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RosTelecom launches Outpost Anti-Virus Service to 7.5 million subscribers

The leading provider of wired Internet access across the CIS doubles AV Service reach

Moscow — St. Petersburg, Russia — June 20, 2012. The Internet security experts at Agnitum are pleased to announce that JSC RosTelecom will make the Outpost Anti-Virus subscription service (Outpost AV Service) available to the over seven and half million subscribers to the company’s home Internet service in Russia. RosTelecom is the leading provider of wired Internet access across Russia and the CIS countries.

RosTelecom customers can subscribe to Agnitum’s PC security products through Zabava.ru, the ISP’s recently-launched portal for media and entertainment distribution.

The Outpost AV Service is now available to 14 million Internet users in the former Soviet Union (up from nine million in April 2012). Agnitum’s service is now carried by 90+ ISPs in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, and the total number of active Outpost AV Service customers currently stands at more than 1% of the available user base (more than 140,000 customers).

The Outpost Anti-Virus Subscription Service is delivered via a SaaS (software-as-a-service) business model. The software is made available through the service provider’s website to their active end-user customers in the form of an installation package with the key paid on a regular (usually monthly) basis as part of their regular ISP bill.

Vitaliy Yanko, Agnitum’s Director for Sales and Marketing, says: "Value-added services for ISPs designed to provide anti-virus/Internet security software subscriptions to the ISPs’ active customers make sense for the service provider and end user alike. We’re delighted to add the JSC RosTelecom network as a partner for the Outpost AV Service."

About Outpost Antivirus Service

Outpost AV Service is a monthly PC security subscription program available to customers of Internet Service Providers, Web Hosting Service Providers, Managed Service Providers and Managed Security Service Providers. The program delivers the proactive power of Outpost security for a monthly fee, paid as part of their normal telecommunications bill. Users decide which services to subscribe to from a "personal cabinet" provided by the service provider. Outpost Anti-Virus Service Subscription payments can be also integrated with the ISP tariff plans.

Outpost Anti-Virus Service offers the functionality of the standalone Outpost Antivirus Pro or the all-in-one Outpost Security Suite Pro, Agnitum’s flagship Internet security suite. 

Outpost 7.5.3 Delivers Security for Java 7

Updated anti-malware boasts improved performance, enhanced firewall compatibility with IPv6

St. Petersburg, Russia — June 6, 2012. The Internet Security experts at Agnitum are pleased to announce the release of Outpost Pro Version 7.5.3 (Performance Edition), featuring support for Java 7, MySQL, and Windows Remote Desktop when using IPv6 under Windows 7.

Additional enhancements include:

• Upgraded anti-virus (anti-malware) engine with memory consumption reduced by approximately 20%
• More efficient database format, significantly decreasing the size of theanti-malware database

Key bug fixes in v7.5.3 include:

• The anti-malware engine no longer crashes when it encounters hacked UPX samples on 64-bit systems
• Detections missed by the x64 version of the anti-malware engine but caught by the x86 version have now been resolved; detections now apply across all platforms

About Outpost Pro 7.5 — Performance Edition

Introduced in June 2011, Outpost Pro 7.5 Performance Edition has already received recognition from well-known industry organizations including Virus Bulletin for its malware detection abilities and Matousec.com/Anti-Malware-Test.com for its advanced proactive protection against zero-day threats combined with a robust personal firewall (the firewall, HIPS and self-protection capabilities were tested). With 11 VB100 awards in a row, Outpost is now one of only five Windows anti-malware products to win all Virus Bulletin’s tests for in-the-wild malware propagation prevention in 2010-2012.

Security test reveals users of 64-bit Windows are being left behind

St. Petersburg, Russia — May 15, 2012. The dismal Proactive Security Challenge results turned in by the big AV (Anti-Virus) players in the most recent Matousec.com 64-bit Windows 7 tests are making us wonder whether security companies are really catering to the needs of 64-bit PC/OS users. Are traditional AV vendors even capable of delivering reliable and robust protection to these users?

I. 64-bit OS security landscape

With the increase of processing power and rapidly dropping memory prices,64-bit systems are firmly in the mainstream (check the latest Steam statistics for gamer-oriented PCs — click OS Version to see the statistics breakdown — x64 systems are used on more than 60% of the modern PCs). Pretty much any computer manufactured in the last three years is capable of running 64-bit Windows, and all high-end systems are 64-bit; the majority of computers today are equipped with hardware that’s best suited and performs best under 64-bit. "Native" 64-bit software makes a full use of the processing power and memory management capabilities in today’s hardware, enabling additional features.

Security-wise, 64-bit systems benefit from the improved native protection implemented in Windows Vista and Windows 7; this improved protection comes from such security mechanisms as mandatory driver signing, kernel patch protection and hardware-based DEP (Data Execution Prevention). These tools are designed to minimize the incidence of rootkits and other powerful and sophisticated malware. Thanks to these and other tools, 64-bitsystems are, at least on the surface, much more solid and secure than their32-bit cousins.

