F-Secure Client Security 7 offers deep proactive protection for the corporate world

At the beginning of 2007 the new F-Secure Client Security 7 will take the protection of corporate PCs to a new level by guarding against such emerging threats as zero-day and rootkit attacks. The latest version of this award-winning software now showcases a number of remarkable new and revised features to ensure world-class data security for corporate customers.

The most significant new feature is the F-Secure DeepGuard™ application to provide zero-day protection against previously unknown malware. It uniquely combines several proactive technologies, such as advanced real-time heuristics, sandboxing and behaviour-monitoring with signature based antivirus technology to ensure comprehensive data protection. Instead of just analyzing new programs once when they enter the system, F-Secure DeepGuard™ also persistently monitors the behaviour of software in real-time mode, scanning for suspicious program behaviour and stopping activities that might pose a risk.

F-Secure DeepGuard™ is designed to require as little user intervention as possible thanks to its artificial intelligence as well as tight integration with antivirus and firewall programs. More detailed information about the technology behind F-Secure DeepGuard™ is available at www.f-secure.com/deepguard.

Other innovations in F-Secure Client Security 7 include the ability to find hidden rootkits and lurking spyware through the integrated F-Secure BlackLight™ rootkit scanning functionality. The remotely managed rootkit scanning provided by F-Secure Blacklight™ holds a unique position in the market allowing administrators to scan the entire company network, for example, during off peak periods, without affecting network usage.

In recognition of the increasing problem of spyware, F-Secure has further improved the spyware protection in F-Secure Client Security 7 bringing detection and removal capabilities to the next level. Improvements also make spyware protection easier and more flexible thanks to several new scanning options. F-Secure Client Security also includes an expanded quarantine feature to list viruses, spyware and riskware.

F-Secure Policy Manager 7, the security management system that comes as part of the F-Secure Client Security 7 package, also brings new functionalities. The latest version includes a unique remote management feature for both F-Secure Blacklight™ and F-Secure DeepGuard™. As before, F-Secure Policy Manager enables IT administrators to install, configure, update, upgrade and monitor all the corporate security solutions from a single location.

By combining F-Secure Policy Manager 7 and F-Secure Anti-Virus for Servers 7 with F-Secure Client Security 7, companies can take protection of their computer systems to the next level. New features in F-Secure Anti-Virus for Servers 7 include greater performance, reliability and usability and best-of-breed spyware, rootkit and riskware protection for Windows servers.

Commenting on Client Security 7, Christian Christiansen, IDC VP of Security Products & Services, said, “To deal with the current threat landscape, F-Secure took the next logical step to evolve its data security software. As attacks are increasingly aimed at specific corporate targets, traditional antivirus has difficulty dealing with malware containing cloaking techniques. F-Secure’s remotely managed multi-tier Host-based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) and rootkit scan offers robust protection needed for the next generation of attacks.

Overall, F-Secure Client Security 7 has improved use of system resources thanks to major changes to its architecture. As a result the number of running processes is smaller and its performance even greater. In addition, a redesigned automatic update system provides greater control and service over database update delivery.

Speaking about the new product, Ari Alakiuttu, Vice President of Product Marketing said: “ F-Secure Client Security 7 has been designed to see beneath the surface and defend vigorously with a complete armory of defences. With F-Secure Client Security 7 we believe we can ensure that modern day corporations who are serious about security can pursue their business with full protection.”& amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; lt; /p>

Deliveries of F-Secure Client Security 7 will start in the first quarter of 2007. All customers with a valid F-Secure Client Security license can get a free upgrade to the new version. The solution will also be available for Windows Vista.

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About F-Secure Corporation

F-Secure Corporation protects consumers and businesses against computer viruses and other threats from the Internet and mobile networks. We want to be the most reliable provider of security services in the market. One way to demonstrate this is the speed of our response. According to independent studies in 2004, 2005 and 2006 our response time to new threats is significantly faster than our major competitors. Our award-winning solutions are available for workstations, gateways, servers and mobile phones. They include antivirus and desktop firewall with intrusion prevention, antispam and antispyware solutions, as well as network control solutions for Internet Service Providers.  Founded in 1988, F-Secure has been listed on the Helsinki Exchanges since 1999, and has been consistently growing faster than all its publicly listed competitors. F-Secure headquarters are in Helsinki, Finland, and we have regional offices around the world. F-Secure protection is also available as a service through major ISPs, such as France Telecom, TeliaSonera, PCCW and Charter Communications. F-Secure is the global market leader in mobile phone protection provided through mobile operators, such as T-Mobile and Swisscom and mobile handset manufacturers such as Nokia. The latest real-time virus threat scenario news are available at the F-Secure Data Security Lab weblog at http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/

For more information, please contact:

Ilkka Ranta, Director, Product Marketing
Tel. +358 9 2520 5569
Email: firstname.lastname@f-secure.com