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Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 finished first place in a comparative test conducted by ComputerBild, a major European IT magazine Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 finished first place in a comparative test of 12 personal antivirus products, which was conducted by ComputerBild, a major European IT magazine. According to authors of the review, Kaspersky Anti-Virus has demonstrated excellent ability to detect and disinfect both new and rare malicious programs. ComputerBild experts emphasized that the Kaspersky Lab product treated infected files very carefully and did not damage a single file. The testing also showed record-fast updating of antivirus databases: it took an average of only 28 minutes after the appearance of new threats before receiving the necessary updates, according to the magazine s testing specialists. For the highly effective detection and removal of malicious programs, safe treatment of infected files and fast new threat response time, Kaspersky Anti-Virus received the prestigious ComputerBild Test Winner award.

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Kaspersky Lab Software Has Been Recognized by INFO Exame as the Best Developer of IT Security Solutions Kaspersky Lab software has been recognized by INFO Exame a leading Brazilian IT publication, as the best developer of IT security solutions by its readers. Info Exame conducted a poll to find out which IT brands are most trusted by the magazine s readers. Seventy-nine per cent of respondents rated Kaspersky Lab highly, ranking number one among antivirus vendors and 16th among all software developers.

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PC World Top 100 Products of 2007 Innovative Web applications, powerful processors, spectacular HDTVs, and creative game consoles--PC World asked their audience for their favorites and added lots of our own for their annual roundup of the best hardware, software, and services. Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0 ranked #55, right above Microsoft Office.

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PC World awards Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 with the coveted "Best Buy" award. PC World, one of the most influential and trusted computer magazines in the world, awarded Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 with the coveted Best Buy award. The award was given are reviewing eight leading stand-alone antivirus applications and testing their antivirus and anti-spyware capabilities on a Vista platform. The tests were conducted in partnership with AV-Test.org, a respected independent antivirus testing organization. PC World concluded that Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 shines for its top-notch malware detection and disinfection rates. It boasts a 96 percent detection rate, and cleaned 86 percent of all items in our disinfection tests. PC World s testers found out that It is also the fastest at delivering new signatures out of the eight tested programs, with an average response time of 0 to 2 hours.

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PC Advisor awards Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 a Best Buy award in the category of antivirus products for home users Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 has received a Best Buy award in the category of antivirus products for home users from PC Advisor, a respected British magazine specializing in expert advice on information technology. According to review author Ryan Naraine, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 shines for its top-notch malware detection and disinfection performance. The author continues, It was also the fastest at delivering new signatures And you'll pay surprisingly little for this stellar performance. In Naraine's view, the product s design and ease of use are superior . The verdict of PC Advisor experts based on testing results is: A great product for bargain hunters, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 offers solid malware detection and superfast outbreak response times. A deserving Best Buy.

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Kaspersky Lab Recognized as the Best Developer of IT security solutions by readers of Brazilian publication PC World Kaspersky Lab has been recognized as the best developer of IT security solutions by readers of Brazilian publication PC World. According to a poll published in the May issue of PC World, Kaspersky Lab took first place among software developers. Sixty percent of the users polled voted in favor of the company s products. The poll, the purpose of which was to study the buying preferences of users, was conducted on the magazine s website.

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Australian PC User Awards Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 Australian PC User, Australia s most popular IT magazine, conducted a comparative review of different vendors integrated solutions that protect home users from IT threats. Testing was conducted on a system running under Windows Vista infected with 400 different samples of malicious programs currently common on the Internet, including viruses and Trojans. Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 demonstrated the best results among all the products tested. As Australian PC User experts described the results shown by Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0, the antivirus and anti-spyware results were as close to perfect as we ve seen. During testing, Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 detected and removed all malicious programs on the test system, including spyware. According to authors of the review, the overall usability, speed and effectiveness of the suite on the whole earned Kaspersky a near-perfect score.

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ComputerBild Test Results - Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 Recognized as the Best Antivirus Solution for Windows Vista Based on the results of a test of antivirus products conducted by ComputerBild, a respected German magazine, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 has been recognized as the best antivirus solution for Windows Vista. The Kaspersky Lab product received the highest overall testing score of 2.29 for the high quality of malicious code detection and removal without damaging infected files, for ease of use and for short new threat response times. The runners-up were G Data Antivirenkit 2007 and F-Secure Anti-Virus 2007. Since both products are based on the antivirus engine from Kaspersky Lab, it can be said that Kaspersky Anti-Virus has won the entire winners podium.

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Kaspersky Lab collected three awards for its Kaspersky Open Space Security solution at SC Magazine's 2007 European awards Establishing itself as a leading business security software vendor in the European market, Kaspersky Lab collected three awards for its Kaspersky Open Space Security solution at SC Magazine's 2007 European awards. Kaspersky Lab won highly commended in three categories of the prestigious awards: Best Anti-Malware Solution; Best SME Security Solution; and Security Product of the Year. It was also a finalist in the Innovation Award for Technology category. The SC Magazine awards showcase the best products and services in the information security industry, and are voted for by both readers of the international IT security magazine and an independent judging panel. Paul Fisher, editor, SC Magazine, said: The SC Magazine Awards Europe highlight the very best of the security industry and attract around 1, 300 nominations each year. The awards reward excellence and are unrivalled in terms of prestige. To be nominated in four categories is a great achievement.

