27 Feb 2003
Sophos Anti-Virus receives West Coast Checkmark for 100% detection of in-the-wild viruses yet again
Sophos announced today that its flagship product, Sophos
Anti-Virus, has yet again achieved West Coast Labs Checkmark
certification.
Sophos Anti-Virus version 3.66 for Windows 95/98 and Sophos
Anti-Virus version 3.66 for Windows NT Server have again
successfully been awarded Anti-Virus Checkmark level 1, providing
further independent verification that Sophos is capable of
protecting against all known 'in-the-wild' viruses in both
on-demand and on-access modes.
The Checkmark system has been developed by West Coast Labs, an
independent research and test centre. It provides a reliable means
of authenticating those products which users can consistently rely
upon to provide the highest quality anti-virus solutions.
"It's essential that businesses can protect themselves against
the in-the-wild virus threats," said Graham Cluley, senior
technology consultant at Sophos. "We are delighted to have the high
quality of Sophos's products confirmed once more by an independent
testing body."
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.