Secure Computing's reputation-based Web gateway solution, Secure Web (formerly known as Webwasher), scored five 'A' grades out of a possible six scores giving Secure the best overall average of all anti-malware products that were tested. AV Test Labs' research simulated a real-world combination of malware threats and illustrated the varying degrees of competitive product effectiveness in detecting these threats, the company said.
"The sophistication of today's security threats for enterprises continues to increase and thus, it is important for companies to protect themselves from attacks designed to steal information and inflict maximum damage," said Andreas Marx, managing director, AV Test Labs. "We see our job at AV Test Labs as a proactive way to offer evaluation for the best anti-malware products so enterprises can make a good decision in their evaluation process."
"AV Test Labs in Germany is well respected amongst the entire security community. Secure's ability to consistently score high on testing completed each year is testimony of Secure Computing's multi-layered approach," said Tim Roddy, director, Web Gateway Products, Secure Computing. "We know our customers demand real-time protection from all attacks, and as inbound threats increase this fall leading up to the holiday season, Secure Computing will continue to provide the ultimate protection for each of our customers."
For this test, AV Test Labs only used current samples that were seen spreading (or which were distributed by malware authors) within the last three months. A total of 1,164,662 unique malware samples were used for this test, including worms, backdoors, bots (zombies) and Trojan Horses. The test also included detection of 94,291 unique adware and spyware samples. AV Test Labs' test sets and procedures reflect today's threat landscape, covering the latest malware trends as outlined in Secure Computing's The State Of Malware - Summer 2008. |
