 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| HKLM_Run.exe | -10 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| HKLM_RunOnce.exe | -10 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| HKLM_RunOnceEx.exe | -10 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| IE-HomepageLock.exe | -10 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| IE-KillAdvancedTab.exe | -10 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| IE-KillConnectionsTab.exe | -10 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| IE-KillContentTab.exe | -10 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| IE-KillGeneralTab.exe | -10 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| IE-KillPrivacyTab.exe | -10 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| IE-KillProgramsTab.exe | -10 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| IE-KillSecurityTab.exe | -10 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| IE-SetHomePage.exe | -10 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| IE-SetSearchPage.exe | -10 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| AlterHostsFile.exe | -10 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| RegTest | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Surfer | -50 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Thermite | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| TooLeaky | -50 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Trojan Simulator | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| + Wallbreaker | ||||||||
| Test 1 | -25 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Test 2 | -25 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Test 3 | -25 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Test 4 | -25 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Zabypass | -50 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Advanced Process Termination (APT) v4.0 | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Simple Process Termination (SPT) | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| ProcX (PX) v1.0 | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| SDTRestore (SDT) v0.2 | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| + System Shutdown Simulator | ||||||||
| Create Auto Start Reg Key | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Outbound Connection Test | -100 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
| Maximum Penalty (fail all) | -4165 | |||||||
| Software Score | - 2100 | - 45 | - 345 | - 1850 | - 3965 | - 3050 | - 4165 |