To complement native security protection for 64-bit systems, security vendors have, of course, rushed in to save the 64-bit user from malware enslavement with tools that claim to protect against any and all types of infections. If the results of the 64-bit Matousec.com tests are anything to go by, most of them have failed miserably. The reality is that, far from being more secure than 32-bit users, owners of 64-bit Windows systems are actually lagging in available flexibility and strength of protection.

II. Proactive security test results

The table below aggregates the results of 32-bit and 64-bit system testing for selected products.

Product, participants for Proactive Security Challenges at Matousec.com	64-bit score (% in 110 tests for Windows 7), April 2012	32-bit score (% in 148 tests for Windows XP), before 2012	64-bit score 32-bit score — average, %
Outpost Security Suite Pro 7.5	86	97	92%
ZoneAlarm Extreme Security 2012	43	72	58%
ESET Smart Security 5.0	33	6	20%
Kaspersky Internet Security 2012	28	93	61%
Norton Internet Security 2012	10	20	15%
Bitdefender Total Security 2012	9	97	54%
PC Tools Internet Security 2012	6	90	48%
AVG Internet Security 2012	3	3	3%
McAfee Total Protection 2012	3	2	3%

By comparing the results of the 64-bit tests (conducted in winter 2011–2012and spring 2012) with the results of the most recent 32-bit tests (roundup test finished in October 2011), it becomes clear that the majority of vendors are falling short when it comes to 64-bit protection. We have to ask ourselves whether it’s a lack of expertise in 64-bit architecture or just laziness on the part of these developers, but either way, users are losing out. And we don’t think that’s fair on anyone.

III. Vendors’ interpretations

It’s even more disheartening to read recent response following the publication of the results (comments are provided in the Latest News for Proactive Security Challenge 64-bit at Matousec.com). Reading between the lines, it seems what they are saying is "give us more time and we’ll come up with a better solution that will be able to pass your tests". Considering that 64-bit Windows systems have been around for more than five years, and Windows 7, the platform adopted for the current test, is a good two and a half years old, it begs the question: how are users supposed to protect themselves in the meantime? And sadly it is not the only vendor taking this position.

All too often, it seems that big security players disregard the need to address penetration and leak tests for 64-bit Windows, which constitute the lion’s share of the tools used in the Matousec studies. These tools simulate typical intrusions by using the attack vectors and breach techniques used by real malware and 0-day threats, unearthing the shortcomings of systems that allow unknown viruses to penetrate current defenses and wreak havoc.

Most security vendors present in the table have historically shied away from putting their products through such tests because they say the additional protections required would sacrifice product usability. In the tradeoff between this kind of usability and increased security, they favor the former.

IV. Agnitum’s view

As a smaller player, we see the situation a little differently. To overcome the potential problems of more user prompts and alerts triggered by the introduction of system integrity controls, we have developed a mechanism of automated response to such events. It enables us to enhance security without getting in the user’s way all the time and asking questions most users have no hope of being able to answer. This has resulted in a formidable 86% pass rate in Matousec.com tests, and we are working on improving this result by analyzing bypass techniques even further.

Looking at the broader picture, the major takeaway from the current Matousec.com report is that the majority of 64-bit systems are vulnerable and exploitable even with a "big-name" security product in place. Only a fraction of the available products deliver acceptable levels of protection. Agnitum, on the other hand, provides high levels of protection for both 32 and 64-bit systems, does so reliably, and doesn’t distinguish between architectures.

Our products are not tweaked to recognize and block simulated attacks; we just monitor the integrity of the environment and stop attacks at their source, whatever techniques they employ. By embracing this kind of proactive approach to combating threats, Outpost delivers more robust and reliable protection against unknown threats than those competing solutions that address predefined malware samples or only adapt to known techniques once they are fully researched.

x86 or x64, Outpost knows its job and makes no lame excuses, no matter what system or testing tool is involved. No false modesty here, we’ve accomplished native protection for both environments and we are sure to keep it up-to-date and proactive.

For more information and to request review copies of Outpost Pro 7.5, please contact: AVG Security (Asia-Pacific) 

VB100 anti-virus tests prove Outpost’s consistent stability

Agnitum anti-virus products certified under Windows 11 times in a row in the past two years

St. Petersburg, Russia — May 10, 2012. Agnitum, the PC security experts, are delighted to announce the 11^th consecutive Virus Bulletin certification for the company’s flagship product, Outpost Security Suite Pro, in April 2012.

"We are proud to become one of only five vendors, along with our well-known and respected competitors Avira and Eset, to receive all VB100 certifications under Windows over the past two years," said Agnitum CEO Mikhail Zakhryapin. "Thanks to Outpost’s SmartScan technology, Outpost Pro out-performed almost all certified products, beating the average product performance by more than 80%. To be in the top five of more than 65 vendors is a tribute to the consistency and stability of our approach to fighting malware."

Outpost scored 100% in the WildList and Extended WildList tests for bothon-access and on-demand scanning, with 0 false positives and 0 "suspicious" detections on clean file sets.

Outpost has also achieved top-five status in on-demand throughput performance during "warm" scans.

