Detection vs Protection in Antivirus

There’s a big difference between detection and protection in the Antivirus game. There are a number of AV sites out there that measure the detection rates of the various AV packages from each vendor. Detection of a static number of virus at a given point in time is a little dangerous if you take it as your only guide to an AV products worth. The rating given to a product based on this is out of date 10minutes after the test is conducted because there are newer virus in the wild at that point. I came across this report that talks about this in a little more detail and helps to show how Trends current range of products are providing better protection to our customers.  Here’s another view of the same report