Virus Bulletin VBSpam Q1 2025

Test Lab

Virus Bulletin

Test Title

Virus Bulletin VBSpam Q1 2025

AMTSO Test ID

AMTSO-LS1-TP139

Platform

Email Filters

Vendor

Bitdefender, Fortinet, Mimecast, N-able, Net at Work, Rspamd, SEPPmail, Sophos, SpamTitan, Zoho Mail

Publication date

2025-03-26

Statement from Test Lab

VBSpam comparative testing is a regular independent comparison of email security solutions. The aim of these tests is to offer readers the best impartial advice about anti-spam security and the products on offer. By using a combination of multiple live mail streams of spam and malicious emails, representing mailboxes all over the world, as well as a live stream of legitimate international emails, the VBSpam test aims to reflect the experience of a real end-user as accurately as possible.

AMTSO Standard compliance info

Notification issued

2025-01-22

Notification method

Publicly posted test plan, Contact list notification

Test plan

Commencement date

2025-02-01

Participants

1
These Vendors chose to adopt Participant status under the AMTSO Standard, gaining certain guaranteed rights in return for attestations.

“Included” Vendors

10

These Vendors did not chose to adopt Participant status under the AMTSO Standard, but may have engaged with the test lab in other ways.

Commentary dates

CommentaryStart dateEnd date
Phase 1 Commentary2025-01-222025-03-28
Phase 2 Commentary2025-03-282025-04-04

AMTSO Standard compliance status

Confirmed Compliant with AMTSO Standard v1.3Compliance report