On-demand throughput performance (warm scan)	Archive files	System and binary files	Media files and documents
Outpost’s result, MB/s	1821	1723	6315
Average result (for total 48 certified products), MB/s	394	295	791
Outpost’s over-performance (% from average test result)	78%	83%	87%
Out-competed products (for total 48 certified products)	40	46	44

For its stable and predictable behavior while testing, Outpost was one of 18 products certified with a "Solid" rating in the April 2012 tests.

About VB certification

The VB100 team developed a simple scoring system, splitting problems into levels of severity and rating them depending on whether they occurred in normal use or only in high-stress situations, ranging from "Solid" for products with no issues at all, through "Stable", "Fair" and "Buggy" for those with increasing numbers of minor issues.

In the April 2012 tests, only half of the participating products achieved a rating of "Solid" or "Stable". 28 products were rated only "Fair" or "Buggy".

13 out of 57 products failed to get any kind of certification in this rounds of tests, including F-Secure, Sophos, and TrustPort. Five products were not included in the report due to instability which prevented the test lab from installing and/or using them. Comodo, Symantec (Norton) and WebRoot did not participate in the April 2012 tests.

Agnitum’s Outpost Pro outperforms 15+ security products

Gains "Recommended" award in Matousec.com Proactive Security Challenge tests

St. Petersburg, Russia — March 22, 2012. Agnitum, a leading developer of PC security products since 1999, is pleased to announce that Outpost Pro version 7.5.2 (Performance Edition) outperformed more than 15 of the most widely used security products to gain a "Recommended" award from independent testing organization Matousec.com. The 64-bitWindows 7 Proactive Security Challenge tests, using the organization’s Security Software Testing Suite (SSTS), measure security software’s ability to resist the tricks used by malware to spoof antivirus and firewall protection. The Matousec.com team (www.matousec.com) is acknowledged to be the leading authority in this field today.

Through its combination of security and performance with low resource consumption, Outpost Security Suite Pro 7.5.2 (Performance Edition) was able to achieve a score of 86%, completing 95 out of 110 tests. The average score among the other participants, which included some of the best known names in information security, was only 16%.

Among the products overshadowed by Agnitum, included two products rated as "Very poor" — ZoneAlarm and ESET’s suites, and 14 "Not recommended" suites — AVG, Avira, Avast!, BitDefender, Dr. Web, F-Secure, GData, McAfee, Norman, Norton, Panda, PC Tools, Rising, Trend Micro and Trustport.

"Outpost’s performance in the tests was great." — says David Matousek, the project’s founder.

Commenting on the results, Konstantin Kutikov, Agnitum’s Head of Testing Department, says: "We are proud to continue our successful challenge to the latest threats. The 64-bit systems market is growing, and Outpost Security Suite Pro addresses a wide range of sophisticated malware. This is true even under 64-bit Windows 7, where security software rights are limited compared to 32-bit OS. Outpost Pro 7.5 is still for a top choice for preventive blocking of unknown threats."

About Outpost Pro 7.5

Released in June, 2011 and most recently upgraded in February 2012), Outpost Pro 7.5 — Performance Edition is Agnitum’s comprehensive line of PC security products comprising antivirus and proactive protection tools including Outpost Security Suite Pro, Outpost Firewall Pro and Outpost Antivirus Pro.

About Matousec.com

www.Matousec.com was founded in 2006 as a security researchers group project headed by David Matousek. Matousec.com is best-known for research in the field of the Security Software Testing Suites (SSTS), tests that attempts to misuse system files or legitimate software to send data to Internet servers without appropriate permissions. Products should pass every level to reach the highest (11 out of 11) level of effectiveness in these tests as well as termination, self-protection, spying and auto-run tests; products are required to score more than 50% at every stage to pass the tests.

About Agnitum

Founded in 1999, Agnitum Ltd. (www.agnitum.com) has been committed to delivering and supporting high-quality, easy to use security software for over a decade. Agnitum’s commercial solutions for the home market are Outpost Firewall Pro and Outpost Antivirus Pro, securing personal and family desktops; and Outpost Security Suite — an all-in-one Internet security solution. Dedicated to global e-security Agnitum also offers the free versions of Outpost Firewall and Outpost Security Suite to secure users’ system, network connections and critical data. Outpost Network Security ensures centrally manageable endpoint protection and reliable performance for SMBs, and Outpost Antivirus Service provides antivirus protection via monthly subscription to 125,000 subscribers with total reach of eight and half million ISP customers.

Release for Outpost security products Version 7.5.2 brings more stability and security

Seven months of focused development strengthen malware protection and proactive security

St. Petersburg, Russia — February 21, 2012. The Internet Security experts at Agnitum, developer of the highly-rated Outpost Pro line of PC security solutions (with 10 VB100 awards in a row), are pleased to announce final release of Outpost Pro Version 7.5.2, featuring a number of significant enhancements after seven months of intensive development work. This new version strengthens proactive end-user PC security against fast-spreading viruses, spyware, Trojans, hacker attacks, rootkits, and zero day attacks.

