Fortinet, the pioneer and leading provider of
unified threat management (UTM) solutions, today announced that
AV-Test.org, a renowned independent antivirus laboratory, ranked
FortiClient(TM) end-point security software above most vendors for accuracy
in detecting all existing malware files.
The organization conducted a series of antivirus tests which simulated
backdoor, bot, worm and Trojan attacks. The results showed Fortinet as No.
4 in accuracy overall — outpacing 29 vendors, including Symantec,
F-Secure, Sophos, McAfee and Kaspersky. The FortiClient software also
earned the No. 1 position for detecting potential worm attacks.
AV-Test.org is the only independent lab that regularly collects and reports
performance metrics for vendors that offer antivirus capabilities.
“AV-Test.org’s results further validate Fortinet’s integrated security
approach for detecting viruses and thwarting malicious attacks,” said
Freddy Mangum, vice president of product marketing for Fortinet. “Fortinet
has long maintained that point solutions alone are not sufficient in
detecting, and more so stopping, both network- and application-based
attacks. We are proud of this achievement as it is a testament to our
quality of products, research and approach.”
Fortinet’s FortiClient(TM) host security software addresses the need for
secure access and endpoint protection for telecommuters, mobile workers,
remote sites and partners. A unified security agent for personal computers
and smart phones, FortiClient integrates host antivirus, host anti-spyware,
a personal firewall, IPSec VPN, web content filtering and registry
monitoring. Designed to extend real-time protection to the desktop and
mobile users, FortiClient automatically removes viruses, spyware, worms and
other network threats by scanning and cleaning both incoming and outgoing
email messages.
For a 90-day evaluation of FortiClient end point security software, visit:
http://www.download.com/FortiClient/3000-2653_4-10536755.html?tag=lst-0-1 .
Or, visit http://www.fortinet.com/products/forticlient.html for more
information.
About AV-Test.org ( www.av-test.org )
AV-Test.org is a joint-research project of the University Magdeburg and
AV-Test GmbH. The Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg is located in
Germany and has over 13,500 students. The tests are conducted in the
research labs at the Workgroup Business Information Systems at the
Institute of Technical and Business Information systems. Currently, the
virus test lab has two professors and approximately 15 students working
regularly on virus replication, analysis and tests of anti-virus products.
AV-Test GmbH is a security consultancy company with a special focus on
computer virus incidents.
About Fortinet ( www.fortinet.com )
Fortinet is the pioneer and market-leading provider of ASIC-accelerated
unified threat management systems, which are used by enterprises and
service providers to increase their security while reducing total operating
costs. Fortinet solutions were built from the ground up to integrate
multiple levels of security protection — including firewall, antivirus,
intrusion prevention, Web content filtering, VPN, spyware prevention and
antispam — providing customers a way to protect multiple threats as well
as blended threats. Leveraging a custom ASIC and unified interface,
Fortinet solutions offer advanced security functionality that scales from
remote office to chassis-based solutions with integrated management and
reporting. Fortinet solutions have won multiple awards around the world and
are the only security products that are certified eight times over by the
ICSA (firewall, antivirus, IPSec, SSL, IDS, client antivirus detection,
cleaning and antispyware). Fortinet is privately held and based in
Sunnyvale, California.
Media Contacts:
Jennifer Leggio
Fortinet
408-486-7876
jleggio@fortinet.com
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