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admin — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:13:41 +0000

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Avira Celebrates 25 Years of Extreme Reliability and Internet Freedom

admin — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:54:42 +0000

Born in the Same Year as the First PC Computer Virus – Avira Offers a Birthday Promotion

Tettnang, April 04 2011 – IT security expert Avira celebrates today its 25th anniversary of protecting PCs and laptops. A birth year it shares with the first PC computer virus, which also appeared 25 years ago. Keeping computers secure and free of malware has been the goal of Avira since its first day in business.

Fast forward to today and Avira protects more than 100 million customers worldwide and maintains sales, support and development offices in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Romania, Japan, Malaysia, Hong-Kong, China and North America. Protecting customers is still the company’s top priority.

“Viruses and malware have changed a lot in 25 years, and our job has always been to stay one step ahead of the bad guys, keeping our customers secure” said Sascha Beyer, Chief Operating Officer, Products & Services, Avira GmbH. “We are proud of our reputation for quality and reliability which we have among security companies, and of the trust we have earned from our millions of customers.”

Avira develops antivirus security software for both consumer and business markets, and its free Avira AntiVir Personal software is one of the most downloaded software products in the world.

“When we talk to our millions of customers about what Avira’s security software means to them, we tend to get the same two responses: freedom and reliability,” said Travis Witteveen, Chief Operating Officer, Market & Operations, Avira GmbH. “Freedom from the frustration and expense that results from virus infections, malware outbreaks and other malicious by-products of the open Internet. The reliability, which comes with a German-engineered product designed specifically our users. Avira just works.”

Avira’s 25th Anniversary Offer:
To celebrate its 25th anniversary of protecting computer users, Avira is offering customers 25% off of Avira AntiVir Premium and Avira Premium Security Suite products until April 22.

Avira is a worldwide leading provider of professional and private antivirus software and IT security solutions. The company has over 25 years of business experience and more than 100 million clients. Avira AntiVir’s core product distinguishes itself due to its outstanding reliability and has been regularly honored with the VB100 award. As one of the founding members of the German association “IT Security made in Germany” (ITSMIG e.V.), Avira is the only provider of antivirus software that offers IT security products that also guarantee protection against data espionage.

In addition to protecting the virtual environment, Avira helps to protect the real world, too. The Auerbach Foundation, founded by Avira CEO Tjark Auerbach, supports diverse charitable and social projects as well as the arts, culture and science. For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/avira and www.twitter.com/avira.

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Avira opens new company building at Tettnang

admin — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:54:23 +0000

The new building perfectly embodies the company’s “live free” motto

Tettnang, Germany, April 6, 2011 – Today, after 16 months of construction, Avira celebrates the grand opening of its new corporate headquarters at Tettnang. The new building’s floor plan resembles the umbrella in the Avira logo and now has ample workspace for 320 employees. Its interior design promotes transparency and communication, thus perfectly reflecting the company’s “live free” motto. So far, the IT security company has invested close to US$ 25 million in this venture.

“Today is a very special day in our corporate history and I am proud that it coincides with our 25th anniversary,” says Tjark Auerbach, Avira’s founder and CEO. “Our ambition was to create an equally pleasant, productive, and inspiring work environment for our employees and I am convinced that the modern, transparent architecture of our new headquarters is the perfect answer to these requirements.”

The new building now unites the 12 separate local sites that Avira used to operate. Instead of opening the building with the usual red-ribbon cutting ceremony, Tjark Auerbach had something special in mind. Avira employees stuffed helium-filled balloons into two boxes and let them float towards the ceiling, thus creating two pillars in the building’s lobby that displayed the company’s core principles “Extreme Reliability” and “Personal Freedom” while perfectly symbolizing the new building’s support pillars.

The project was financed by company resources and a loan from the KfW Bankengruppe, provided by Sparkasse Bodensee. The second and final construction phase has already started and will add another 50,000 square feet to the building complex, bringing it to a total of 155,000 square feet. The move-in-date is scheduled for early 2012. The second construction phase will cost US$ 12 million.

