Security Software Suites No Match for Custom Attacks

The all-in-one security software suites from the major anti-virus vendors fail spectacularly at detecting custom-made malware that exploits the latest software vulnerabilities, according to testing done by security analysis firm Secunia.

Secunia tested how well nearly a dozen security suites fared against malicious files and direct attacks that leveraged more than 150 known software flaws. All of the vulnerabilities used in the test are publicly documented -- details of them can be found in the.