Cape Town, 12 Mar 2007
Panda Software has launched the beta version of NanoScan, its new online scanner. This powerful application detects all active malware hiding in critical areas of a computer in less than 60 seconds and is available free at http://www.nanoscan.com.
"The product detects over 600 000 samples of known malware and is continually updated against new threats. It also detects unknown malware thanks to its TruPrevent intelligent anti-malware technologies," explains Jeremy Matthews, MD of Panda Software South Africa.
He adds: "NanoScan is an extremely light application (400k), as all the malware scanning and detection technology is hosted on Panda's servers."
NanoScan's immense detection capacity is due to the 'Anti-malware Collective Intelligence', a system developed by Panda Research. Unlike traditional anti-viruses, NanoScan does not need to install a virus signature file on the computer, as it has online access to Panda Software's malware knowledge base hosted in a network of data centres.
The product provides a 'second opinion' on computer security and complements any anti-virus solution installed on a system. It can be used before making online transactions or accessing online banking services. Thanks to the Panda Software application, users can make sure that there are no keylogger Trojans on their computers, or any other threats waiting to steal confidential data.
No software is required on the PC when using NanoScan as this is an online application that works from the Internet browser using ActiveX technology.
'Anti-malware collective intelligence'
The new security approach developed by Panda Software is based on three pillars:
1. Collection of data from the Web community. The system centrally collects and stores behavioural patterns of programs, file traces, new malware samples, etc. This data comes from Panda users, and from other companies and collaborators. This capacity to collect information provides greater visibility of the threats that are active on the Internet.
2. Automated data processing. The system automatically analyses and classifies the thousands of new samples received every day. To do this, an expert system correlates the data received from the community with PandaLab's extensive malware knowledge base. The system automatically returns verdicts (malware or goodware) on the new files received, thereby reducing the tasks that PandaLabs must carry out manually to a minimum.
3. Leveraging the knowledge. This knowledge is delivered to users as Web services or through signature file updates.
Thanks to this new approach, NanoScan is capable of detecting even malware samples that slipped past other anti-virus solutions, and are actively carrying out malicious actions on the computer.
Take a free trial of NanoScan's beta version and read more information about it at: http://www.nanoscan.com.
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