Helsinki, January 8th, 2008 - F-Secure Corporation today announced a new service in its Online Wellbeing offering, a portfolio of consumer solutions that enable Internet users to take full advantage of the opportunities in their networked lives without the need to worry about vulnerabilities or security risks on their PC’s.
The Internet presents incredible opportunities for creativity,
social interaction, entertainment, information access, management
of personal memories and conducting business. This has increased
the exchange of confidential information online, and for this
reason it has become ever more important to carefully secure access
to the wealth of resources the Internet has to offer.
Having a security suite installed is an important first step to
staying safe, but in F-Secure’s experience, many people have
outdated security software or incomplete freeware solutions that
are vulnerable to the constantly evolving security threats, often
giving the Internet user a false sense of security. To reach a good
level of security, it is no longer enough to simply address the
antivirus and firewall part of the equation. To avoid becoming a
target for security attacks, it has become necessary to look out
for vulnerabilities in the dozens of application software packages
a modern PC typically has installed, while at the same time making
sure that the latest operating system patches are always installed.
This constant need to update can be a challenge for most household
users, and many PC’s therefore remain vulnerable.
F-Secure Health Check addresses this problem by enabling
Internet users to perform a comprehensive over-the-web check on the
overall security status of their PC, including the operating
system, web browsers, email clients and other application software.
The service is designed to verify if a PC is safe to use online and
to help users solve potential security problems in their PCs with
assisted software upgrades and security advice.
F-Secure Health Check is offered for ISPs as a fully
customizable and localizable solution to help boost subscriber
satisfaction through a useful extra service, while driving
subscribers to find out more about the ISP’s service portfolio.
F-Secure presents this service free of charge for end users. To
check your Windows PC, simply use Internet Explorer 6 or higher to
access the web site below and start the F-Secure Health Check
service. It is quick and easy to run, and will not change your
system configuration.
More information, and the service itself is available at
http://www.f-secure.com/healthcheck
About F-Secure Corporation
F-Secure Corporation protects consumers and businesses against
computer viruses and other threats from the Internet and mobile
networks. F-Secure’s award-winning solutions are available as a
service subscription through more than 160 Internet service
provider and mobile operator partners around the world, making
F-Secure the global leader in this market. The solutions are also
available as licensed products through thousands of resellers
globally. The company aspires to be the most reliable security
provider, helping make computer and smartphone users’ connected
lives safe and easy. This is substantiated by the company’s
independently proven ability to respond faster to new threats than
its main competitors. Founded in 1988, and headquartered in
Finland, F-Secure has been listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange
Helsinki 1999. The company has consistently been one of the fastest
growing publicly listed companies in the industry. The latest news
on real-time virus threat scenarios is available at the F-Secure
Data Security Lab weblog at
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/
For more information, please contact:
F-Secure Corporation
Velde Vainio, Solution Marketing Manager
Tel. +358 40 517 4642
Email:
firstname.lastname@f-secure.com