Outpost Pro 7.5.2 (Performance Edition) major improvements include:

• Improved SmartDecision technology to make decision-making easier for users, with color-coded alerts in yellow, green and red
• Upgraded anti-virus (anti-malware) engine 5.4.1 with improved detection of malware in packed executable files
• Support for Java Archive (JAR) and Android application package file formats for on-the-fly (on-access) detection
• Comprehensive Unicode support for and even greater stability for faster, smoother performance
• Enhanced self-protection against attempts by malware to take over the user’s computer
• User interface improvements for greater ease of use
• Revamped anti-spam filters detect and segregate junk mail intelligently.

About Outpost Pro 7.5 — Performance Edition

Introduced in June 2011, Outpost Pro 7.5 Performance Edition has already received recognition from well-known industry organizations including VirusBulletin for its malware detection abilities and Matousec.com/Anti-Malware-Test.com for advanced proactive protection against zero-day threats (Firewall, HIPS and Self-Protection were tested).

Anti-malware engine auto-updated to scan JAR and Android apps on-the-fly

St. Petersburg, Russia — January 27, 2012. Users of Outpost Proanti-virus received an automatic minor upgrade for anti-virus engine and virus database. This new engine carries the internal version number 5.4.1 and works smoothly with the latest malware database format (v14).

Update Summary

1) Added support for Java Archive and Android application package file formats to the Windows kernel mode engine component.

Now the on-access engine will scan files in this format on-the-fly; support for this format was previously only available through on-demand scanning.

2) Started adjusting detection of samples classified as "grayware".

We have begun reclassifying our existing detections for "grayware" samples (software which is neither fully "clean" nor 100% malware) into three new groups:

• "unwanted" files — not harmful but potentially unwanted by user (for example, cracks and keygens);
• "unsafe" files —might be harmful, but there may be a legitimate reason to be on the user’s PC (for example, commercial keyloggers or password crackers);
• "grayware" — everything else that is not true malware but should be detected (primarily adware).

We will inform you when Outpost anti-malware products will include fully updated "grayware" database.

NB! Outpost Security Suite Pro 7.5.2 Release Candidate version will be available later for download and testing. Watch this space!

Agnitum becomes one of only 5 vendors with 10+ consecutive VB100 awards

Outpost’s Anti-Virus/Anti-Malware now certified for Windows 7 Pro 32-bit

St. Petersburg, Russia — January 12, 2012. Agnitum, developer of PC security solutions since 1999, is pleased to announce that Outpost Security Suite Pro, the company’s flagship Internet security product, has received its tenth VB100 award in a row in the latest Virus Bulletin comparative review, including 100% detection of the extended in-the-wild samples collections.

Agnitum’s Windows-based security products are now acknowledged to be among the most consistently effective in the industry. Every product the company has submitted to Virus Bulletin for Windows testing since January 2010 has received VB100 certification.

Certification details

The latest Outpost Security Suite Pro Version 7.5 (Performance Edition) participated in the Windows 7 Professional 32-bit tests conducted by Virus Bulletin in December 2011.

In total, 55 anti-virus and security suite products from 45 vendors were tested on the regular WildList, extended WildList and clean set. Outpost’s most up-to-date anti-malware engine databases in version 7.5 enabled the software to pass the tests with no false positives — a major requirement for VB100 certification.

This time, more than 15 vendors failed the certification tests due to poorin-the-wild malware detection results and/or false positives in the clean set files, including Symantec and PCTools, Comodo, Emsisoft , Ikarus, QuickHeal, and Webroot.

Performance measurements

Outpost was also praised by Virus Bulletin for its clean and clear interface, which provides a good basic set of controls to PC users, and for the optimized subsequent scan performance made possible by the fourth-generation SmartScan technology. Outpost’s scanning speed on a repeat ("warm") scan for archives, binaries and system files, media and documents outperformed almost all competing products.

Agnitum’s Internet security suite also demonstrated a lighter memory usage (in the busy state) than Eset Nod32 Antivirus, eScan Internet Security, Fortinet Forticlient, Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8, QuickHeal Total Security 2012, Trustport Antivirus 2012, and all Symantec and PC Tools products that participated in this particular test.

Outpost Security receives 9th consecutive VB100 award

Outpost 7.5 beats out 40 of 44 security products in latest Performance tests

St. Petersburg, Russia — November 9, 2011. Agnitum, developer of highly-rated PC security solutions since 1999, is pleased to announce that Outpost Security Suite Pro, the company’s flagship Internet security product, has received its ninth VB100 award in a row, demonstrating continuing reliability in threat detection and prevention.

The latest Outpost Security Suite Pro, Version 7.5 — Performance Edition, participated in the tests under Windows 2003 Server R2 in October 2011. The anti-malware engine’s strong protection capabilities in version 7.5 enabled Outpost to pass the tests with no false positives, one of the major requirements for VB100 certification.

In total, 44 anti-virus and security suite products were tested against a clean set of 500,000 files totaling around 140GB, against worms and bots set of around 30,000 samples each, and a trojans set containing over 150,000 unique files.

