It smacked down a few more when I tried to launch them.īaidu Antivirus 2015 Malware Blocking Chartīaidu's detection rate of 86 percent is the best among the four products tested using my very latest malware collection. Baidu got a jump on the process by the time I opened that folder, it had already eliminated three quarters of the samples. Some products start scanning and eliminating malware immediately, others wait until I click, or even until I try to launch a sample. My malware blocking test usually starts when I open the folder containing my sample collection. By contrast, a second scan using Trend Micro Antivirus+ 2015 ( at Amazon) and Comodo Antivirus 8 (both of which avoid re-scanning known safe files) took less than a minute. A repeat scan ran in 40 minutes, still longer than average. Conceivably, that could be due to the use of two scanning engines. Scanning my clean test system with Baidu took over an hour, more than twice the current average. I'll write off that first experience as a fluke.
On a repeat installation, it was ready in almost no time. My initial installation of Baidu seemed to take forever I actually went out and ran an errand while waiting for it to finish.
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In the test that measures how much impact each product has on system performance, Baidu did manage to take home an Advanced+ rating. It would have earned Advanced+, the top rating, but false positives (valid files or URLs treated as malicious) dragged down its score. In this lab's real-world dynamic test, Baidu passed with a Standard rating.īaidu managed an Advanced rating in AV-Comparatives's straightforward file-detection test. Neither AV-Test Institute nor Dennis Technology Labs have evaluate Baidu, but it does show up in some tests by AV-Comparatives. West Coast Labs did certify Baidu for malware detection. Of the last 12 tests by Virus Bulletin, Baidu participated in two and received VB100 certification both times however, two tests isn't a lot to go on. Since 1982, PCMag has tested and rated thousands of products to help you make better buying decisions. ( Read our editorial mission.)īaidu doesn't show up in all of the independent testing lab reports, but it gets decent results from those that include it. By default, it uses the Avira engine for scanning, but not for real-time protection. If the serene theme doesn't suit you, Baidu offers a number of other skins, including holiday and sci-fi themes.īaidu licenses antivirus protection from Avira, but unlike Ashampoo Anti-Virus 2015 ( at Amazon) it also includes its own antivirus engine. There's little clutter here, just an animated security status indicator and a few buttons. The poem's "retreating beauty" may have inspired Baidu's main window, with its blue background that suggests clouds and sky. Its name comes from a poem that "compares the search for a retreating beauty amid chaotic glamour with the search for one's dream." The free Baidu Antivirus 2015 is definitely attractive, and its antivirus capabilities have improved markedly since the last version, but it's still not a top choice. Baidu, the go-to search engine in China, has a different story. Google gets its name from the immense number googol. Actively reported some malicious files as safe.Poor protection in our malware-download test.