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Kaspersky Lab Targets Top Three Position in Global Endpoint Security Market in 2011

admin — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:36:07 +0000

Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content and threat management solutions, announces plans to refine its organizational structure and become one of the top three IT security solutions providers for endpoint users in 2011.

“This year we are closer than ever before to becoming one of the top three providers of IT security solutions in the global market,” says Eugene Kaspersky, CEO and co-founder of Kaspersky Lab. “In order to achieve this breakthrough we need to maintain our current rate of growth and once again demonstrate that as a company, we have what it takes to retain our competitive edge. By making our organizational structure globally-aligned we expect to achieve our goal of becoming one of the three biggest players in the global market by the end of 2011.”

According to Kaspersky Lab’s operational results for 2010*, the company demonstrated significant growth in all regions. Globally, the company’s revenues grew by 38% year-on-year and exceeded US$500 million. The most successful regions in 2010 for Kaspersky Lab were: Europe, where company revenues increased by 16% and amounted to US$218 million; the USA and the countries of North and South America, which saw growth of 68% and revenues of US$134 million. In the Asia-Pacific region and Japan the company experienced dramatic growth of 111%, which translated into revenues of US$55 million. The year 2010 was also a successful one for Kaspersky Lab in the CIS, eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, where revenues totaled US$131 million – an increase of 35% compared to 2009.

These impressive levels of regional expansion mean Kaspersky Lab is set to become one of the top three providers of endpoint security solutions**. As part of the company’s strategy for continued business growth, and in order to accomplish its planned increase of market share, Kaspersky Lab’s management team has initiated a process that will refine the company’s organizational structure in two strategically important areas – product development and our regional sales network.

One of the key drivers behind Kaspersky Lab’s growth has been its winning unified technological platform developed in-house and used as a single foundation for all company’s products targeted to different market segments. In March 2011, a decision was taken to reinforce this process still further by creating a single division that will oversee the product strategy for all three of the company’s current business areas – consumer products and services, corporate solutions and technology licensing to other vendors.

Petr Merkulov, formerly Head of the Technology Alliances Division, has been appointed to the position of Chief Product Officer.

“Our goal is to hold leading positions in every sector in which the company operates, and in order to achieve that goal we need to continue actively developing our products and solutions in line with market demands,” says Petr Merkulov. “The company’s extensive international expertise in combating Internet threats is a major advantage when it comes to IT security, and we ensure that this know-how provides real benefits to users of the company’s solutions. With the creation of a single division responsible for product development and services, Kaspersky Lab’s cutting-edge solutions will become even more highly integrated in order to provide our users with comprehensive protection.”

In March 2011, Kaspersky Lab management also took the decision to revise the company’s approach to managing its network of regional sales and to create a single division that will develop and maintain global sales platform and take direct responsibility for sales and marketing in Europe and North America.

Heading the new division, Steve Orenberg, formerly Managing Director for Kaspersky Lab, Americas, has been appointed Chief Sales Officer. “At present, Kaspersky Lab is a truly international company with a global sales structure. By combining all the sales units into one division, Kaspersky Lab can implement a unified approach to dealing with global partners and clients, thus ensuring a uniformly high level of service for users in every country of the world,” says Steve Orenberg.

Kaspersky Lab plans to complete the changes to its organizational structure in the first half of 2011. According to the management team, the new centralized management structure will allow the company to more effectively develop its business worldwide, ensure stable growth and strengthen its position in the global IT security market.

*Unaudited revenue

** Kaspersky Lab is rated fourth in the IDC rating Worldwide Endpoint Security Revenue by Vendor, 2009

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Eugene Kaspersky to host Cloud Security seminar at InfoSecurity Europe 2011

admin — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:35:07 +0000

Kaspersky Lab has today announced that its Founder and CEO, Eugene Kaspersky, will host a seminar at InfoSecurity Europe 2011 entitled ‘Digital Security vs Cybercrime Economy: The Kaspersky Vision’. During the seminar, Eugene Kaspersky, an authority on malware, will describe how modern Cloud security solutions can not only protect users and businesses, but also undermine and outsmart the cybercrime economy.

