Security magazine
Virus
Bulletin has issued the results of a
new
test of spam blocking software.
The second edition of the test pitted anti-spam filters against an archived
collection of spam messages, and a live stream of email from addresses set up by
testers. Products were scored for the percentage of spam messages detected and
the number of false positives returned.
Two of the nine products tested earned the highest 'platinum' certification.
The top performers were Kaspersky's Anti-Spam 3.0 and Message Architects' M+
Guardian spam blocker.
Giacom's MessageStream service earned a 'gold' certification, while WebRoot's
E-Mail Security, FortiMail and BitDefender Security for Mail Servers all earned
'silver' certifications.
Among the worst performers in the test were ClamAV and Spam Assassin.
ModusGate also missed out on earning a certification due to a high rate of false
positives.
The tests are the second such spam trials from Virus Bulletin, better known
for its VB100 anti-malware tests. In the report, the magazine said that the spam
testing is beginning to form a clearer picture about the top performers on the
anti-spam market.
"It was a relief to see the bugs that had caused some stress during the first
test had been solved," they wrote.
"It is also good to see several of the products showing credible results and
thus to get a better picture of which products really are the high performers in
this field."
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