Along with its 100% detection of malware and polymorphic viruses, Outpost was complimented for its functional interface that gives appropriate levels of control to users and its optimized subsequent scan performance, powered by the latest generation of SmartScan technology. Outpost’s scanning speed on a repeated scan for archives, binaries and system files was faster than 40 of the 44 competing products.

Agnitum’s Internet security suite also demonstrated lower CPU usage compared with other Windows Server 2003 compatible products, including those from Avast, AVG, Comodo (both Antivirus and Internet Security products), F-Secure, G Data, GFI (VIPRE), Quick Heal, and Sophos.

Outpost Security Scores Two Gold Awards for PC Protection

Agnitum’s acclaimed firewall brings Outpost Security Suite Pro a double gold for protection against internal attacks in the latest Anti-Malware.ru firewall test

St. Petersburg, Russia — September 21, 2011: Agnitum, developer of the highly-rated Outpost line of PC security solutions (with eight VB100 awards in a row), is pleased to announce that Outpost Security Suite Pro, the company’s flagship product, has won two gold awards for protection against internal attacks in 40 tests.

The test conducted by Anti-Malware.ru, the leading Russia-based testing laboratory, in September 2011 shows that Outpost Security Suite Pro is the only Internet security suite to win gold awards in Maximum and Standard security configurations. Outpost Security Suite Pro 7.5 scored 91% and 84% with "Maximum" and "Standard" security levels, respectively with 40 out of 40 scores.

With these results, Outpost has once again proved its robust levels of protection against typical internal attacks, non-standard data leaks, unauthorized process termination, and non-standard kernel penetration techniques. These skills were also evident in Matousec’s Proactive Protection Suite Challenge results.

"We are confident that Outpost Security Suite Pro, with our award-winning firewall, will prevent unauthorized internal activity, whether they’re initiated by malware or by applications with restricted activity," says Maxim Korobtsev, Agnitum’s Director of R&D. "What is really important to PC users is that their security software demonstrates consistency across multiple tests. Outpost products have demonstrated high levels of consistency in test results over many years, proving beyond a doubt that they provide PC security and privacy protection that users can rely on."

About Outpost Pro 7.5

The latest iteration of Outpost Pro, Version 7.5 — Performance Edition, delivers high-speed performance and high-quality protection while using minimal PC resources. Three products are available — Outpost Security Suite Pro, Outpost Firewall Pro and Outpost Antivirus Pro.

Outpost Pro 7.5 uses the 4^th generation of SmartScan technology to optimize malware scans, and the new SmartDecision technology acts as the user’s Personal Virus Advisor to assist in security decision-making.

AVG Internet Security 2012 Answers Call for Simplicity, Freedom of Choice and Dependability New features bring AVG to the forefront of security and innovation

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 1, 2011 – AVG Technologies, a leading provider of Internet and mobile security, today announced the availability of AVG Internet Security 2012, a nimble, high-performance internet security suite that answers consumers’ call for simplicity, dependability and freedom of choice. Based on its connection-acceleration technology, light footprint and scanning speeds, AVG is at the forefront of security innovation and provides first-class protection without hampering today’s connected consumer.

In addition to AVG’s multi-layered protection, utilizing signature-based antivirus, heuristics and behavior-based threats detection, AVG 2012 comes with the all-new AVG Accelerator and AVG Advice features as well as additional protection technologies.

AVG Accelerator optimizes file and video downloads on selected sites to minimize waiting time. Responding to our users’ request for fast and smooth content downloads while online, AVG Accelerator enhances user experience and provides peace of mind.

AVG Advice constantly monitors the computer and proactively advises the user with available remedies and optimization possibilities for various computer problems they may have.

AVG Advisor constantly monitors the computer and proactively advises the user with available remedies and optimization possibilities for various computer problems they may have.

Key footprint achievements of AVG 2012 compared to previous AVG Internet Security 2011:

• 50% smaller download size and faster install time
• 45% reduction in disk space on average
• 20% less processes and memory usage
• 10% faster load time

Rounding out the offering, 2012 also utilizes the AVG protective cloud technology and the AVG community protection network. The software is fully compatible with AVG’s other security and online lifestyle products and is available for download at www.avg.com.

Simplicity, freedom of choice and dependability equal peace of mind, said JR Smith, CEO of AVG Technologies. AVG is more than just an antivirus company. We’re a secure, community-driven digital ecosystem dedicated to helping consumers protect themselves and the things they care about the most. Computers and devices have become an extension of every individual at work and at play. In today’s world, we’re not just securing machines. We’re securing people’s digital life, or as we like to say: Providing Peace of Mind to the Connected World.

Simplicity

AVG’s customers made it clear there is nothing more irritating than software that slows them down or gets in their way. With AVG 2012, we are not just providing a product with a light footprint but we are also accelerating your computer experience and advising on problems we detect.

Freedom of Choice

AVG works closely with its community of 98 million active users to help anticipate their needs, understand the complexity of their digital landscape and then simplify their internet experience and security solution. The company’s state-of-the art, core product is flanked by a suite of tools that enable consumers to tailor a security solution specific to ever-changing needs.

