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Antivirus Software

A computer program designed to find, remove, and protect against malicious software such as viruses, worms, and Trojan horses. Antivirus software has become especially important for businesses as their activities have become increasingly reliant on the Internet.

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The Norton AntiVirus for NetWare is backed by The Norton AntiVirus Laboratory, the industry's most advanced antivirus research facility, and an unsurpassed range of virus update services.

SYMANTEC ANNOUNCES ENTERPRISE-WIDE ANTIVIRUS PROTECTION WITH THE NORTON ANTIVIRUS FOR NETWARE

A Norton AntiVirus tool is also included in Symantec's new integrated utilities, The Norton Desktop version 2.

SYMANTEC'S NEW SUPPORT SERVICES COMPLEMENT BEST-SELLING ANTIVIRUS PROGRAM

The new version of BitDefender's Internet Security and Antivirus solutions are available immediately for download from BitDefender's corporate website (http://www.

BitDefender Unveils Next Generation Security Products; Newest Version of Internet Security and Antivirus Products Offers Consumers and SMBs the Industry's Most Powerful, Easy to Use Solutions for Security and Data Protection

BitDefender also continued to garner worldwide recognition from press and technology benchmarking firms as the top antivirus technology on the market.

BitDefender Emerges as a Global Anti-Malware Powerhouse; BitDefender Doubles Quarter-to-Quarter Sales and Increases Year-to-Year Growth of North American Reseller Program by 74 percent

Virus Bulletin magazine tests the leading antivirus solutions against the viruses which appear in the 'In the Wild' list.

BitDefender 9 Professional Plus Receives Virus Bulletin 100% Certification

Antivirus Scanner for Unices uses unique virtual and desktop detection methods based on BitDefender's B-HAVE (Behavioral Heuristic Analyzer in Virtual Environments) behavioral detection engine, the most advanced heuristics detection technology in the antivirus community.

BitDefender Unveils Antivirus Scanner for Unices; Latest Version of BitDefender Linux Edition Provides Users with Industrial Strength Heuristics-based Security Solution for Both Linux and FreeBSD Platforms

We are thrilled that GRISOFT has made their antivirus engine along with its virus update service available to industry vendors like us," said Bill Billman, CTO of Declude.

GRISOFT Offers AVG Anti-Virus Software Development Kit to Distribute Security Protection to More Users; SDK Delivers Flexibility for Partners to Add Antivirus Protection to Existing Security Portfolios

Virus writers and criminal organizations are in a constant battle with antivirus vendors and have developed a number of ways to hide viruses and other malware from pure signature driven antivirus protection.

BitDefender Highlights HiVE Heuristic Detection at InfoSec Orlando; 56% more viruses blocked through HiVE than from standard signature-based antivirus systems

Net monitors global malware epidemics based on information gathered from two-way communication between NOD32 Antivirus users and ESET's ThreatLab.

ESET Strengthens Defense Against Malware with Upgrade to NOD32 for Linux Users; Unprecedented Performance and Flexibility Added to Linux Platforms

Intoto will demonstrate Kaspersky Lab's (Booth #223) antivirus technologies at Intoto's booth #2135 at the RSA Conference this week in San Jose, Calif.

Intoto and Kaspersky Lab Team to Provide Antivirus and Anti-Spyware Protection for Enterprise Gateway Applications; Combined Technologies Will Deliver Next-Generation Threat Management and Productivity Assurance Capabilities

Under the agreement, Juniper's enterprise customers today are able to leverage Kaspersky's award-winning antivirus and anti-spyware technology via Juniper's firewall/VPNs, providing them with a complete application intelligent threat management solution.

Juniper Networks and Kaspersky Lab Deliver Best-In-Class Threat Prevention Via Juniper Security Gateways; Juniper Integrated Antivirus and Anti-Spyware Protection From A Detection Rate Leader to Combat Malicious Internet Attacks

The products -- Norton Internet Security 2006, Norton AntiVirus 2006, and Norton Personal Firewall 2006 -- also provide a more adaptive, personalized defense against existing and emerging threats.