Sophos Anti-Virus has won the VB100 award again
Sophos, a world leader in IT security and control, today
announced that Sophos
Anti-Virus has been awarded the accolade of VB100 in the June
2008 edition of Virus Bulletin magazine. This is the 41st 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
Ubuntu Linux 8.04LTS Server Edition. Sophos successfully detected
all of the in-the-wild viruses (as well as identifying 100% of the
file, polymorphic, worms and legacy malware) with no false alarms,
outperforming a number of other vendors including Kaspersky and
F-Secure.
| In-the-wild: |
100.00% |
| In-the-wild (on-access): |
100.00% |
| Worms and bots: |
100.00% |
| File infector: |
100.00% |
| Polymorphic: |
100.00% |
| Legacy: |
100.00% |
| False positives: |
0 |
"Congratulations to Sophos for achieving its 41st VB100 award,"
said John Hawes, technical consultant at Virus Bulletin. "Sophos
installed easily on the Ubuntu platform compared to some other
products, and demonstrated excellent scanning speeds in our tests.
Its detection rates were top-notch, and 100% protection against
Virus Bulletin's in-the-wild virus collection without any false
positives meant it was a worthy recipient of another VB100
award."
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 operating systems.
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.