Security Shield 2008
Today viruses spread rapidly over the Internet causing widespread damage to computer users and networks. If you are connected to the Internet, it is essential to protect your network against computer viruses and hackers trying to find "open doors" in your system. Security Shield 2008 includes award-winning antivirus software, as well as anti-malware and root-kit detection. Furthermore the product can filter unwanted spam from your email and, with the help of the content filtering feature, block access to websites with questionable content.
You and your employees can surf safely on the Internet, open email attachments and use your computer without fear of viruses, spyware, spam or hackers. Security Shield 2008, the all-in-one security suite, provides complete and easy to use protection against Internet threats. Automatic and daily protection updates reliably guard your computer against new, previously unknown threats that criminals are constantly developing to access your personal data.
Security Shield 2008 combines automated virus and spyware discovery and removal, with daily automatic updates from F-Secure's world-renowned virus research laboratory. An integrated personal firewall stops hackers from breaking into your computer and lets you keep your private data to yourself. The enhanced content filtering monitors Internet usage and can keep your employees off distracting sites like myspace, ebay, cnn, etc.
- Protects your computer against viruses, worms and root-kits
- Includes real-time protection against spyware
- Protects your network against hackers
- Helps you stay free from spam e-mail
- Protects your employees against unwanted Internet content
- Includes Application Control
- Provides the fastest protection against new virus outbreaks
- Security news
- Easy to install and use
NEW - antispyware and antivirus working together
Security Shield 2008 introduces a further level of protection by combining award-winning real-time antivirus software (F-Secure Anti-Virus) with an award-winning realtime antispyware scanner (based on Lavasoft's award winning Ad-Aware technology)
NEW - enhanced Parental Control with Child Time Lock
Parental Control blocks access to Internet sites with inappropriate content. The software can be configured to block Internet pages that reference weapons, drugs, gambling and pornography. This is also an option to completely disable access to certain sites. With the new Child Time Lock feature parents can also define at what time of the day their children are permitted to surf the Internet.
NEW - enhanced Anti-Spam with Real-time blackhole list support (RBL) Anti-Spam filters unsolicited email based on a Bayesian filter and the use of blacklists. The software can also detect phishing attacks if they originate from a known spam site.
NEW - elearning tutorial Watch the electronic tutorial and learn how to use different features of the program.
ONE STEP AHEAD OF THE INDUSTRY
Security Shield 2008 - powered by F-Secure Antivirus has a proven track record of reacting faster to new threats and staying one step ahead of the industry in developing protection against new malware.
Average response times for 12 major outbreaks in January - May 2006
F-Secure's average response time is 2-4 hours.

Note: Includes proactive detections (0 hour)
Source: PC Professionals (issue 8/2006) based on data from AV-Test.org
F-Secure updates its customers twice as often as its major competitors. The updates are fully automatic and require no user action.
Number of updates per month in April 2006

Source: PC Professionals (issue 8/2006) based on data from AV-Test.org
WHY SPEED MATTERS
Response delays of a few hours have a significant impact on the amount of damage a virus outbreak can cause in an organization. This is because the amount of infected messages or machines in major virus outbreaks typically follows a roughly exponential curve.

COMBINING PROACTIVE AND REACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
All antivirus products provide protection against old viruses and threats. The difference comes in how well they react to new, unknown threats. Antivirus products are typically based on two technologies – proactive techniques, such as heuristics and sandboxing, and reactive signature based techniques. An antivirus product can either use only one or combine both technologies as is the case with Security Shield 2008 - powered by F-Secure Antivirus.
Proactive technologies are, however, not able to catch one hundred percent of viruses and they can also generate a high number of false positives leading to potential productivity losses. Criminals also commonly test their malware against these proactive solutions in order to find vulnerabilities. Thus, proactive technologies can never fully replace reactive signature-based solutions and that is why speed of response is crucial in virus protection. F-Secure’s renowned ability to respond to diverse, unpredictable threats as they appear makes F-Secure products and services your most reliable choice.
24/7 RESEARCH
Antivirus products are only as good as the research and dedication behind them. The F-Secure Data Security Lab, staffed with globally recognized virus experts, is on call 24-hours a day, responding to new and emerging threats. F-Secure’s record fast, automatic updates ensure that the best available protection is always at your disposal.
* AV-Test.org, an independent antivirus testing lab, provides response time testing during virus outbreaks in addition to their detection testing for a wide range of antivirus products. AV-Test.org testing and results are used in major publications and IT security magazines worldwide such as PC-World, PC-WELT, Virus Bulletin, ComputerBild, CHIP and c't. (www.av-test.org)
System Requirements
Processor: Minimum Intel Pentium II 600 Mhz
Operating System: Microsoft?Windows?98/ME/2000/XP
Memory requirements:
* for Windows 98/ME: 128 MB of memory
* for Windows 2000/XP: 256 MB of memory
Disk Space: Max. 300 MB during installation
Browser: Internet Explorer 5.0 or later & Internet connection (modem or broadband) |