Dependability

AVG 2012 reflects 20 years of trusted, unbending and unrelenting security experience. As the world of technology continues to change, AVG stands at the forefront of security innovation. The company’s mission is to serve as its customers’ most trusted ally and advisor, enabling them to achieve their digital potential securely, safely and with zero hassle.

AVG Introduces Internet Security 2012 Increased protection, improved performance with enhanced ease of use Providing Peace of Mind to the Connected World

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 1, 2011 – AVG Technologies today announced the availability of AVG Internet Security 2012, the latest edition of its market leading internet security software. Adding new protection technologies, computer performance enhancements and content download acceleration, AVG 2012 is lighter, faster and smaller than any previous AVG product.

“Ease of use, value and trust equal peace of mind,” said JR Smith, CEO of AVG Technologies. “AVG is more than just an antivirus company. We’re a secure, community-driven digital ecosystem dedicated to helping consumers protect themselves and the things they care about the most. Computers and devices have become an extension of every individual at work and at play. In today’s world, we’re not just securing machines. We’re securing people’s digital life, or as we like to say: Providing Peace of Mind to the Connected World.”

In addition to AVG’s multi-layered protection, utilizing signature-based antivirus, heuristics and behavior-based threats detection, AVG 2012 comes with the all-new AVG Accelerator and AVG Advisor features as well as additional protection technologies.

AVG Accelerator optimizes file and video downloads on selected sites to minimize waiting time. Responding to our users’ request for a fast and smooth content download while online, AVG Accelerator enhances user experience to provide peace of mind.

AVG Advisor constantly monitors the computer and proactively advises the user with available remedies and optimization possibilities for various computer problems they may have.

“AVG has 98 million active customers who are constantly helping us improve our products. Their feedback was analyzed and leveraged on the development of new products that better serve their needs while connected online,” said Yuval Ben-Itzhak, CTO of AVG Technologies. “We enhanced AVG Internet Security 2012 as a result of listening to our users who asked for peace of mind, better security against threats and an optimized computing performance.”

Key footprint achievements of AVG 2012 compared to previous AVG Internet Security 2011:

• 50% smaller download size and faster install time
• 45% reduction in disk space on average
• 20% less processes and memory usage
• 10% faster load time

Complementing this new product release, AVG Internet Security 2012 also includes the integrated security firewall and AVG LinkScanner that provides users peace of mind when browsing, shopping and banking. Internet Security 2012 fully integrates with AVG’s ecosystem of security and Internet lifestyle products and applications, and it is now available for download at www.avg.com.

Ease of use

AVG’s customers made it clear there is nothing more frustrating than software that slows them down or gets in their way. They want to be fully protected without even noticing that an AV or IS product is installed. With AVG Internet Security 2012, AVG returns to its roots with a lean, mean solution that simply gets the job done. They are protected, not hampered.

Value

AVG listens to its 98 million active users to help anticipate their needs, understand the complexity of their digital landscape and then simplify their security experience and supporting technology. AVG knows its customers need different products for different needs. Customers now have more than one computer in their homes, they also have different digital access points, and are increasingly using their phones to access the internet. AVG’s product range allows consumers and small businesses to choose a security technology specific to their needs or devices. From Free to Premium, from Windows PC to Android devices, there is an AVG product to protect us.

Trust

AVG 2012 reflects 20 years of trusted security experience. As the world of technology continues to change, AVG stands at the forefront of security innovation. AVG has 98 million active users, whose feedback we have imported into the design of AVG 2012. They are our proof that we provide first class protection and they’re our partners in striving to improve with every new version. The company’s mission is to be our customers’ most trusted ally and advisor, enabling them to achieve their digital potential securely, safely and with no hassle. Our community also helps us get better in two ways; firstly, they provide us with the threat information which helps us improve our protection. Secondly, they share with us what they would like to have in our future products, which helps us improve our products, so that each year, AVG continues to offer cutting edge technology to our customers.

AVG 2012

AVG 2012 just released today.

Outpost Security wins 8th in-a-row VB100 award

Agnitum’s Internet security suite wins 8^th straight VB100 award with 100% detection of in-the-wild malware and polymorphic viruses

St. Petersburg, Russia — August 25, 2011. Agnitum, developer of highly-rated PC security solutions since 1999, is pleased to announce that Outpost Security Suite Pro, the company’s full-featured Internet security solution, has won its eighth consecutive VB100 award, underscoring the product’s solid proactive protection under Windows Vista x64.

The excellent for in-the-wild malware and polymorphic virus detection rates put Outpost Security Suite Pro ahead of commercial Internet security solutions delivered by well-known vendors such as AVG, Comodo, and PC Tools.

The four layers of protection and advanced technologies (including SmartScan for fast subsequent checks) in Outpost security solutions have proved once again their effectiveness against online threats under all popular versions of Windows.

"We are honored to join the short list of eight companies (including Avast, Avira, Eset, Kaspersky, Sophos and VirusBuster) that have achieved VB100 certification eight or more times since April 2010," says Vitaly Yanko, Agnitum’s Director of Sales and Marketing. "We’re looking forward to even greater successes in the future."