Open to all delegates, the seminar will take place on the 19th April between 15:20-15:45 in the Business Strategy theatre. The exhibition takes place between 19-21st April 2011 at Earls Court, London, and on stand C41 the company will showcase its full range of award-winning business security software solutions.

Honoured with his induction into the Hall of Fame at Infosecurity Europe 2010, Eugene Kaspersky is one of the globe’s top antivirus experts with over 20 years of experience in the field of information security. He regularly speaks at seminars and conferences all over the world, and has authored numerous articles and reviews.

Eugene Kaspersky will be joined at the show by Nikolay Grebennikov, Chief Technology Officer. Also in attendance will be Costin Raiu, Director of the Global Research & Analysis team, who has been shortlisted as ‘Information Security Personality of the Year’ by SC Magazine in the same award ceremony that last year named Eugene Kaspersky as ‘CEO of the Year 2010′. All three will be available during the show to discuss the latest security threats and forecasts surrounding Virtualisation, the Cloud and mobile devices.

If you would like to speak with Eugene Kaspersky, Nikolay Grebennikov or Costin Raiu, please contact Nicole Bormann, Communications Manager Europe, by email: nicole.bormann@kaspersky.de or on: +49 (0)151 544 39 314 to arrange a meeting.

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Malware in March: Cybercriminals Extend Repertoire of Tricks to Avoid Detection

admin — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:34:48 +0000

The experts at Kaspersky Lab present their monthly report about malicious activity on users’ computers and on the Internet.

March in figures. The following statistics were compiled in March using data from computers running Kaspersky Lab products:

241 mln network attacks blocked;
85,8 mln attempted web-borne infections prevented;
219,8 mln malicious programs detected and neutralized on users’ computers;
96,7 mln heuristic verdicts registered.

Intrusion techniques. Cybercriminals obviously have a soft spot for Java exploits – of the five exploits to appear in the Top 20 malicious programs on the Internet in March, three of them were for vulnerabilities in Java.

Malware writers are also surprisingly quick to react to announcements of new vulnerabilities. A good example of this is a vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player that allowed cybercriminals to gain control of a user’s computer. The vulnerability was announced by Adobe on 14 March and by the next day Kaspersky Lab had already detected an exploit for it.

Social engineering also remains a popular tool for the cybercriminals, who have no qualms about exploiting tragic events for their own benefit. The Japanese earthquake and tsunami, plus the death of Elizabeth Taylor, did nothing to buck this trend. Scammers and malware writers spread malicious links to their own versions of the “latest news”, created malicious websites with content connected in some way to the disaster in Japan and sent out ‘Nigerian’ letters making emotional requests for money to be transferred to the message sender in order to help those who have suffered.

