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Leading Security
Industry Researcher ranks Norman the best of the AV
industry
AV-Test, the leading independent research house
specializing in the IT security industry, just completed
a comprehensive evaluation of the anti-virus market,
this time placing special emphasis on so-called
“proactive virus protection." The study awarded Norman
the highest mark among 23 competing vendors and singled
out the company’s SandBox technology as the clear leader
in the fight against computer viruses.
Over a five-month period, AV-Test exposed computers to
500 viruses unknown at the time of the study. Throughout
the test period, SandBox detected and stopped an
industry-leading 345 viruses, corresponding to a 69 per
cent detection rate. This compares very favourably with
competing vendors, which scored significantly below
Norman, in part detecting as few as 20% of the new
intruders.
Says Norman’s CEO, Henning Hansen: "We are obviously
satisfied to see, once again, Norman’s world leading
position in proactive virus detection officially
confirmed. Our SandBox technology has identified most of
the major virus attacks of the last year - hours, if not
days before any of our competitors have been able to do
so. The proactive detection feature has meant
dramatically less attacks for Norman customers, while
many users of competing products have sustained material
damage to their systems."
The test results were presented at the Virus Bulletin
Conference in Chicago on September 31/October 1, 2004.
It is the first comprehensive AV product evaluation
focusing on proactive virus detection. Since the
underlying analysis is not based on a single
measurement, but comprises a series of tests over a
period of several months, AV-Test’s study is undoubtedly
the most thorough research undertaken in this area.
"The speed at which new computer viruses have spread has
dramatically increased over the last two years, and
viruses have become ever more advanced in avoiding
scanning by traditional AV products. This places
paramount importance on proactive detection, i.e. the
ability to identify and deal with a threat when it first
arises, rather than after a signature file was
distributed which is too late for many organizations to
escape infection. Clearly, SandBox has proven itself as
the most effective proactive virus detection technology
available today," adds Hansen.
The tests conducted by AV-Test and Virus Bulletin are
among the most recognized benchmarking events in the IT
security industry and, based on the two organizations’
own information, constitute the only completely
independent tests covering the anti-virus market.
AV-Test collaborates with the Otto-von-Güricke Institute
at University of Magdeburg, Germany and is considered a
worldwide expert on the anti-virus software market.
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