October 2010
BitDefender Security for Mail Servers Receives Ninth Consecutive Virus Bulletin Spam Award
Anti-spam software passes August test with zero false positives, detection rate of 99.91 percent, and the highest final score
Today BitDefender®, an award-winning provider of innovative internet security solutions, announced that BitDefender Security for Mail Servers passed the Virus Bulletin Spam (VBSpam) test for the ninth consecutive time, making it the only security software company in the world to have achieved this milestone.
The test acknowledges BitDefender Security for Mail Servers comprehensive protection from spam threats. Over an eight day period, Virus Bulletin relayed both spam and legitimate messages in real time then analyzed spam catch rates for image and large spam, as well as false positives. BitDefender recorded zero percent false positives, a detection rate of 99.91 percent and earned the highest final score based on Virus Bulletin’s formula.
"I like it when developers have confidence in their product, and BitDefender's developers demonstrated plenty of confidence when they were among the first to submit their product to the VBSpam tests in the early days,” said Martijn Grooten, Anti-spam Test Director at Virus Bulletin. “Despite this, they have never stopped trying to find ways to improve the product and have always been eager to hear feedback on its performance. BitDefender is the only product to have won a VBSpam award in every single VBSpam test - and with one of the highest catch rates in this test, and no false positives, it outperforms all other products and achieves the highest final score this month."
“At BitDefender we’re constantly working to ensure our customers have the best spam-fighting technology in the industry,” said Carmen Mitrica, Head of Antispam Lab at BitDefender. “We’re thrilled to see our technology innovation and security research pay-off with success in a very challenging series of VBSpam tests. The consistency with which we’ve been able to achieve high marks verifies BitDefender’s potency when it comes to blocking spam and demonstrates how we continue to define the standard for spam protection.”
For additional information and details on the results of this test, please visit http://www.virusbtn.com/index.
About Bitdefender®
Bitdefender is the creator of one of the world's fastest and most effective lines of internationally certified internet security software. The company is an industry pioneer, introducing and developing award-winning protection since 2001. Today, Bitdefender technology secures the digital experience of around 400 million home and corporate users across the globe.
Recently, Bitdefender won a series of important awards and accolades in the global security industry, including "Product of the Year" by AV-Comparatives, "Best Repair 2012" by AV-Test, "Editor's Choice" and "The Best Antivirus for 2013" by PC Mag, that confirmed the antivirus software’s leadership status among security products.
More information about Bitdefender's products is available from the company's security press room. Additionally, Bitdefender publishes the HOTforSecurity blog, where readers can find stories from the underworld of internet fraud, scams, malicious software - and gossip.