Panda Software's Faster Response Times Beat the Competition Against New Threats

Panda Software’s Faster Response Times Beat The Competition Against New Threats • Panda Software pioneered daily updates for all its products in 1998 • Panda Software provided a total of 39 updates against new threats in January 2005, as opposed to 7 from McAfee or 6 from Symantec, according to a survey published by pcmag.com 2005-02-05. • AV-Test.org and Hispasec highlight panda software’s speed and effectiveness in providing new updates • TruPrevent ™ proactive detection technologies allows panda software to identify new threats faster still, dramatically improving on our already strong track record.   Glendale, CA - March 15, 2005 - Since 1998, all Panda Software solutions, for both corporate and consumer, have benefited by Panda Software pioneering service offering daily updates against new IT security threats. Panda Software provides at least one update to its security solutions every day of the year, including weekends and holidays, to protect against the latest threats. PC Magazine compiled rankings of the number of updates provided by security companies published at pcmag.com 02-05-2005 (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1760884,00.asp), revealing that Panda Software has made 39 (non-beta) updates, as opposed to 7 from McAfee or 6 from Symantec.   According to Luis Corrons, director of PandaLabs: “Reactive detection systems, such as traditional antivirus solutions, continue to be the most effective means for detecting and eliminating known threats. Nevertheless, today it is also necessary to have pro-active security systems such as Panda Software’s TruPreventTM Technologies to detect unknown threats. These proactive technology solutions in today’s computing environment is a must have the complement to reactive security solutions. A key benefit to TruPreventTM also includes immediate notification of PandaLabs for every new suspicious file detected. This allows Panda Software to provide a much quicker response in identifying threats and providing updates for our products. TruPreventTM Technologies have demonstrated unprecedented effectiveness when it comes to detecting new threats without generating false alarms”.   In corporate environments, permanent protection against new threats is a critical necessity, given the financial consequences of malware attacks. At the same time however, effective network protection should not be a drain of the network administrators’ valuable time. Panda Software includes the Panda AdminSecure centralized administration module, which downloads and deploys (either automatically or manually) our daily incremental updates. This ensures that the network is constantly protected against new threats without the need for intervention from the administrator. Panda Software provides users with daily, incremental update files. Pedro Bustamante, Chief Marketing Officer at Panda Software, explains how, “the incremental updates to our solutions means that users don’t have to re-download vaccines every day against existing threats, just those that have appeared since the last update”. PANDA UPDATES: THE FASTEST AND MOST COMPLETE PROTECTION   Panda Software is, in addition, the fastest company to offer complete protection with incremental updates, according to the “Anti-virus outbreak response testing and impact”(*) study, drawn up by AV-Test.org, in collaboration with Magdeburg University (Germany).   According to this report, Panda Software was the first company to provide completely effective detection of both the malware, and corresponding additional files.   Thirty security solutions were analyzed in the survey, checking -at least every five minutes- the effectiveness of their updates against new viruses that appeared between January and August 2004. "The time lapse between the discovery of a new strain of malware and the availability of the update to neutralize it is a key factor in whether a threat manages to spread successfully or not," explains Andreas Marx, CEO of AV-Test.org. "Given that problems can occur during the update process that prevent users from updating solutions as rapidly as necessary, there is a need for new protection strategies that provide users with adequate protection against malware," adds Marx.   This recognition from within the sector is also reflected in a study by Hispasec, a Spanish laboratory specialized in IT security technologies, which found Panda to be faster than other security vendors in offering protection against the Sasser virus and its B, C, D and E variants (http://www.hispasec.com/unaaldia/2103/). In fact, Panda took ten hours less than the next fastest company in offering a vaccine to protect users.   Panda Software’s ability to react so rapidly is the result of the work of its PandaLabs team. According to Corrons, “Our main goal is to develop as quickly as possible the detection and disinfection routines to block and eliminate new strains of malware that appear. This is a race against the clock, and the result is critical to ensuring that the computers of users around the world are unaffected by this constant menace”. (*) The "Anti-virus outbreak response testing and impact" was presented in the annual Virus Bulletin conference held recently in Chicago, and is available at: http://www.av-test.org About Panda Software Panda Software is one of the world's leading developers of IT security solutions, with offices in 50 countries. It is an established pacesetter for the sector in innovation and expansion and is unequalled in terms of satisfying customers' needs for the most advanced technologies, products and services to keep IT resources free from viruses and other threats at the lowest possible Total Cost of Ownership. The company's unique TruPreventTM Technologies, the most intelligent technologies to combat unknown viruses and intruders, offer unrivalled preventive protection for all types of clients: from the largest corporations through small and medium-sized companies to home users. For more information and evaluation versions of all Panda Software solutions, visit our website at: http://www.pandasoftware.com/. For more information: Alan Wallace Tel. 818-543-6909 [email protected]