Panda Security will launch its new 2008 consumer product line, comprising Panda Antivirus 2008, Panda Antivirus+Firewall 2008 and Panda Internet Security 2008, in South Africa at Futurex Cape Town (26-28 September).
The new solutions have a far greater detection and disinfection capacity as they are based on the new security model, megadetection, allowing them to detect and disinfect more than one million threats.
The megadetection model is based on five basic pillars:
* Permanent protection, thanks to daily automatic updates;
* Proactive protection with TruPrevent Technologies that detect unknown threats through behavioural analysis;
* In-depth online scanning with Panda TotalScan Pro to detect sophisticated malicious code that can evade traditional anti-virus solutions;
* Collective intelligence, the new security focus; and
* Technical services 24 hours a day - 365 days a year.
"The new 2008 consumer solutions from Panda Security include a series of enhancements to detection technologies," says Jeremy Matthews, CE of Panda Security South Africa.
"Apart from a larger signature file, Panda products feature more efficient behavioural detection thanks to the intelligent TruPrevent Technologies. They also include new rootkit location and disinfection technology, and support and technical assistance improvements, which will always be provided in the end-user's language."
All 2008 consumer products allow users to scan their computers in-depth with TotalScan Pro. The online application detects all types of active and latent malware on PCs, based on the new "collective intelligence" approach. This approach includes automated processing of large quantities of information about programs and files in a new infrastructure managed by PandaLabs, and real-time communication with users' computers. This way, the malware scanning and detection is performed on Panda Security's servers, not on the user's computer.
The solutions also include a technology that allows them to detect infection attempts from Web pages. They can detect if scripts (sections of malicious code written in languages like JavaScript and designed to exploit vulnerabilities on computers) hosted on Web pages are trying to infect the user's system. Should this occur, Panda's solutions warn users that their security is at risk and that they must leave the Web page.
The new solutions are very easy to manage and include three licences to adapt to the fact that many users own more than one computer.
"We offer users the most convenient protection. We have maximised automated decision-making. This way, clients will not be pestered with annoying windows, nor will they need extensive technological knowledge to install and manage our solutions," adds Matthews.
The solutions:
* Panda Antivirus 2008 is the lightest anti-virus in Panda Security's consumer product line-up. This new anti-virus solution has greater protection capacity and can block malicious Web pages to enhance protection against spyware and phishing.
* Panda Antivirus+Firewall 2008 permanently and automatically protects against all types of Internet threats, incorporating a double layer of protection, thanks to the proactive TruPrevent Technologies, which are capable of detecting malware not yet identified. Similarly, it prevents hackers from getting into the computer, thanks to its built-in Panda firewall. It also has new anti-rootkit technology and can block malicious Web pages.
* Panda Internet Security 2008, Panda Security's integrated security suite, includes specific improvements, such as a local backup system, which allows users to make security copies of files and documents in other devices. It is managed through an easy-to-use console which lets users decide the type of documents to be stored and the frequency with which they are saved. It also includes the TuneUp feature, to improve system performance by removing cookies and temporary files, defragmenting the disk, etc.
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