JSE-listed Y3K`s Information Security Division (Gas Software) the sole distributor for F-Secure Corporation (previously known as Data Fellows Finland) in Africa, today announced that F-Secure had received further recognition for the virus searching capabilities of its F-Secure Anti-Virus product.
F-Secure`s latest security product, F-Secure Anti-Virus version 5, was submitted for comparative testing for the first time to the April issue of the Virus Bulletin magazine. The results were excellent, with F-Secure Anti-Virus awarded the prestigious "VB100%" award.
In the comparative review, F-Secure Anti-Virus detected 100% of in-the-wild viruses, macro viruses and polymorphic viruses, getting better detection rates than any of the competing products, including products from Network Associates, Symantec or Computer Associates International.
F-Secure Anti-Virus version 5 also supported scanning more file formats than any of the other products tested. With support for archived file formats such as ZIP, TAR, MIME and CAB, F-Secure Anti-Virus can detect viruses as they are downloaded via e-mail or from a web page, before they have a chance to activate.
"F-Secure Anti-Virus has undergone something of a makeover since its last appearance in Virus Bulletin comparative. A quick glance at the results shows that the high detection rates associated with this product still remain", comments Virus Bulletin magazine.
"The independent test results of the Virus Bulletin magazine demonstrate once again that F-Secure is the technology leader in virus protection", says Manager of Anti-Virus Research Mikko Hypponen from F-Secure. "We`re very happy to see that the new version of our anti-virus product was immediately awarded with VB100%."
The Virus Bulletin 100% awards recognise anti-virus products best able to detect viruses known to be `in the wild` as reported by the WildList Organisation. Virus Bulletin uses the most up-to-date WildList in its tests. This means that products that are updated most frequently are the ones most likely to be granted VB 100% awards.
The WildList, a list of viruses known to be causing real-world incidents, is produced by a diverse group of over 55 qualified volunteers all over the world. F-Secure Corporation is one the parties reporting to the WildList Organisation.
The April 2000 VB100% is the latest in the long list of awards given to F-Secure Anti-Virus, including:
Anti-Virus Checkmark level 2, West Coast Labs, March 2000
Perfect in-the-wild macro scanner, Virus Test Center Hamburg, February 2000
Comparative review victory, PCM magazine, February 2000
100% detection rate, University of Tampere, September 1999
Editors Choice, PC Professionell (PC Magazine Germany), July 1999
ICSA Anti-Virus certification, ICSA.net, June 1999
For further information, please contact Sales Manager Hilton Gray at tel. (011) 886 3757; fax (011) 787 1109; e-mail hilton.gray@y3kgroup.com
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Y3K`s Information Security Division (Gas Software), is the exclusive and sole distributor in Africa for F-Secure and Utimaco, specialists in providing data security products, including anti-virus and encryption software.