September 2010
BitDefender Total Security 2010 Receives Top Score from PC Security Labs Total Protection Test
Antivirus software awarded five stars for high malware detection scores and minimal false positives
Today BitDefender®, an award-winning provider of innovative internet securitysolutions, announced that BitDefender Total Security 2010 obtained the Top Score award from PC Security Labs Total Protection Test for July.
The test recognizes BitDefender Total Security 2010 excellent detection of prevalent malware with minimal false positives. Creating a “malware prevalence index system,” PC Security Lab divided a set of the most common malware samples into categories based on their level of prevalence to the average computer user then tested 31 antivirus solutions’ malware detection and false positive rates. BitDefender received the highest overall score of 99.85.
“Our customers want the best protection from online threats, while reducing the number of false positives they experience during their everyday computer use,” said Viorel Canja, Head of AntiMalware Labs at BitDefender. “The PC Security Labs test confirms BitDefender’s high malware detection rates and our commitment to providing the best total security products.”
“Our principal at PC Security Labs is scientific, precise and independent security software testing,” said Jeffrey Wu, President of PC Security Labs. “The Total Protection Test combines a static scan test, dynamic test, static false positive test and dynamic false positive test for a single comparative test that supports and determines industry standards.”
For additional information and details on the results of this test, please visit July’s test report or http://www.pcsecuritylabs.net/.
About Bitdefender®
Bitdefender is the creator of one of the world's fastest and most effective lines of internationally certified internet security software.Since 2001, the company has been an industry pioneer, introducing and developing award-winning protection. Today, Bitdefender technology secures the digital experience of around 400 million home and corporate users across the globe.
Recently, the company has won a range of key independent recommendations in the US, UK and across Europe, including ConsumerSearch, Which?, Stiftung Warentest and Taenk. Bitdefender antivirus technology has also finished top in leading industry tests from both AV Test and AV-Comparatives. More information about Bitdefender's antivirus products is available from the company's security solutions press room. Additionally, Bitdefender publishes Malware City providing the latest updates on security threats and helping users stay informed in the everyday battle against malware.