Protection against antivirus programs. The malevolent users behind HTML pages that are used in scams or to spread malware are constantly coming up with new ways to hide their creations from antivirus programs. In February cybercriminals were using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to protect scripts from being detected. Now, instead of CSS, they are using tags on their malicious HTML pages. Cybercriminals use the tag as a container to store data that will later be used by the main script. For example, Trojan-Downloader.JS.Agent.fun at 9th position in the Top 20 rating of malicious programs on the Internet uses the data in the <textarea> tag to run other exploits.</p> <p>In addition, according to Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) statistics, malware writers are actively modifying the exploits they use in drive-by attacks in order to avoid detection.</p> <p><b>Mobile threats. </b> At the beginning of March, Kaspersky Lab’s experts detected infected versions of legitimate apps on Android Market. They contained root exploits that allow a malicious program to obtain root access on Android smartphones, giving full administrator-level access to the device’s operating system. As well as a root exploit, the malicious APK archive contained two other malicious components. One of them sent an XML file containing IMEI, IMSI and other device information to a remote server and awaited further instructions. The other component had Trojan-downloader functionality.</p> <p>More detailed information about the IT threats detected by Kaspersky Lab on the Internet and on users’ computers in March 2011 is available at: www.securelist.com/en.</p> </div> <h3>Related Posts</h3> <p>No related posts.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Kaspersky Mobile Security 9 Now Available from Android Market at a Discounted Price</h1> <p>admin — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:34:30 +0000</p> <p>Kaspersky Lab announces that Kaspersky Mobile Security 9, a security solution for smartphones, is now available through Google’s online store, Android Market. </p> <p>Specialist online stores enjoy massive popularity among the owners of all sorts of gadgets, especially mobile phones, and Android Market is no exception – it is the first place that owners of smartphone’s running Google’s popular operating system turn to for their apps. We are delighted to announce that users now have the opportunity to buy Kaspersky Mobile Security 9 from Android Market at a very attractive promotional price. The solution, complete with a lifelong license for one device, costs €6.95 in Europe, $9.95 in the USA and £5.95 in the UK and the rest of the world.</p> <p>For this small price, owners of Android-based smartphones can get comprehensive protection for their device and all of the data stored on it. If the phone is lost or stolen, the product enables the device to be remotely blocked, wiped and even located with the help of the integrated GPS module and data available via GSM towers and Wi-Fi outlets. Additionally, Kaspersky Mobile Security 9 helps to protect users’ personal contacts, call histories and messages from prying eyes and shields owners from unwanted calls and SMSs, and naturally, mobile malware.</p> <p>English and Russian versions of Kaspersky Mobile Security 9 are available in the respective language sections of Android Market. German, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish and other language versions will also be available in a few weeks’ time.</p> <p>“We always listen to our clients’ preferences and desires, whether in connection with the capabilities of our solutions, or our distribution channels,” says Sergey Nevstruev, Director of Mobile Services at Kaspersky Lab. “Obviously, the easiest way for owners of Android-based devices to start using a product is to download it from Android Market. Can you get complete protection for the data you keep on your mobile device for less than 3 cents a day? Yes! Now every owner of an Android-based smartphone can afford protection!”</p> <p>To learn more about Kaspersky Mobile Security or to purchase the product, visit Android Market at: https://market.android.com.</p> <h3>Related Posts</h3> <p>No related posts.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Kaspersky Lab Ranked Among the Top Three Vendors of Consumer IT Security Software</h1> <p>admin — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:34:12 +0000</p> <div class="newsrelease"> <p>Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content and threat management solutions, announces that Gartner has ranked the company as the third largest vendor of consumer IT security software worldwide in its annual “Market Share: Security Software, Worldwide, 2010” report published on March 30, 2011 by Ruggero Contu and Matthew Cheung.</p> <p>According to Gartner, Kaspersky Lab’s share of the global consumer IT security market reached 9% in 2010, an increase of 2 percentage points compared to the company’s 2009 results. Kaspersky Lab’s consumer security revenue grew 42% in 2010, compared to the results of the previous year. Since 2008, Kaspersky Lab has seen a 7% increase in its share of the consumer IT security market, significantly outperforming the growth rates of its main competitors and in 2010, the company became the third largest vendor of consumer IT security software worldwide.</p> <p>Kaspersky Lab is currently the fifth largest vendor of Enterprise Endpoint Protection, according to Gartner data. The company has demonstrated one of the highest revenue growth rates in 2010 (+30%) and is well-placed to further improve its market position in this sector.</p> <p>“Consistent market growth relies on several crucial points – quality of products, better detection rates and better support,” said Eugene Kaspersky, CEO and co-founder of Kaspersky Lab. “By investing into these pivotal areas, Kaspersky Lab is constantly improving its market positions as confirmed by many of the world’s leading analytical agencies. Being the third largest vendor of consumer IT security products globally is a great achievement for us, but we will not rest on our laurels and plan to conquer the market still further.”