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avast! antivirus Professional Edition has received the Gold Malware Treatment Award from the Russian portal Anti-Malware.ru for its ability to detect and remove virus and other malware infections, without causing any damage to the host computer's operating system. In an October 2008 survey of 15 leading antivirus providers, avast! ranked 2nd and was one of only two providers able to remove both of the tested rootkit infections.

Wir von avast! nehmen den Schutz Ihrer Daten und Programme wirklich sehr ernst. Aber Worte sind eben nur Worte und manchmal nicht genug der Anstrengung.

Avast topped the latest AV Comparatives analysis of antivirus programs with a mix of speed and accuracy. Avast had the fastest scan time of the 16 tested programs. In addition to speed, Avast was the only program out of the 16 tested to get a top five finish for both malware detection and low numbers of false positives. Read more...

avast! antivirus software has earned the “Compatible with Windows 7” logo.avast! version 4.8 successfully completed Microsoft Corp.s’ testing regime to prove it can be readily installed and run reliably on Windows 7. Read more...

avast! Professional Edition received another VB100 Award from the Virus Bulletin, an independent testing body. The test focused this month on the Windows Vista Business Editon platform.

February, 2009 - the Virus Bulletin test focused this month on the Linux platform. According to the Virus Bulletin report, avast! for Linux , which was developed specifically for the Linux platform, displayed excellent scanning speeds (both on access and on demand), and detection rates were at their usual exemplary level. avast! for Linux detected all viruses on the Wild List with no false positives and it has received the first VB100 Award in 2009.

avast! antivirus has been awarded the highest "Advanced+" rating following tests carried out by AV-Comparatives.

The independent company AV-Comparatives carried out a series of tests in August 2008 which compared the performance of 16 of the most well known antivirus products worldwide. avast! antivirus performed well in all tests, ranking third overall for detection of Windows viruses, Macros, Worms and Scripts, ahead of other more well known names, and 4th for its overall detection rate. Full details can be found on the AV-Comparatives website.

February, 2008 - In the latest Virus Bulletin tests (February, 2008, Windows 2003 Server) avast! 4 Server Edition again detected all ItW viruses (i.e. viruses known to be 'in the wild') and was given another VB100% award!

Ein jährliches Highlight in der Antiviren Szene ist die Verleihung des renommierten SC Awards des Secure Computing Magazin. Der Awards wird für Europa, die USA und Asien (APac) einzelt vergeben. Wahlberechtigt sind die wirklich wichtigen Leute: die Konsumenten.

February, 2007 - In the latest Virus Bulletin tests (February 2007, Windows Vista) avast! 4 Professional Edition again detected all ItW viruses (i.e. viruses known to be 'in the wild') and was given another VB100% award.

product "Avast! Home Edition 4.7.869" has been tested by the Softpedia labs and found to be completely clean of adware/spyware components. More information about your product's certification and the award is available on this page.

product "Avast! Professional Edition 4.7.869" has been tested by the Softpedia labs and found to be completely clean of adware/spyware components. More information about your product's certification and the award is available  on this page. 

The SC Awards program spans the US, Asia, and the UK so the competition is tough. The SC Awards are composed of two sections. The ‘Reader Trust Technology Awards’ which are voted on by SC readers in the US and European regions, and by the SC Awards Council which comprises of a group of carefully selected senior CSOs; and the Asian Pacific awards and other categories including the ‘Professional Awards’ which are judged by a panel of the industry’s top talents.

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Der VB100 Award ist heute der Maßstab, wenn es um die Qualitätssicherung von Antivirus-Lösungen geht. VB100 ist heute ein Standard, der anzeigt dass ein Antivirenprogramm alle zur Zeit im Umlauf befindlichen Viren sicher erkennt. Weitere Kriterien sind eine niedrige False-Positive Rate und die Scan-Geschwindigkeit, die dass Produkt im Testlauf erreicht. Der VB100 ist so für Kritiker und Herausgeber zum Wertmesser bei bei der Bewertung von Produkten geworden. Für jede Antiviren-Software Firma ist es ein Meilenstein, diesen bei Industrie, Heim- und Firmennutzern angesehen Preis zu gewinnen.

• MEDIATOR - Piotr Serocki