Sophos Anti-Virus has won the VB100 award again
Sophos, a world leader in IT security and control, today
announced that Sophos Endpoint Security and Control has been
awarded the accolade of VB100 in the December 2008 edition of Virus
Bulletin magazine.
This is the 44th time that Sophos 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 anti-malware
products available.
Virus Bulletin tested a large number of different anti-virus
products for their detection rates, lack of false alarms, and speed
of scanning on Windows Vista x64. Sophos successfully detected all
of the in-the-wild viruses with no false alarms, outperforming a
number of other vendors.
"[Sophos's] product impressed our tester with its speed of
installation, well laid out interface and depth of configuration,"
wrote Virus Bulletin in its review.
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.