Kaspersky Linux Mail Security fares well

Kaspersky Linux Mail Security has produced commendable results in the latest VBSpam comparative test conducted by the reputable Virus Bulletin magazine. The new Kaspersky Lab product came out on the top among 20 anti-spam solutions with a detection rate of 99.93%, earning it a VBSpam award. This was the best result among client-based anti-spam products, and the second highest in the overall rating. Kaspersky Lab’s security solution for Linux-based mail servers also improved on its 99.75% result recorded in the previous VBSpam test. 

 

The VBSpam test is conducted on a regular basis and evaluates the ability of anti-spam solutions to detect and block unwanted emails. The latest round of testing was held over 16 days in August and September 2012. Over 130,000 spam emails were processed. The samples, which were actually being distributed at the time of testing, were collected from two different spam databases. Particular attention was paid to international and multi-lingual spam. Another batch of over 10,000 messages - legitimate newsletters in different languages that are often mistaken for spam - was used to test the products for false positive detections. 

 

Evgeny Smirnov, Anti-Spam Technologies Development Group Manager, Kaspersky Lab, said, “Such positive results in the latest VBSpam test prove just how effective Kaspersky Lab’s traditional and cloud-based technologies are. Kaspersky Linux Mail Security became the best client-based security solution, with the only product showing better detection - and a poorer false positive rate – being the hosted anti-spam service. It is important to understand that Kaspersky Linux Mail Security’s cloud service cannot view the original clients’ emails, unlike hosted solutions. This means hosted services have a slight advantage, but allows products like ours to comply with the strict requirements of business confidentiality.”