Sophos Anti-Virus has won the VB100 award again
Sophos, a world leader in IT security and control, today
announced that Sophos Anti-Virus for
Windows Vista has been awarded the accolade of VB100 by Virus
Bulletin magazine. This is the 36th time that Sophos Anti-Virus has
won a prestigious VB100 award, confirming its ability to detect
100% of the viruses in the wild, and its position as one of the
most powerful virus protection products available.
Virus Bulletin tested 15 different anti-virus products for their
detection rates, lack of false alarms, and speed of scanning on the
32-bit Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition. Sophos
successfully detected all of the in-the-wild viruses with no false
alarms, outperforming a number of other vendors including Microsoft
and McAfee.
"Sophos made much, during the recent brouhaha over access to
details of the inner workings of Vista, of how well
prepared its developers have been for the launch, and playing
briefly with this version shows the boasts were pretty justified,"
wrote John Hawes, technical consultant in the February 2007 edition
of Virus Bulletin. "Installation was fast and slick, with just the
one standard request for admin rights, and once installed the
controls seemed properly suited to the UAC, with most configuration
options blocked for the normal user and accessible only to the
administrator... at last I had found a product where everything
seemed to just work."
"Companies upgrading to Windows Vista still require anti-virus
protection, so it's important that independent bodies conduct these
sorts of tests," said Graham Cluley, senior
technology consultant for Sophos. "Sophos customers can rest
assured that if they upgrade their PCs to Vista they can still rely
on the very best protection against the rising tide of
malware."
All Sophos products use the same technology to protect against
viruses, worms, spyware, Trojan horses and other malware, ensuring
consistently high detection rates across all platforms.
About the Virus Bulletin 100% award
The Virus Bulletin 100% awards recognise 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 VB100 awards. More
information about Virus Bulletin can be found on its website:
www.virusbtn.com.
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.