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“BitDefender Antivirus 2010 Voted WindowSecurity.com Reader's Choice Award Winner - First Runner Up” plus 2 more

“BitDefender Antivirus 2010 Voted WindowSecurity.com Reader's Choice Award Winner - First Runner Up” plus 2 more

BitDefender Antivirus 2010 Voted WindowSecurity.com Reader's Choice Award Winner - First Runner Up

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 06:00 AM PDT

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA--(Marketwire - 06/24/10) - Leading Windows Security resource site, WindowSecurity.com, announced today that BitDefender Antivirus 2010 was selected first runner-up in the Email Anti-Virus category of the WindowSecurity.com Readers' Choice Awards.

"Our Readers' Choice Awards give visitors to our site the opportunity to vote for the products they view as the very best in their respective category," said Sean Buttigieg, WindowSecurity.com manager. "WindowSecurity.com users are specialists in their field who encounter various network security solutions at the workplace. The award serves as a mark of excellence, providing the ultimate recognition from peers within the industry."

WindowSecurity.com conducts monthly polls to discover which product is preferred by Network Security administrators in a particular category of third party network security solutions. The awards draw a huge response per category and are based entirely on the visitors' votes. WindowSecurity.com visitors can submit their votes for the current Readers' Award poll in the site's left-hand bar.

About BitDefender Antivirus 2010
BitDefender Antivirus 2010 provides affordable, industry leading protection against viruses, spyware, and identity theft... without slowing down your PC. It features: IM Encryption, for confidential chatting; Gamer Mode, for secure gaming at top speed; Laptop Mode, for prolonged battery life; automatic hourly updates; and more. Please visit http://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/antivirus.html for additional information.

About WindowSecurity.com
WindowSecurity.com (http://WindowSecurity.com) is a Microsoft Windows Security resource site. It is the leading Windows Security site, attracting over 440,000 Security administrators and specialists a month. The site provides the latest Windows Security Services, articles and tutorials by leading Windows Security experts, message boards, software listings and product reviews.

WindowsSecurity.com forms part of a group of sites run by TechGenix Ltd., including http://www.windowsnetworking.com, a comprehensive Windows Networking resource site; http://www.msexchange.org, a Microsoft Exchange Server resource site; http://www.msterminalservices.org, a Server Based Computing resource site and http://www.isaserver.org, a Microsoft ISA Server resource site.

About BitDefender®
BitDefender is the creator of one of the industry's fastest and most effective lines of internationally certified security software. Since its inception in 2001, BitDefender has continued to raise the bar and set new standards in proactive threat prevention, emerging as the industry's anti-malware innovator. Every day, BitDefender protects tens of millions of home and corporate users across the globe -- giving them the peace of mind of knowing that their digital experiences will be secure. BitDefender solutions are distributed by a global network of value-added distribution and reseller partners in more than 100 countries worldwide. More information about BitDefender and its products are available at the company's security solutions press room. Additionally, BitDefender's www.malwarecity.com provides background and the latest updates on security threats helping users stay informed in the everyday battle against malware.

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BitDefender Antivirus 2010 Voted WindowSecurity.com Reader's Choice Award Winner - First Runner Up

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 06:10 AM PDT

SOURCE: BitDefender

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA--(Marketwire - June 24, 2010) -  Leading Windows Security resource site, WindowSecurity.com, announced today that BitDefender Antivirus 2010 was selected first runner-up in the Email Anti-Virus category of the WindowSecurity.com Readers' Choice Awards.

 "Our Readers' Choice Awards give visitors to our site the opportunity to vote for the products they view as the very best in their respective category," said Sean Buttigieg, WindowSecurity.com manager. "WindowSecurity.com users are specialists in their field who encounter various network security solutions at the workplace. The award serves as a mark of excellence, providing the ultimate recognition from peers within the industry."

WindowSecurity.com conducts monthly polls to discover which product is preferred by Network Security administrators in a particular category of third party network security solutions. The awards draw a huge response per category and are based entirely on the visitors' votes. WindowSecurity.com visitors can submit their votes for the current Readers' Award poll in the site's left-hand bar.

About BitDefender Antivirus 2010
BitDefender Antivirus 2010 provides affordable, industry leading protection against viruses, spyware, and identity theft... without slowing down your PC. It features: IM Encryption, for confidential chatting; Gamer Mode, for secure gaming at top speed; Laptop Mode, for prolonged battery life; automatic hourly updates; and more. Please visit http://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/antivirus.html for additional information.

About WindowSecurity.com
WindowSecurity.com (http://WindowSecurity.com) is a Microsoft Windows Security resource site. It is the leading Windows Security site, attracting over 440,000 Security administrators and specialists a month. The site provides the latest Windows Security Services, articles and tutorials by leading Windows Security experts, message boards, software listings and product reviews.

WindowsSecurity.com forms part of a group of sites run by TechGenix Ltd., including http://www.windowsnetworking.com, a comprehensive Windows Networking resource site; http://www.msexchange.org, a Microsoft Exchange Server resource site; http://www.msterminalservices.org, a Server Based Computing resource site and http://www.isaserver.org, a Microsoft ISA Server resource site.

About BitDefender®
 BitDefender is the creator of one of the industry's fastest and most effective lines of internationally certified security software. Since its inception in 2001, BitDefender has continued to raise the bar and set new standards in proactive threat prevention, emerging as the industry's anti-malware innovator. Every day, BitDefender protects tens of millions of home and corporate users across the globe -- giving them the peace of mind of knowing that their digital experiences will be secure. BitDefender solutions are distributed by a global network of value-added distribution and reseller partners in more than 100 countries worldwide. More information about BitDefender and its products are available at the company's security solutions press room. Additionally, BitDefender's www.malwarecity.com provides background and the latest updates on security threats helping users stay informed in the everyday battle against malware.

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Antivirus Product Testing is Changing, Whether Vendors Like it or Not

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 09:53 AM PDT

As security threats evolve, e-mail has been displaced by the Web as the primary delivery mechanism for malicious code. The old model of virus definition based antivirus software has been increasingly called into question. In 2007, Australia's Computer Emergency Response Team claimed that leading products missed 80% of new viruses. To compensate, companies like Trend Micro and Kaspersky are developing cloud based "reputation services" to evaluate URLs and code.

NSS president, and former VP of marketing at antivirus vendor ESET, Rick Moy explained in a phone interview: cybercriminals now typically use social engineering to trick users into downloading malware from web sites and run it voluntarily. Malware creators run "campaigns" on Twitter and other social media sites baiting users with anything from pornography to free iPads.

Even the most savvy of users can occasionally be tricked by social engineering - we posted our own list of tech savvy Twitter users who fell for phishing scam last year. For an explanation of how such savvy users get fooled, read Cory Doctorow's recent Lotus Magazine piece explaining why he fell for a phishing scam.

Trend Micro recently published an independent report claiming the IT industry is being lulled into a false sense of security by vendors. The report cites an NSS survey which found half of respondents thought their antivirus solutions would protect them from threats 100% of the time, and that another 10% of respondents thought their solutions would protect them 99% of the time.

Moy says there's also a perception in the enterprise that anti-malware products are essentially interchangeable, but that's turning out not be the case: NSS's testing found wild disparities between the efficacy of different products, and found that a company's previous track record is no indication of how well it will perform.

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