F-Secure Anti-Virus products tremendous success VB100% award from Virus BulletinF-Secure's security product, F-Secure Anti-Virus version 5.41, was tested at the Virus Bulletin magazine, June 2003 issue. The product detects viruses 100% and was granted the prestigious "VB100%" award for the 4th time in a row.SC Magazine awards F-Secure Policy Manager "Best Buy"For its breadth of features, platform support and consistency, F-Secure Policy Manager is awarded "Best Buy" by SC Magazine. The overall rating was five stars."The policy controls are extremely powerful and flexible, allowing the administrator to set every property imaginable. "Similarly, the reporting features are excellent, enabling the administrator to extract and collate information on deployments and incidents with great finesse."SC Magazine July 2003Swedish Mikrodatorn gives F-Secure Internet Security 2003 high points for user-friendliness and ease of use. The Swedish magazine Mikrodatorn reviewed F-Secure Internet Security and gives it high points for user-friendliness and ease of use.Says the reviewer in conclusion, "When two programs are combined into one, it might seem complicated and difficult to use. With F-Secure Internet Security the company has, however, been able to combine a personal firewall with antivirus protection to make one, easy to use program. Protection against viruses as well as hacking attempts from other Internet users is something most of us need, so one might as well buy both of them at the same time in one package."Mikrodatorn 8/2003Swedish daily Expressen: F-Secure is the winnerExpressen praises the F-Secure Anti-Virus 2003 product:Incredibly easy to use, includes everything that is needed. F-Secure beats seven other antivirus vendors in the test.May 2003PCPlus magazine praises the excellent performanceThe UK-based PCPlus magazine awarded F-Secure Internet Security 2003 (FSIS) the Performance Award in their recent AV test, published in the July issue. Says Benny Har-Even of PCPlus, "It is a shocking truth that millions of computer users practice unsafe surfing." The magazine calls F-Secure Internet Security 2003 "an unfussy but effective tool" and concludes that it is "highly recommended."Eight security software packages were tested, and six different tests were conducted. The six included one antivirus test, four firewall tests and one port opening test.The verdict of the testing staff was laudatory. "If the bells and whistles of McAfee and Norton's all-conquering products don't appeal to your needs, then look no further than F-Secure Internet Security. It offers an effective firewall and anti-virus protection, and passed all our tests with the minimum of fuss. At this price the package is also fantastic value - what more could you ask?"July issue 2003German Rokop: F-Secure plays in the top leagueAfter testing F-Secure Anti-Virus 2003 (test result 100 % for macroviruses and Trojans), Rokop Security concludes that F-Secure "plays in the top league." In a comparison with the packer/encrypter test conducted in January, F-Secure scored 93 % against the highest January score of 91 %. Rokop praises both the virus detection rate and the excellent service available through the round-the-clock on-duty facilities of the virus research team to ensure the fastest possible reaction time to new viruses.June 2003CNET: Logical, easy to useF-Secure Anti-Virus 2003 was judged to be logical, with an easy to use interface and a light system resource hit; automatic updates of virus definitions; and minimal drag on system resources. Jeff Bertolucci, CNET.Com,:F-Secure Anti-Virus's interface is easy to navigate and its scanning engine produces minimal impact on your system resources. As for system drag, it's one of the lightest scanners we've tested.June 2003Swedish InternetWorld: Best in TestF-Secure Anti-Virus 2003 was also given the "Best in Test" award in an antivirus test conducted by the Swedish Internetworld magazine in March 2003. The magazine particularly praised the ease of use of the program: "Unbelievably easy to use. Virus protection, updates and subscription each are found behind a button. Spartan, yet has all you need."March 2003University of Hamburg: 100 % in tests by the University of Hamburg Virus Test CenterThe Virus Test Center of the University of Hamburg is a well-known institution for testing antivirus programs for virus detection and disinfection rates. Virus tests are carried out in February and in April. The VTC tests include dozens of categories, based on detecting different types of viruses under different operating systems. In the file virus and macro virus categories, F-Secure Anti-Virus scored 100 %. Of the script viruses, no antivirus program scored full points, but F-Secure Anti-Virus found 99.5 %. F-Secure ranked top in the test with the highest overall average in the file, macro and script virus detection rates.French Decision Micro & Réseaux: Recommendations for performance and excellent detectionDecision Micro&Réseaux recommends F-Secure Anti-Virus for Workstations for its performance and high detection rate. F-Secure scored highest in this test.April, 2003 Begin | Back
Says Benny Har-Even of PCPlus, "It is a shocking truth that millions of computer users practice unsafe surfing." The magazine calls F-Secure Internet Security 2003 "an unfussy but effective tool" and concludes that it is "highly recommended."
F-Secure Anti-Virus 2003 was also given the "Best in Test" award in an antivirus test conducted by the Swedish Internetworld magazine in March 2003. The magazine particularly praised the ease of use of the program: "Unbelievably easy to use. Virus protection, updates and subscription each are found behind a button. Spartan, yet has all you need."
The Virus Test Center of the University of Hamburg is a well-known institution for testing antivirus programs for virus detection and disinfection rates. Virus tests are carried out in February and in April. The VTC tests include dozens of categories, based on detecting different types of viruses under different operating systems. In the file virus and macro virus categories, F-Secure Anti-Virus scored 100 %. Of the script viruses, no antivirus program scored full points, but F-Secure Anti-Virus found 99.5 %. F-Secure ranked top in the test with the highest overall average in the file, macro and script virus detection rates.