F-Secure Anti-Virus receives West Coast Labs Checkmark award

Helsinki, Finland - August 5, 2002

F-Secure Anti-Virus has received the highly regarded Checkmark level 1 and 2 awards issued by West Coast Labs. West Coast Labs is an independent organization that tests security products against real viruses and other security threats. F-Secure Anti-Virus passed these tough tests with full scores and was awarded both Checkmark level 1 and 2 certifications. This proves that F-Secure Anti-Virus is able to reliably detect and disinfect all viruses that a computer user might run into.

"The testing performed by West Coast Labs measures the core functionality, the ability to detect and kill viruses, in the tested products. This gives the consumer a more accurate picture of the antivirus product's quality than most magazine reviews", says Mikael Albrecht, Product Manager for F-Secure Anti-Virus. "Five to ten new viruses are discovered every day and it's a tough job to keep the detection up to date. Awards like this proves that F-Secure Anti-Virus has been able to keep up with the threat, and provide accurate protection even when the going gets tough", Albrecht continues.

More info about F-Secure Anti-Virus can be found at http://www.F-Secure.com/products/anti-virus/

More info about West Coast Labs Checkmark awards can be found at http://www.check-mark.com/