New Outpost Pro 7.5

The latest iteration of Outpost Pro, Version 7.5 — Performance Edition, delivers high-speed performance and high-quality protection while using minimal PC resources. Three products are available — Outpost Security Suite Pro, Outpost Firewall Pro and Outpost Antivirus Pro.

Outpost Pro 7.5 uses the 4^th generation of SmartScan technology to optimize malware scans and the new SmartDecision technology acts as the user’s Personal Virus Advisor to assist in security decision-making.

Agnitum introduces new Outpost 7.5 — Performance Edition

Latest version challenges established notions of fast and lightweight with 2-5x performance increase

St. Petersburg, Russia — June 15, 2011. Agnitum, PC security product developer since 1999, is pleased to announce the official launch of the Outpost 7.5 product line of proactive protection tools. Outpost security solutions have been awarded with 12+ VB100 anti-virus certifications since 2007. Packed with new functionality and performance improvements, the latest versions of Outpost Security Suite Pro, Outpost Firewall Pro andOutpost Antivirus Pro speed up overall system performance by minimizing resource loads without impacting protection levels.

Highlights of Outpost 7.5 include:

• 3x times faster web content filtering with the reworked Web Control and Firewall modules
• 2-5x faster performance thanks to the consolidation of signature databases

All Outpost 7.5 products include Smart Decision, a non-signature malware detection engine, as well as clipboard protection to address the evolving ID theft techniques, extended support for the latest mobile broadband devices to protect laptops and netbooks, and a host of other improvements.

30-day trial versions of the Outpost 7.5 solutions are available for download at http://www.agnitum.com/products/; users are encouraged to share impressions at the Agnitum group on Facebook. Bucking industry trends to shorten evaluation periods to 15 or even 7 days, Outpost Pro can be used free of charge for a full month.

What’s new in Outpost 7.5?

I. Emphasis on performance improvements to enhance user experience:

Updated anti-virus engine — version 5.3 
With the anti-virus engine updated to version 5.3, the Outpost 7.5 antimalware module delivers even greater detection accuracy, in particular against unknown malware.

Faster on-access and on-demand scanning 
Internal tests have shown that on-access scanning is twice as fast and on-demand scanning is up to 2.5 times faster than earlier versions.

3x faster web page filtering 
In the ongoing struggle to balance ease-of-use with optimal performance, Agnitum engineers have reworked the Web Control and Firewall modules and have achieved lesser PC resource load and 3x faster web page filtering compared to the previous versions. Additionally spyware-site filtering engine is now up to 100 times faster.

SmartScan 4 Speed-Up 
The fourth iteration of SmartScan technology enables 3-5 times faster subsequent scans of files and folders for malware.

II. Enhanced security detects sophisticated malware:

New! SmartDecision technology 
One of the most exciting new developments, SmartDecision uses non-signature detection to rate every executable file against a number of criteria to determine its authenticity or potential for damage. This technology employs multi-level risk measurements and enables Outpost to provide visual guidance as to the best way to proceed (allow or block), along with a corresponding color code — red, yellow or green.

New! Clipboard and screen content protection 
Clipboard content protection (part of Outpost’s award-winning anti-leak technology) now resists so-called "clipboard-loggers", which can grab personal data from the clipboard during a cut-and-paste operation and "screen-loggers" that can send randomly-grabbed screenshots from a user’s PC to an unauthorized recipient.

Improved! Antimalware / eXtended Heuristic Analyzer 
HAX (eXtended Heuristic Analyzer) now includes increased — by a factor of more than ten — numbers of indicators and parameters for suspicious programs, which in turn increases the analyzer’s coverage and detection rates.

New! Antimalware / USB protection 
To combat malware spread via USB drives through exploitation of the Windows auto-run vulnerability, Outpost 7.5 now includes specific USB protection that can be configured to provide different levels of security from completely blocking the device to freezing particular unverified executables.

New! Firewall protection for the latest mobile broadband devices 
Outpost 7.5 provides enhanced filtering for the traffic generated by mobile broadband devices (such as 3G modems) to further safeguard laptops and other portable devices.

The final release versions of Outpost Security Suite Pro, Outpost Firewall Pro and Outpost Antivirus Pro 7.5 are available now at http://www.agnitum.com/products/.

For more information and to request review copies of Outpost Pro 7.5, please contact:

AVG SECURITY (ASIA-PACIFIC)
tel: +65 6455 2789
email: sales@avgsecurity.biz

 

Good Friday Holiday

Dear Friends,

Our sales team will be off from 21-April and back on 25-April.

Wishing everyone a Good Friday and Great Easter Day ahead.

James Damian
CEO

AVG Security (Asia-Pacific)

Asia leading security consultancy firm

www.avgsecurity.biz

AVG TECHNOLOGIES PRESENTS GLOBAL Q1-2011 SECURITY THREAT REPORT

ANDROID MALWARE GROWING RAPIDLY, BLACKHOLE ATTACKS PEAK AT 800,000 IN ONE DAY AND FACEBOOK TARGETING JUMPS

LONDON AND AMSTERDAM, 20 April, 2011 – AVG Technologies, a leading provider of internet and mobile security, today launched its “AVG Community Powered Threat Report - Q1 2011”, providing insight and background on the trends and developments in the world of online threats.

