F-Secure Anti-Virus gets "100%" from Virus Bulletin

Helsinki, Finland - February 14, 2003

F-Secure was recently granted the "VB100" award by Virus Bulletin magazine, one of the major testers of antivirus software in the world. F-Secure Anti-Virus version 5.41 was tested and found to detect 100% of the viruses overall.

"The Virus Bulletin test results once again prove that F-Secure is the technology leader in virus protection," says Mikko Hypponen, antivirus Research Manager at F-Secure. "F-Secure's automatic daily up-dates ensure that all wild viruses are detected. During a virus outbreak, updating is done even more frequently. Furthermore, the heuristic features of our scanning engines find variants of viruses already in the wild, and our multiple engines together form a powerful detection combination," Hypponen continues.

The Virus Bulletin 100% awards recognize antivirus products best able to detect viruses known to be 'in the wild' as reported by the WildList Organization. Virus Bulletin uses the most up-to-date WildList in its tests. This means that products that are updated most frequently are the ones most likely to be granted VB 100% awards.

The WildList - a list of viruses known to be causing real-world incidents - is produced by a diverse group of over 55 qualified volunteers all over the world. F-Secure Corporation is one the parties reporting to WildList Organization. Further information on the WildList Organization and Virus Bulletin 100% tests is available at the following web addresses:

http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/archives/tests.xml?200206

http://www.wildlist.org

About F-Secure

F-Secure Corporation is the leading provider of centrally managed security solutions for the mobile enterprise. The company's award-winning products include antivirus, file encryption and network security solutions for major platforms from desktops to servers and from laptops to handhelds. Founded in 1988, F-Secure has been listed on the Helsinki Exchanges since November 1999. The company is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, with the North American headquarters in San Jose, California, as well as offices in Germany, Sweden, Japan and the United Kingdom and regional offices in the USA. F-Secure is supported by a network of value added resellers and distributors in over 90 countries around the globe. Through licensing and distribution agreements, the company’s security applications are available for the products of the leading handheld equipment manufacturers, such as Nokia and HP.

For more information, please contact:

F-Secure Corporation
Mr. Mikael Albrecht, Product Manager
PL 24
FIN-00181 Helsinki
Tel +358 9 2520 5634
Fax +358 9 2520 5001
E-mail: Mikael.Albrecht@F-Secure.com