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German magazine com! Test Results - Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 offers Windows Vista users the best protection Based on tests conducted by the German magazine com! Das Computer Magazin of antivirus products running on Windows Vista, Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 offers Windows Vista users the best protection from viruses, spyware and other malicious software. The magazine s experts gave hi ratings for the quality of the solution's virus detection, the pre-installed firewall, and additional options such as the spam filter, which is capable of recognizing messages that contain graphic spam. The publication also emphasized the solution s low resource requirements compared to competitor products and the accessible price of Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0.

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RSS Feeds Company Info Executive Team Virus Analysts Contact Us Technologies Success Stories Certifications Career Opportunities Home / About Us / Press Center / Press Releases Kaspersky Lab Applauds Formation of Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization, AMTSO Woburn, MA February 4, 2008 Kaspersky Lab announces its involvement in the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization, AMTSO. Today AMTSO announced its official formation and dedication to promulgating universally adopted standards and guidelines for anti-malware testing. The formation follows a meeting of more than 40 security software technologists and anti-malware testers from around the world, including Kaspersky Lab, in Bilbao, Spain recently. The vision for AMTSO was formed in May 2007 during the International Antivirus Testing Workshop in Reykjavik, Iceland, and developed further during the Antivirus Asia Researchers Conference in Seoul, South Korea last December. As stated in its preliminary charter, AMTSO will:

• Provide a forum for discussions related to the testing of anti-malware and related products;
• Develop and publicize objective standards and best practices for testing of anti-malware and related products;
• Promote education and awareness of issues related to the testing of anti-malware and related products;
• Provide tools and resources to aid standards-based testing methodologies; and,
• Provide analysis and review of current and future testing of anti-malware and related products.

Quote: Roel Schouwenberg, Senior Anti-Virus Researcher Member of AMTSO s Standards Guidelines Pro Tem Subcommittee Although security software has changed enormously in the last ten years, most tests used today haven't evolved at the same rate. New and better tests are needed to better assess the effectiveness of new technologies. The founding of AMTSO is a very significant step towards having tests that more accurately reflect the performance of security software in real life situations. About the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO): AMTSO is dedicated to helping improve the objectivity, quality and relevance of anti-malware technology testing. AMTSO membership is open to industry-wide academics, reviewers, testers and vendors, subject to guidelines determined by AMTSO. Additional information regarding the organization, including charter documents, membership and educational materials are available on the AMTSO website at www.amtso.org . Woburn, Mass., December 7, 2007 Kaspersky Lab , a leading developer of Internet threat management solutions that protect against all forms of malicious Internet threats, announces that Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0 (KAV 7.0) has been awarded the highest certification in the most recent AV-Comparatives test: Advanced+. AV-Comparatives.org is a respected Austrian antivirus test lab. AV-Comparatives conducted a series of tests to compare the effectiveness of various antivirus solutions' on-demand detection of malicious programs (by the program scanner). This method makes it possible to estimate the effectiveness of the heuristic analyzer, one of the components of the proactive protection system. The test included 17 antivirus products for home users with antivirus databases that were dated August 5, 2007. The sample of malicious programs used in the tests appeared after this date. Based on the results, KAV 7.0 was awarded the highest certification Advanced+, which confirms the program has the highest level of detection of new malicious programs with minimal false positives using the antivirus program's heuristic analyzer. New malicious programs and viruses appear every day and it is evident that antivirus database updates, even hourly, are not enough to provide users with reliable protection from possible Internet threats. There is always a time gap between the appearance of a new threat and the release of an update. So to provide effective antivirus protection it is important to effectively detect new threats said Andreas Clementi, the head of the AV-Comparatives test lab. The heuristic analyzer is only one of the components of the proactive protection module included in Kaspersky Lab s products. Kaspersky s products provide comprehensive protection that also includes behavior blocking technology, along with traditional signature-based antivirus. The effectiveness of behavior blocker was tested by AV- omparatives in June 2007 with the test developers stating that The results of the tests performed with the randomly chosen malicious programs have confirmed the highest protection level and the effectiveness of the behavior blocker, which is awarded the Proactive Protection Award of the AV-Comparatives test laboratory We believe that the most effective endpoint security solutions combine both proactive and reactive technologies to combat the threat malicious Internet attacks, said Jeff Aliber, Senior Director, Product Marketing at Kaspersky Lab. Unlike many of our competitors, we focus on optimizing each of these technologies to provide a multifaceted approach to delivering the highest possible protection available. To find out more about the report Comparison of different malware protection technologies , or for more information about the Proactive Protection Award please visit http://www.av-comparatives.org . 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It only takes a few minutes to activate Kaspersky Hosted Email Security, in contrast to traditional software and hardware installations, which can take several days to deploy and configure. No need to update. The service runs on Kaspersky Lab infrastructure, and all updates are installed automatically. Increased productivity. Time spent dealing with unsolicited mail is minimized as all spam and other unsolicited content is filtered out before it reaches the company network. Reduced unwanted incoming mail traffic. Filtering spam before it reaches the network improves the performance of the client s mail system and saves resources. Independence from the client s infrastructure. Use any mail server with any operating system and still benefit from the advantages of Kaspersky Hosted Security Services. Scalability. Kaspersky Hosted Email Security can be modified as your business expands. This ensures that changing requirements are met while maintaining optimal protection. Read More... 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