The trend in Q1-2011 is revealed to be an explosive increase in the overall number of global attacks. Within this, the most notable developments were a major increase in malicious campaigns which exploited the viral nature of Facebook users, which have increased threefold in the last 12 months.

A further area of significant concern is an explosion in Blackhole Exploit Kits, used by criminals to coordinate attacks. During one week in February 2011, Blackhole attacks jumped from a few hundred per day to an overwhelming 800,000 in a day. This activity, combined with soaring levels of Android malware, is marking an increased professionalism in the structure and operations of the organized criminals behind them.

The United States are still the dominant source of spam with English as the main language used in spam messages. However, with a Brazilian ISP as the most used internet provider and Portuguese as the second language, Brazil is a clear runner up.

With smart phones becoming more like computers, the first quarter saw a notable increase in risk for smartphone users and the Android platform in particular; AVG blocked an average of 100,000 spam and phishing text messages per day.

The open source nature of the OS as well as the open-garden approach in allowing users to install software on the mobile device opens the door for hackers to write malicious code. This is why Android users should install additional security solutions such as AVG Mobilation for Android which is helping prevent users from downloading over 10,000 infected applications a day.

“The increasing professionalism behind some of the threats clearly demonstrates the profit that can be made,” saidYuval Ben-Itzhak, Chief Technology Officer, AVG Technologies. “These campaigns are well planned and well funded, therefore; they demand not only for very effective counter technical measures but also for the need to raised awareness among the average user.”

“A Latvian gang was able to bring 600 attack servers online for just a couple of weeks in a highly targeted Blackhole attack. This resulted in over 800,000 detections per day by our servers.” added Ben-Itzhak. “If this amount of investment apparently pays off for these gangs, others will probably follow soon.”

“The fact that the battlefield is extending to mobile, particularly Android, means that people need security that is fitted to the mobile environment,” said Karel Obluk, Chief Scientist, AVG Technologies. “Users need cloud-based protection to offload the process from the mobile device to stay safe while not draining resources on the device. Sophisticated technology, such as AVG Mobilation for Android, provides high-tech solutions to protect users and their valuable data on-the-go.”

ABOUT THE REPORT

The report is based on the Community Protection Network traffic and data followed by research and analysis performed by AVG, over the three-month period. It provides an overview of web, mobile devices, spam risks and threats. The statistics referenced are obtained from the AVG Community Protection Network.

AVG Community Protection Network is an online neighbourhood watch, helping everyone in the community to protect each other. Information about the latest threats is collected from customers who choose to participate in the product improvement program and shared with the community to make sure everyone receives the best current possible protection.

With more than 120 million users using AVG’s various applications provide us with 1.5 billion potential threats to analyze daily. AVG provides strong community protection and each new user who chooses to participate increases the security level of all the community as a whole.

Full Threat report: Q1-2011 AVG Threat Report

AVG: Anatomy of a major Blackhole attack

AVG TECHNOLOGIES LAUNCHES AVG MOBILATION FOR ANDROID, AND NOW THE FIRST SECURITY SOLUTION FOR TABLET DEVICES.

WORLD’S MOST POPULAR ANDROID SECURITY APP GOES TABLET.

AMSTERDAM, March 23, 2011– AVG Technologies announces its new Android security solution for Android tablets. Building on the success of AVG Mobile Solutions’ popular Smartphone application, ANTIVIRUSFree for Android is now designed for the needs and possibilities of the new wave of tablet devices.

According to recent industry reports, 2011 will be the year when tablet devices go mainstream as millions of people will be browsing, loading personal data and using multiple apps on their tablets.

With ANTIVIRUSFree for Android tablets (AVG Mobilation for Android), Android tablet users now have peace of mind knowing that their valuable data and device is protected, using cloud-based security technology that is simple to use, always up-to-date, and light on the device and battery life.

AVG Mobilation for Android tablet can scan apps, settings, data and media files in real time for viruses and other malware. And if the tablet gets lost or stolen, it can be remotely traced and wiped to protect privacy. The backup feature also protects contacts, call logs, bookmarks, messages and installed applications to an SD card. The ‘app locker’ can password protect any app on the tablet to prevent children using certain applications or data.

"Mobile devices are vital to most people’s lives and have practically developed into full computers in your pocket," said J.R. Smith, CEO, AVG Technologies. "IDC predicted that nearly 50 million tablets will be sold this year, meaning more users will carry more of their digital life world with them, everywhere. As a result, securing these devices and protecting data becomes ever more crucial."

"A mobile device is more personal than your computer at home, as it goes next to your wallet and your house keys and contains relevant data, your contacts, your family photos and memories," said Omri Sigelman, VP Marketing and Products, AVG Mobile Solutions. "AVG Mobilation for Android tablet protects you from the threats that target precious data in mobile devices. It can even help you to locate your device on Google Maps and remotely wipe it if it should get stolen lost or stolen."