St. Petersburg, Russia — March 22, 2012. Agnitum, a leading developer of PC security products since 1999, is pleased to announce that Outpost Pro version 7.5.2 (Performance Edition) outperformed more than 15 of the most widely used security products to gain a ”Recommended” award from independent testing organization Matousec.com. The 64-bit Windows 7 Proactive Security Challenge tests, using the organization’s Security Software Testing Suite (SSTS), measure security software’s ability to resist the tricks used by malware to spoof antivirus and firewall protection. The Matousec.com team (www.matousec.com) is acknowledged to be the leading authority in this field today.

Through its combination of security and performance with low resource consumption, Outpost Security Suite Pro 7.5.2 (Performance Edition) was able to achieve a score of 86%, completing 95 out of 110 tests. The average score among the other participants, which included some of the best known names in information security, was only 16%.

Among the products overshadowed by Agnitum, included two products rated as ”Very poor” — ZoneAlarm and ESET’s suites, and 14 ”Not recommended” suites — AVG, Avira, Avast!, BitDefender, Dr. Web,F-Secure,GData, McAfee, Norman, Norton, Panda, PC Tools, Rising, Trend Micro and Trustport.

“Outpost’s performance in the tests was great.” — says David Matousek, the project’s founder.

Commenting on the results, Konstantin Kutikov, Agnitum’s Head of Testing Department, says: “We are proud to continue our successful challenge to the latest threats. The 64-bit systems market is growing, and Outpost Security Suite Pro addresses a wide range of sophisticated malware. This is true even under 64-bit Windows 7, where security software rights are limited compared to 32-bit OS. Outpost Pro 7.5 is still for a top choice for preventive blocking of unknown threats.”

St. Petersburg, Russia — March 15, 2012. Agnitum, developer of PC security solutions since 1999, is pleased to announce Outpost Anti-Virus Subscription Service for ISPs is now available to the 1.25 million Internet users in the former imperial Russian capital of St. Petersburg. Agnitum’s service is now carried by 15 ISPs in the St Petersburg area, including seven of the top ten wireline providers.

Outpost Anti-Virus Service, currently offered by 90+ ISPs, is in use by more than 125,000 customers in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, providing continuous anti-virus protection that customers pay for monthly as part of their telecom service. Agnitum is now expanding service availability into Western Europe, South Asia, and the Americas.

Outpost Performance Edition anti-virus products (version 7.5) have already received five top awards from independent testing laboratories, including Anti-Malware.ru, Matousec.com and Virus Bulletin. In the past two years, Outpost Pro alone has received 10 consecutive awards in comparative malware detection tests conducted by Virus Bulletin.

About Outpost Antivirus Service

Outpost AV Service is a monthly PC security subscription program available to customers of Internet Service Providers, Web Hosting Service Providers, Managed Service Providers and Managed Security Service Providers. The program delivers the proactive power of Outpost security for a monthly fee, paid as part of their normal telecommunications bill. Users decide which services to subscribe to from a ”personal cabinet” provided by the service provider. Outpost Anti-Virus Service Subscription payments can be also integrated with the ISP tariff plans.

Outpost Antivirus Service offers the functionality of the standalone Outpost Antivirus Pro or the all-in-one Outpost Security Suite Pro, Agnitum’s flagship Internet security suite. More information is available on Agnitum’s website at http://agnitum.me/products/outpost-av-service/.

St. Petersburg, Russia — February 21, 2012. The Internet Security experts at Agnitum, developer of the highly-rated Outpost Pro line of PC security solutions (with 10 VB100 awards in a row), are pleased to announce final release of Outpost Pro Version 7.5.2, featuring a number of significant enhancements after seven months of intensive development work. This new version strengthens proactive end-user PC security against fast-spreading viruses, spyware, Trojans, hacker attacks, rootkits, and zero day attacks.

Outpost Pro 7.5.2 (Performance Edition) major improvements include:

• Improved SmartDecision technology to make decision-making easier for users, with color-coded alerts in yellow, green and red
• Upgraded anti-virus (anti-malware) engine 5.4.1 with improved detection of malware in packed executable files
• Support for Java Archive (JAR) and Android application package file formats for on-the-fly (on-access) detection
• Comprehensive Unicode support for and even greater stability for faster, smoother performance
• Enhanced self-protection against attempts by malware to take over the user’s computer
• User interface improvements for greater ease of use
• Revamped anti-spam filters detect and segregate junk mail intelligently

For more information and to download Outpost Pro 7.5.2, please visit the Agnitum website.

Outpost Pro Version 7.5 Performance Edition products have already received five top awards from independent testing laboratories, including Anti-Malware.ru, Matousec.com and Virus Bulletin. In the past year, Outpost Pro alone has received 10 consecutive awards in comparative malware detection tests conducted by Virus Bulletin.

Outpost AV Service is a monthly PC security subscription program available to customers of Internet access and web hosting providers. The user receives antivirus and network security protection for a monthly fee, paid as part of their normal telecommunications bill. Users decide which services to subscribe to from a ”personal cabinet” provided by the service provider.

