Emsisoft Achieves 100% Detection in the Latest Advanced In-The-Wild Malware Test

Malware doesn’t negotiate, and neither does AVLab Cybersecurity Foundation. Their May 2025 Advanced In-The-Wild Malware Test threw 473 live threats at 17 security solutions.

Emsisoft Enterprise Security + EDR aced the test. Every sample blocked with no compromises. An average remediation time of 0.043 seconds, which is faster than a human blink.

Why does this matter?

Most tests measure static detection. AVLab measures real-world resilience:

• Pre-execution blocking (stopping threats at delivery).
• Post-execution kill rates (behavioral detection when malware slips through).
• Remediation speed (how fast a product cleans up the mess).

For enterprises, these metrics aren’t academic. They’re the difference between a contained incident and a full-scale breach.

Key updates in May 2025 test methodology

AVLab’s tests evolve as fast as attackers do. The May 2025 edition introduced some updates:

• Sample diversity: 473 malware samples (381 HTTP, 92 HTTPS), including zero-day variants and LOLBin-dependent payloads.
• Telemetry depth: Enhanced Sysmon logging tracked endpoint responses at microsecond resolution.
• LOLBin spotlight: Quantified abuse of Windows utilities (e.g., powershell.exe executing encoded scripts, rundll32.exe loading malicious DLLs).
• Segment split: Separate evaluations for Enterprise (complex environments) vs. Home (consumer-grade tools).
• Translation: This wasn’t just a stress test—it was a live-fire exercise against the tactics modern attackers actually use.

Emsisoft’s performance breakdown

Detection efficiency

Emsisoft blocked 44.61% of threats before execution—intercepting malware during delivery, whether through malicious downloads, scripts, or network-based attacks. The remaining 55.39% were caught post-execution, with behavioral analysis stopping ransomware, credential stealers, and Living-off-the-Land (LOLBin) attacks in progress. This split reflects modern threat landscapes, where many attacks bypass initial scans by hiding in legitimate processes or encrypted traffic.

Remediation speed

The standout metric was Emsisoft’s 0.043-second average remediation time, a figure that redefines real-time protection. To contextualize, the industry average was 26 seconds, with some competitors taking minutes to neutralize threats. In practical terms, this means Emsisoft terminates malware before it can:

• Establish persistence
• Spread laterally
• Execute secondary payloads

Consistency in independent testing

Emsisoft’s May 2025 results aren’t an anomaly. They’re part of a demonstrated pattern of excellence. The solution has maintained perfect detection rates across all major AVLab tests in 2025, including January’s evaluation against 701 samples and March’s test with 607 threats.

This consistency matters because it reflects engineering priorities:

• Reliable architecture that doesn’t fluctuate between 99% and 100% detection
• Adaptive protection that evolves with attacker techniques, particularly LOLBin abuse
• Performance stability with sub-second remediation in every test cycle

Enterprise implications

Emsisoft’s performance translates to tangible business advantages. Sub-second threat neutralization drastically reduces incident response burdens. IT teams spend less time containing breaches and more time on strategic work.

The 100% detection rate eliminates risky edge cases where a single undetected threat could trigger a full incident response cycle. For regulated industries, this level of reliability simplifies compliance audits, particularly in sectors like finance and healthcare where protection consistency is mandated.

The solution’s lightweight operation also means no trade-off between security and system performance, keeping workflows uninterrupted.

Conclusion

AVLab’s rigorous testing proves what enterprises already experience: Emsisoft delivers security without compromise. Perfect detection paired with near-instantaneous response creates a protective barrier that adapts as threats evolve. For organizations prioritizing measurable, real-world protection, these results validate Emsisoft as a benchmark in endpoint security where consistency meets cutting-edge defense.