... they've never said they were an anti-virus app, I don't know where that came up in the conversation ... from their website:
Features of ewido anti-malware
Anti-Virus programs offer insufficient protection against urgently growing threats like Trojans, Worms, Dialers, Hijackers, Spyware and Keyloggers.
That's where the protection of ewido anti-malware starts and supplements existing security applications to a complete security system, because only a complete security system works effectively.»
www.ewido.net/en/features/... a simple trip through their website might answer some more questions ... as for detection rates, I have no opinion - I've seen cases made for and against almost every product out there ... all I know is it plays nice with my other apps and my system is clean as the proverbial whistle ... YMMV ...