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GLENDALE, Calif. — Panda Security has launched its new 2008 consumer product line: Panda Antivirus 2008, Panda Antivirus+Firewall 2008 and Panda Internet Security 2008. Each package can detect more than one million viruses and is licensed for up to three users. They include one year, 24 hour service.

These new antivirus solutions have a far greater detection and disinfection capacity as they are based on the new security model, megadetection.

The megadetection model is based on five basic pillars:

* Permanent protection, thanks to daily automatic updates.

* Proactive protection with TruPrevent Technologies that detect unknown threats through behavioral analysis.

* In-depth online scanning with Panda TotalScan Pro to detect sophisticated malicious code that can evade traditional antivirus solutions.

* Collective intelligence, the new security focus.

* Technical services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

The new 2008 consumer solutions include a series of enhancements to detection technologies. Apart from a larger signature file, Panda products feature more efficient behavioral detection thanks to the intelligent TruPrevent Technologies. They also include new rootkit location and disinfection technology and support and technical assistance improvements.

TotalScan Pro, just released by Panda, is now included in all 2008 consumer products. This online scanner detects and cleans far more of all types of active and latent malware on PCs as it is based on the new "collective intelligence" approach at PandaLabs.

The "collective intelligence" has automated the processing of large volumes of potentially malicious code - far greater volumes than traditional antivirus labs can manage - in real-time communication between users’ computers and a new infrastructure managed by PandaLabs. When using TotalScan Pro, malware scanning and detection is performed on Panda Security’s servers, not on the user’s computer.

Panda Antivirus 2008 is the lightest antivirus in Panda Security’s consumer product lineup. It has greater protection capacity and can block malicious web pages to protect against spyware and phishing.

Panda Antivirus+Firewall 2008 permanently and automatically protects against all types of Internet threats, incorporating double protection with proactive TruPrevent Technologies and a built-in firewall.

Panda Internet Security 2008, the integrated security suite, adds on even more features including a local backup system, which allows users to make security copies of files and documents on other devices, and the TuneUp feature, to improve system performance by removing cookies and temporary files and defragmenting the disk.

The new 2008 consumer products from Panda Security are competitively priced and will be available at stores or through downloads in August. They can be purchased from the Panda Security’s online store at http://shop.pandasoftware.com or at Staples, Amazon, Fry’s, CompUSA, Circuit City, BJ’s, Sam’s Club and Micro Center.

About Panda Security

Panda Security is a leading global provider of IT security solutions, with millions of clients across more than 200 countries and products available in 23 languages.

Our mission is to develop and supply global security solutions to keep our clients’ IT resources safe from the damage inflicted by viruses, intruders and other Internet threats at the lowest possible Total Cost of Ownership.

Panda Security proposes a new security model, designed especially to tackle new types of cyber-crime. The result is a series of technologies and products with detection and efficiency levels among the best on the market, providing a higher level of global security to our users.

For more information and evaluation versions of all Panda Security solutions, visit our website at: http://www.pandasecurity.com/

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An 86-year-old San Joaquin County man recently died after contracting West Nile virus, according to public health officials.

He lives in the central part of the county, but health officials would not say exactly where he lived and when he died.

The man became infected with the most serious form of the virus, West Nile neuroinvasive disease, whose risk is highest in people older than 50 and in those who have problems with their immune systems, said Karen McConnell, the county’s spokeswoman.

The man is the first San Joaquin County resident to succumb to the illness this year, and the county’s second fatality since the virus was first detected here in 2004.

In California, there have been four deaths from West Nile- related illnesses this year (as compared to seven deaths last year). All of those who died from the virus this year were older than 65, said Ken August, a spokesman for the state’s Department of Public Health.

Vector control officials urged residents to be cautious.

“West Nile Virus is very active,” said Aaron Devencenzi of the San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District. “We know the virus is up and down the state.”

And the warm summer weather has meant an increase in the number of mosquitoes, whose bite transmits the virus.

Many people who contract the virus will have no symptoms. About one in five who are infected will develop West Nile Fever, whose symptoms include headache, fever and fatigue. About one in 150 will develop West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease and experience symptoms such as neck stiffness, confusion, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, numbness and paralysis.

Its neurological effects can be permanent, according to a San Joaquin County press release.

The virus was first detected in California in 2002. Since then, a total of 58 people, including the San Joaquin County man, have died from the illness.

Ways to reduce the risk of West Nile Virus include:

-Applying insect repellent containing the active ingredient DEET or Picaridin.

-Avoid spending time outside when mosquitoes are most active — at dusk and at dawn.

-Wearing long pants and long-sleeved shirts when outdoors.

-Eliminating all sources of standing water, even in the saucers of flower pots.

-Keeping mosquitoes outside with tight-fitting screens on doors and windows.

For more information, visit http://www.sjgov.org/oes/westnile/ westnile.htm.

To contact Cheryl Winkelman, call (209) 832-6144 or cwinkelman@angnewspapers.com.

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