03 Apr 2000
Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows NT receives Virus Bulletin 100% award
Wakefield, MA - Sophos, the world leader in corporate anti-virus
solutions, has announced that Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows NT has
been awarded the VB 100% award in the April 2000 edition of Virus
Bulletin, outperforming products such as Network Associates
VirusScan. Virus Bulletin tested 14 different anti-virus products
for their detection rates, lack of false alarms, and speed of
scanning. Sophos not only detected all the in the wild virus
samples it was tested against, but also came out with a perfect
score in the false alarm test. Sophos outperformed a number of
competing products including NAI VirusScan, which missed some in
the wild viruses, and only supported the ZIP archive file
format.
"We're delighted to have further independent verification of the
quality of Sophos Anti-Virus," said Graham Cluley, head of
corporate communications for Sophos. "Companies can rest assured
that Sophos offer not only the best in customer service and
technical support, but also offers first class virus protection
technology."
About the Virus Bulletin 100% award:
The Virus Bulletin 100% awards recognize those products best able
to detect viruses known to be 'in the wild'. Unlike some other
similar-sounding schemes, Virus Bulletin uses the most up-to-date
WildList in its tests. This means that products that are 'up with
the game' are the ones most likely to be granted VB 100% awards.
About Sophos
More than 100 million users in 150 countries rely on Sophos as the best protection against complex threats and data loss. Sophos is committed to providing security and data protection solutions that are simple to manage, deploy and use and that deliver the industry's lowest total cost of ownership. Sophos offers award-winning encryption, endpoint security, web, email, and network access control solutions backed by SophosLabs - a global network of threat intelligence centers. With more than two decades of experience, Sophos is regarded as a leader in security and data protection by top analyst firms and has received many industry awards.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com.