</p> <h3>About Kaspersky Lab</h3> <p>Kaspersky Lab is the largest antivirus company in Europe. It delivers some of the world’s most immediate protection against IT security threats, including viruses, spyware, crime-ware, hackers, phishing, and spam. The company is ranked among the world’s top four vendors of security solutions for endpoint users. Kaspersky Lab products provide superior detection rates and one of the industry’s fastest outbreak response times 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. Learn more at: www.kaspersky.com. For the latest on antivirus, anti-spyware, anti-spam and other IT security issues and trends, visit www.securelist.com.</p> <h3>About Gartner</h3> <p>Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) is the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company. We deliver the technology-related insight necessary for our clients to make the right decisions, every day. From CIOs and senior IT leaders in corporations and government agencies, to business leaders in high-tech and telecom enterprises and professional services firms, to technology investors, we are the valuable partner to 60,000 clients in 11,000 distinct organizations. Through the resources of Gartner Research, Gartner Executive Programs, Gartner Consulting and Gartner Events, we work with every client to research, analyze and interpret the business of IT within the context of their individual role. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A., and has 4,400 associates, including 1,200 research analysts and consultants, and clients in 85 countries. For more information, e-mail info@gartner.com or visit gartner.com.</p> </div> <h3>Related Posts</h3> <p>No related posts.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Kaspersky Lab Joins the Aid Effort for Japan</h1> <p>admin — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:33:56 +0000</p> <div class="newsrelease"> <p>Kaspersky Lab works with a large number of Japanese partners and the company’s representative office, which has operated in Tokyo since 2003, currently employs 48 people. As a result, the company has firsthand knowledge of the hardships following the tsunami and the earthquake in March of this year and Kaspersky Lab employees worldwide would like to express their sincere condolences to the Japanese people. Many companies and organizations are providing aid to the country at this difficult time: money transferred to international relief funds is helping to supply those who have suffered shortages of food and medication and to those who require shelter.</p> <p>“Our company is cooperating closely with the Russian Emergencies Ministry and the Russian Embassy in Tokyo to help Japan’s disaster-stricken areas,” said <b>Eugene Kaspersky, co-founder and CEO of Kaspersky Lab</b>. “We have participated in the financing for supply of essential goods to the disaster areas. We have also concluded an agreement with Russian manufacturers of dosimeters to purchase 5000 devices – they will be handed over to the Japanese side free of charge as soon as they are ready.</p> <p>“However, our assistance goes beyond this. We have donated $250,000 to the Japanese Red Cross and have set up a scheme to enable donations by Kaspersky Lab staff members. Kaspersky Lab will increase the amount that is collected through such donations by adding its double amount from the company’s finances. Everything that is raised will be sent to the Red Cross. If the need for more help arises in the future, we will do all we can. I’m sure that Japan will eventually overcome all the disasters it has suffered and the cherry blossom will once again bloom in a country that is as beautiful as it was before the disaster.”</p> </div> <h3>Related Posts</h3> <p>No related posts.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Kaspersky Lab Receives US Patent for Its Latest Technological Innovation</h1> <p>admin — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:33:35 +0000</p> <div class="newsrelease"> <p>Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content and threat management solutions, has obtained a US patent for a new system that is designed to assess how resource-intensive computer tasks actually are in real time and select the optimum settings for applications accordingly.</p> <p>Patent No. 7917954 was the 27th patent that Kaspersky Lab has obtained in the USA. This patent covers a system that configures applications’ settings to ensure optimal use of system resources. This functionality is of great significance in security programs.</p> <p>Nowadays, an enormous amount of software is in existence, with each program usually having a wide range of settings. Each application will generally have its own set of minimum and recommended requirements; however, the fact that a program may be running alongside several others is often overlooked. Additionally, many users forget that the version of the operating system may vary due to, for instance, the installation of an update package, or access to hardware may be different for different users. The performance of applications is also influenced by a number of other factors. For example, a security solution may itself be a very resource-intensive program. Thus the problem of how to select the optimum settings in order to reduce resource consumption is an acute one.</p> <p>To solve this problem, a tool needs to be employed that is able to assess the resource consumption of a computer and its applications, taking into account the various settings of both. Based on information that the tool provides, an application settings management policy can be developed which will help make the most effective use of a computer’s available resources. This system has the advantage of offering typical policies for typical situations, as well as the capability to create a new policy for a specific computer’s configuration and application settings.</p> <p>Currently, some ninety patent applications filed by Kaspersky Lab are being processed by the patent authorities in the USA, Russia, China and Europe. These pending patents all cover innovative new IT security technologies.</p> </div> <h3>Related Posts</h3> <p>No related posts.</p> </article> </main></body></html>