(Experiment) Can an almost 10 year old Avast Premier defeat modern 0-day malware?

To clear it up, it had the most recent updates, however... which were 10th of October 2023.
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DISCLAIMER: This test was done in a safe environment, under no circumstances should viewer replicate anything seen on this video on a real machine as this is REAL and DANGEROUS malware i deal with on this channel. (Do not try this at home.)

[@hopefulline7196]

10 year old avast detecting all malware💀 absolutely insane. wonder what would happen to 2008 version of avast one- the really retro one

[@EclypseeTech]

Yeah, you're not alone. I was awestruck honestly 😅😅

[@LeandroXD824]

Nice video. Test ESET!

[@enderdevcom]

Ayoo! Old avast detecting modern malware 💀

[@laurpflorin]

I notice that most of the detection were detected by the reputation / cloud scanner engine maybe. That is what it seemed to me. How about updating avast to latest definitions and repeat the test by disabling cloud shield or cutting the internet access to the VM ? and leave only definitions and heuristics on - that should be more realistic.

[@EclypseeTech]

I'll absolutely do that the next time, I tested this with default settings and latest updates. If the product could still access the cloud reputation engine, then there's a whole new question on my mind. Is this really discontinued as Avast claims?

[@ArsenTech]

Interesting

[@thesinofthetin]

Awesome video! I think it would be cool to try running it without updating the signatures and seeing if it catches as much as it did. Keep up the good work!

[@oneey1053]

Cool video, but didn’t it happen because you updated the signature db and all avast did is compare the sigs of public malware with modern db

[@EclypseeTech]

Doubt so, the (online) signature database refused to update to newer then 10th of October 2023, and the support and updates for this product version (Avast 11) are discontinued. It was likely offline database and behavior blocking in action.

[@AtinaneAtina]

Amazing experiment!

[@ypcolxz]

Nice experiment, what screen recorder do you use?

[@EclypseeTech]

OBS Studio

[@ypcolxz]

@@EclypseeTech Huh ok

[@rudranilghosh2713]

Good'ol avast

[@Jakku_Azzo]

pretty sure running multiple scan software at the same time can cause errors and false positives?

[@EclypseeTech]

Doubt so, but depends. it can detect more false positives, but it can also not detect anything. The point is that you get multiple vendor coverage, giving you a better perspective and look into what type of files were missed or what made unwanted modifications.

[@rudranilghosh2713]

I'm thinking what will happen if you test ransomwares with this

[@EclypseeTech]

Maybe in future.

[@slotddTech]

@@EclypseeTech mamutu still detects to date ransomware samples

[@EclypseeTech]

Isn't that now Emsisoft or part of it?

[@slotddTech]

@@EclypseeTech yeah it became emsisoft, sadly emsisoft is just mid but mamutu back when i was a kid my dad installed on the family pc saved me from a ransomware ... good times

[@EclypseeTech]

Probably part of the reason why Emsisoft has a really decent behavior blocker.

[@Gateastrologykc]

Umm interesting 😅

[@markodiy]

Test AVG please ❤

[@dumbfloppa]

Isnt AVG the exact same software as avast?

[@EclypseeTech]

@@dumbfloppa Pretty much minimal to no difference nowadays.

[@ryudious]

Bro has no idea how AV works...... Lmao. Avast is shit. All u need is defender.

[@EclypseeTech]

I'm sorry if you don't like this content, feel free to not watch it instead of wasting your and my own time writing these comments. It was an experiment, not a serious test, and I provided no genuine advice. Thank you.

[@LeandroXD824]

@@EclypseeTech LOL

[@ryudious]

@EclypseeTech Sorry for stumbling across your video and leaving a comment about how I felt about it. Maybe don't post if you can't take criticism? You are welcome cutie.

[@EclypseeTech]

@ryudious Saying this type of stuff won't change anything by the way. I take criticism, but I simply don't understand what in "Bro has no idea how AV works... Lmao." Is mature or valid criticism of said content. All I did was a harmless experiment. Once again if you don't like it or think avast sucks, just don't watch it. It's that simple, you could leave out the beginning or said it differently and it would come across as 10x less toxic. Just advice for the next comment.

[@Ethorbit]

"All u need is defender." Wrong. All you need is Linux, then you don't need an "Anti-Virus"

[@slotddTech]

W eclypsee upload