Security news7 February 2000
Sophos receives Virus Bulletin 100% award
Sophos, the world leader in network-based anti-virus solutions, today announced that Sophos Anti-Virus for DOS has been awarded the VB 100% award in the February 2000 edition of Virus Bulletin..
Virus Bulletin tested 13 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.
"We're delighted to have further independent verification of the quality of Sophos's anti-virus products," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos, "This award, combined with our successes recently in PC Magazine and Secure Computing, has been a terrific start to 2000."
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
Sophos is one of the world's largest specialist developers of anti-virus and encryption software. The products are sold and supported through a global network of subsidiaries and partners in more than 40 countries. Sophos Anti-Virus is widely used by large corporations, banks and governments.
The product set is notable for its reliability, stability, consistently high detection rates and fine engineering. The update infrastructure and technical support are outstanding. Sophos Plc was recently voted Britain's best medium-sized company.
