Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer
of secure content management solutions, announces that it has
received the CNET Editors’ Choice award for its Kaspersky
Anti-Virus 6.0, which sets the standard for consumer protection
against viruses, Trojans, worms, spyware, rootkits and phishing.
The coveted CNET Editors’ Choice award recognizes outstanding
personal technology and consumer electronic products that
represent the best available choice for quality, performance,
design and service, and its logo is a mark of excellence
denoting the best possible investment for technology buyers.
CNET Editors’ Choice winners are recognized as top products in
their respective technology categories, and contribute to the
standard by which all future products are judged. A key
selection requirement is the difference it makes in the lives of
its users, whether through innovative features, exceptional
value for the price, remarkable ease of use, or a demonstrable
boost to users’ productivity.
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 combines traditional antivirus
defense methods with the latest proactive technologies to
provide consumers with solid and dependable protection against
malicious programs. The product is simple to install and set up,
is highly adaptable and can be easily tailored to suit
requirements of individual users. According to CNET, "Kaspersky
Anti-Virus 6.0 is the best antivirus application we’ve seen this
year. In our CNET Labs’ performance tests and in results from
independent antivirus testing organizations, the [international]
antivirus vendor Kaspersky scores high marks against its
well-known competition."
"We take great pride in both the quality of our products and
the high standards set by our virus lab," said Steve Orenberg,
President, Kaspersky Lab USA. "The CNET Editors’ Choice award
has become a hallmark of technology, quality and innovation, and
we are very excited to be recognized for our commitment to
producing the highest quality security solution available
today."
About Kaspersky Lab
Kaspersky Lab (www.kaspersky.com) delivers the world’s most
immediate protection against IT security threats, including
viruses, spyware, crimeware, hackers, phishing, and spam.
Kaspersky Lab products provide superior detection rates and the
industry’s fastest outbreak response time for home users, SMBs,
large enterprises and the mobile computing environment.
Kaspersky technology is also used worldwide inside the products
and services of the industry’s leading IT security solution
providers. For the latest on antivirus, anti-spyware, anti-spam
and other IT security issues and trends.