Outpost Security Suite outperforms industry average antivirus by 84%

May 25, 2011 - PRLog -- The Internet security experts at Agnitum are pleased to announce that Outpost Security Suite Pro (OSS Pro) 7.1 has aced performance tests carried out by Russia’s respected Anti-Malware Test Lab in May 2011. OSS Pro 7.1 received 3 Gold Awards for its high-speed performance.

Internet security product Outpost Pro 7.1 performed optimally on the majority of tests, leaving far behind many competing products. PC security products delivered by AVG, Avast, Avira, Eset, F-Secure, Kaspersky, McAfee, Norton, TrendMicro also participated in the Anti-Malware's testing.

When compared with average results, Outpost Security Suite Pro's 7.1 scores were:
• On-the-fly scanning (antivirus monitor) – 36% better
• Initial on-demand scanning  – 40% faster
• Second on-demand scanning – 84% better (thanks to the SmartScan3 technology)
• Office application launch:
 Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat Reader –28% faster
 Microsoft Outlook –57% faster
 Adobe Photoshop –77% faster

Detailed test results are available at http:// www.anti-malware.ru; an English-language version will be published later at http://www.anti-malware-test.com/.  

"The current version of Outpost Pro is already one of the leading Internet security suites in terms of performance,” commented Maxim Korobtsev, Agnitum's Director for R&D. “We are expecting significant overall performance improvement in version 7.5, due to ship this summer,  that will guarantee security and fast Internet surfing, even on older PCs."

Outpost Security Suite Pro is a fully-functional Internet security suite including Anti-Malware, Firewall, Antispam, Web Control, and Proactive Protection modules to deliver comprehensive, multilayered protection against a broad range of Internet threats. Thanks to its integrated, optimized preventive protection tools, Outpost combats malicious objects and processes (including zero-day and previously unknown malware) and prevents possible data leaks.

About Anti-Malware.ru's testing

In total, 20 products from leading security software companies participate in the annual testing conducted by Anti-Malware.ru, the leading independent Russian security software testing labs. The tests are designed to identify the Internet security solutions with the lowest memory consumption. During the tests, antivirus monitor and on-demand scanner speed are evaluated along with overall system performance when everyday business applications are in use.

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Since 1999 Agnitum has been committed to the delivery and support of easy to use, high performance PC security software. Agnitum’s flagship commercial solution for the home market is Outpost Security Suite Pro — an all-in-one Internet security solution. Dedicated to global e-security Agnitum also offers the free versions of Outpost Firewall and Outpost Security Suite to secure users' system, network connections and critical data.