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Security Center 1.2.15

Aluria Security Center 1.2.15 (Front)
Aluria Security Center 1.2.15 (Front)
68.0 Fair
Last updated
May 20, 2006
Test Center Reviewed by
Narasu Rebbapragada
Pros
  • Good adware detection
Cons
  • Holes in virus detection
Full Specifications
Street price when reviewed - Very Inexpensive: $40
Cost of renewal when reviewed - $28
Performance - Fair WildList viruses - 100%
AV-Test threats: back doors - 78%
AV-Test threats: bots/zombies - 84%
AV-Test threats: Trojan horses - 63%
Heuristic detection with three-month-old signatures - 52%
Detection of malware within file archives - 74%
Detection of malware within runtime-compressed program files - 0%
Adware detection - 89%
Successful cleanup of malware files, Registry entries, and Hosts-file changes - 33%
Rate of false positives - 0.02%
Detection of malware embedded in Microsoft Office OLE objects - 75%
Detection of malware in password-protected Microsoft Office OLE objects - 100%
Firewall tests: protection from inside attacks - 30%
Firewall tests: protection from outside attacks - 75%
Scan speed (minutes) - 14.14
Percentage slowdown of WorldBench 5 application tests - ACD Systems ACDSee PowerPack 5.0.0.0025 - 111%
Adobe Premiere 6.5 - 35%
Ahead Software Nero Express 6.0.0.3 - 49%
Microsoft Office 2002 SP-2 - 37%
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0.0.2980 - 160%
Mozilla 1.4.0.2003062408 - 76%
Musicmatch Jukebox 7.10.1057 - 62%
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5.545.0 - 52%
WinZip Computing WinZip 8.1 SR-1 (5266) - 65%
Ease-of-use score - Good
Support policies - Daily support hours - None
Free phone support - No
Cost of phone support - None
Saturday support hours - None
Sunday support hours - None
Toll-free support - None
E-mail support - Yes
Live chat - No

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