In the test described below, we analyzed the self-protection capabilities of antivirus solutions that run under Windows XP SP3 and Windows 7 x86. Self-protection from the following types of attacks was analyzed:

  1. Modification of file and registry key access permissions.
  2. Modification / removal of modules.
  3. Deletion of antivirus databases.
  4. Modification / deletion of important registry keys.
  5. Process termination.
  6. Modification of processes / code.
  7. Driver unloading.

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(Test results (September 28, 2010))