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Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 Wins Gold Malware Treatment Award
Tough criteria sees 11 of 17 AV products fail the test
Singapore – 24 February 2010 – Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 has been selected as the top anti-virus software by Anti-Malware Test Lab, an authoritative information security research portal.
Kaspersky Anti-Virus’s was one of only two products awarded the Gold Malware Treatment Award. Five more products received awards, but the rest of the participants, including Trend Micro Antivirus plus Antispyware 2010, McAfee VirusScan Plus 2010 and Eset NOD32 Antivirus 4.0, failed the test and were judged to be incapable of countering active threats.
Testing was conducted in January to February 2010 on real machines running Windows XP SP3 and according to a specially designed methodology that assessed the ability of the products to combat malicious programs that have penetrated the system and are hiding traces of their activity.
According to the test results, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 and Dr. Web Anti-Virus 5.00 came in equal first place.
“Anti-Malware Test Lab has taken on board feedback from vendors and run this test on real computers rather than virtual machines. This approach has given them a clearer idea of the actual state of affairs,” says Vyacheslav Rusakov, senior software developer at Kaspersky Lab.
“Malware is becoming more widespread every year. Rootkits and complex threats demonstrate that cyber criminals are using increasingly sophisticated malicious code. Most security products are falling behind in terms of treating active infections.”
“We are glad to see Kaspersky Lab products living up to their reputation as high-tech security solutions capable of both preventing malware from penetrating users’ computers and efficiently combating on-going infection. Kaspersky Lab continues to maintain a balance between technological innovations and solid support for all areas of development.”
A full version of the test report can be found at Anti-Malware Test Lab’s official site.
About Anti-Malware Test Lab
Anti-Malware Test Lab is an independent IT security portal dedicated to software designed to protect against all types of malicious programs. The website publishes research work on and comparative testing of protection products from leading international IT security vendors.
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