Trend Micro is endorsing a new third party anti-malware testing methodology that better reflects today's real-world conditions instead of using antiquated testing techniques that dont test computers against the latest threats coming from the Internet.

With its new approach to testing antivirus products, NSS Labs is providing two key metrics in addition to traditional threat detection rates: First, measurement of detection and blocking of threats based on their URL source; and second, measurement of the time delay between when a security vendor is first aware of a potential new threat and when protection from that threat is available at customer endpoints, the so-called time-to-protect.

We are pleased we performed well in these tests but, more importantly, we look forward to the advances in antimalware product testing that better align third party testing with the actual security provided to the customers of these products. The focus of third party testing should be on protection for the customers, which extends far beyond simple detection, commented Amit Nath, Country Manager, India&SAARC, Trend Micro.

In-the-cloud reputation systems boosted protection significantly on average and Trend Micro achieved the best download and execution protection. It became obvious from this test that Trend Micro has made considerable strides in adding cloud reputation-based protection to their arsenal, informed Rick Moy, President, NSS Labs.

In a group test of industry-leading consumer and corporate security products effectiveness against socially engineered malware, Trend Micro scored the best, proving again that the cloud-client layered-protection approach powered by the Trend Micro Smart Protection Network infrastructure out-performs competing solutions and provides the best possible malware protection available. The non-commissioned tests were independently conducted by NSS labs no vendor sponsorship was involved.