The WildList Organization International
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PC Magazine had this to say about us: Anti-virus software vendors always claim that their package detects more viruses than their competitors'. In reality, it isn't the absolute number of viruses that the packages detect that's important. Many viruses never appear outside research centres, and as long as this remains the case they pose no threat to your network [...] the Wild List, and is regarded in the industry as the most accurate inventory of viruses that threaten computers in general use. The number of viruses on this list that a package detects is more important than any number of viruses in a research lab that the user is unlikely to encounter. WestCoast Publishing has this to say about The WildList: Anti-virus products are tested on, amongst other things, their ability to detect viruses which are actually 'In-The-Wild' and causing infections [...] The Checkmark uses this independent research as the basis for its tests because at present it is the best and most accurate source of information in this area. It is also widely accepted by the anti-virus industry as reliable independent data. MSNBC describes The WildList this way: ...generally regarded as the most authoritative collection of viruses that are running around the Internet... |
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