Prevx Launches Edge to Protect Against Criminal Software Which Bypasses Existing Anti-Virus Protection

New lightweight product in Prevx family works to detect, block and remove targeted malware which is designed to evade protection and steal sensitive data

• Press Release
• Source: Prevx
• On 5:27 am EST, Monday December 8, 2008

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(MARKET WIRE)--Dec 8, 2008 -- Security software company Prevx today announces the launch of a new security product designed to detect and block the plethora of criminal software which is bypassing existing security products. Prevx Edge can either work alongside users' existing AV or as standalone software to protect against the new breed of advanced malware disables, bypasses or ignores leading brands of security software. Installing Prevx Edge boosts consumer security protection by 30% or more.

The new product in Prevx's range draws on their experience of being one of the first companies to master the 'in the cloud' approach to security software, testing all software against a real-time database of globally emerging threats before it is allowed onto your PC. This approach guarantees that Prevx Edge is always up to date, removing the need for signature updates or DAT downloads. Using community based intelligence from Prevx's network of millions of computers in this way provides a powerful protection against today's fast changing security threats.

Prevx Edge can defeat malware with three powerful measures that are all but impossible for malware to counteract. Used collectively, they provide a significant additional layer of protection working in parallel with a customer's existing security applications. However, Prevx Edge also provides class-leading performance as a stand alone security application allowing the customer to choose.

Prevx Edge also features advanced self-protection capabilities making it impervious to 22 distinct attack vectors which criminals use to remove or 'switch off' user's existing security software.

The combination of all these features in a simple 1MB download, which is also particularly light on CPU and RAM usage, is a notable achievement. Combine this with the fact that the malware scanner takes just a minute to complete and Prevx Edge is a fully featured security package which is as undemanding on the user as it is on the PC it is running on. Edge is significantly lighter and faster than Symantec's widely acclaimed Norton 2009 software.

For the first time the new product also allows users access to a powerful web-based console, allowing users to manage their security from the web as well as providing SMS and email alerts relating to security events.

The increasing underground market for stolen bank details and other personal information has seen criminals designing Trojans, rootkits and other malware which is designed to disable or sneak past anti-virus and remain hidden on a user's computer. Prevx Edge addresses the weaknesses exploited by this approach, providing consumers with next-level protection.

Mel Morris, CEO at Prevx said "We believe Prevx Edge to be the strongest consumer security software offering on the market, providing cutting edge protection against the latest methods of attack used by cybercriminals. By designing a product which works alongside your existing security product we have broken a major barrier that is limiting the security industry's ability to combat the onslaught of these new threats to make consumer PCs safer.

"We have designed Prevx Edge specifically so it can run alongside other security products because we believe, with existing security products failing to detect a huge amount of criminal software, the need for multiple layers of security has never been higher. Our mission is to keep users personal information safe, which is what we are trying to achieve with this new software."

Prevx Edge costs Pounds Sterling 19.95 and can be downloaded from http://www.prevx.com/prevxedge.asp

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