In an article entitled ‘Virus scanners for Symbian Smartphones’
the German magazine c’t published comprehensive test results from
AV-Test.org announcing F-Secure as the clear winner over five other
mobile data security products. AV-Test.org is an independent
company specializing in testing antivirus and security
products.
Five virus scanners were tested including Avira, BullGuard,
Fortinet, F-Secure, Symantec and Trend Micro using 79 different
viruses/worms/Trojans with all virus databases updated for the
scanners.
While the reviewers acknowledged that mobile scanners are not
nearly as advanced as PC products they concluded that uncomplicated
and reliable updates, high detection rates and good overall
protection are key features also on mobile device data security
products. Writing about F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus, c’t Magazine
stated: ‘As expected, F-Secure as the forerunner in the mobile
antivirus field, detected all virus samples presented to it.
Without asking the user too many questions the viruses were
quarantined,’ concluding: ‘Only one product, F-Secure, properly
performed the task of protecting the smartphone against known
malware to a hundred percent without any fuss This is no surprise
since the company has been doing this for many years, not just
yesterday.’ ‘We are very pleased about the recognition our mobile
protection has received from c’t Magazine. Mobile operators around
the world are actively evaluating ways of providing security for
their customers, and the most proactive ones, like T-Mobile, have
already decided to offer our test-winning product to their
customers on a subscription basis,” says Antti Vihavainen, Vice
President of mobile business at F-Secure. For a free thirty-day
trial of F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus go to the following link on
F-Secure’s public website:
http://esd.element5.com/demoreg.html?productid=542526&languageid=1
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 and 2005 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 Deutsche Telekom, France
Telecom, 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:
Antti Vihavainen,
Vice President, Mobile Security
Mobile: +358 (0)40 523 3880
Email:
firstname.lastname@f-secure.com