Significant enhancements in Performance Edition Version 7.5

Version 7.5 offers optimized scan performance two to five times faster than in earlier versions of the program. Additionally, the fourth generation SmartScan technology speeds up repeat scans three to five times compared with the previous release.

Key to this new edition is Agnitum’s unique SmartDecision technology, which acts as a ”Personal Virus Advisor” to the user. It’s a threat detection system which identifies the potential threat from any new file or process as carrying one of five threat levels with color-coded alerts in yellow, green and red.

Another important option is the configurable protection for removable media (USB drives, CDs and DVDs). Five configuration levels are available to control what can be run from external media, from simple autorun prevention to a complete blocking of access to data storage.

Version 7.5 of Agnitum’s flagship product, Outpost Security Suite, offers comprehensive filtering of Internet traffic entering the PC via broadband access devices (e.g., 3G-and 4G-modems).

Additional information and evaluation software for Version 7.5 are available at http://www.agnitum.com/news/2011-06-15-outpost-7-5-release.php. More information about Agnitum’s antivirus subscription programs can be found in the Antivirus Service News section of the website at http://agnitum.me/products/outpost-av-service/.

Update Summary

1) Added support for Java Archive and Android application package file formats to the Windows kernel mode engine component.

Now the on-access engine will scan files in this format on-the-fly; support for this format was previously only available through on-demand scanning.

2) Started adjusting detection of samples classified as ”grayware”.

We have begun reclassifying our existing detections for “grayware” samples (software which is neither fully “clean” nor 100% malware) into three new groups:

• “unwanted” files — not harmful but potentially unwanted by user (for example, cracks and keygens);
• “unsafe” files —might be harmful, but there may be a legitimate reason to be on the user’s PC (for example, commercial keyloggers or password crackers);
• “grayware” — everything else that is not true malware but should be detected (primarily adware).

We will inform you when Outpost anti-malware products will include fully updated “grayware” database.

NB! Outpost Security Suite Pro 7.5.2 Release Candidate version will be available later for download and testing. Watch this space!

St. Petersburg, Russia — December 21, 2011: Agnitum, developer of acclaimed PC security solutions since 1999 with 9 VB100 awards in a row, is pleased to announce that 20 more Internet providers have partnered with Agnitum to deliver reliable PC protection against viruses, spyware, Trojans, and other Internet threats to their subscribers.

Designed by Agnitum as a value-added security service for ISPs and additional antivirus protection for end users, Outpost Anti-Virus Service is quickly gaining its popularity worldwide for its high PC protection levels at affordable price. With 20 more Internet providers offering Outpost security to over 2 million customers this autumn 2011, the total number of Outpost Anti-Virus Service users has already reached 8 million people.

Outpost Anti-Virus Service is delivered through a monthly subscription scheme either as Outpost Antivirus Pro, standalone antivirus solution, or Outpost Security Suite Pro, comprehensive all-round protection against online threats. Availability of these 2 options lets customers choose appropriate protection level avoiding any overpayments and save with “pay as you go” subscription.

Integrated directly with Internet provider, Outpost Anti-Virus, unlike the majority of security solutions on the market, doesn’t require product reinstallation or product key replacement when the license expires; users can simply extend their subscription in their Personal Cabinet on the ISP’s website.

About Outpost Anti-Virus Service

Outpost Antivirus Service delivers the proactive power of Outpost security as a web service. ISP customers do not need to install any software on their system, and subscription payments are integrated with the ISP subscription plans.

Outpost Antivirus Service is a combination of Outpost Antivirus Pro and Outpost Security Suite Pro, Agnitum’s flagship Internet security suite. More information is available on the Agnitum website at http://agnitum.me/products/outpost-av-service/.

Outpost Antivirus Service is available through a number of ISPs in Russia and the Middle East, and the company has begun market testing in several East European countries.

For more information about Outpost Anti-Virus Service, please contact us.

St. Petersburg, Russia — November 9, 2011. Agnitum, developer of highly-rated PC security solutions since 1999, is pleased to announce that Outpost Security Suite Pro, the company’s flagship Internet security product, has received its ninth VB100 award in a row, demonstrating continuing reliability in threat detection and prevention.

The latest Outpost Security Suite Pro, Version 7.5 — Performance Edition, participated in the tests under Windows 2003 Server R2 in October 2011. The anti-malware engine’s strong protection capabilities in version 7.5 enabled Outpost to pass the tests with no false positives, one of the major requirements for VB100 certification.

In total, 44 anti-virus and security suite products were tested against a clean set of 500,000 files totaling around 140GB, against worms and bots set of around 30,000 samples each, and a trojans set containing over 150,000 unique files.

Along with its 100% detection of malware and polymorphic viruses, Outpost was complimented for its functional interface that gives appropriate levels of control to users and its optimized subsequent scan performance, powered by the latest generation of SmartScan technology. Outpost’s scanning speed on a repeated scan for archives, binaries and system files was faster than 40 of the 44 competing products.

Agnitum’s Internet security suite also demonstrated lower CPU usage compared with other Windows Server 2003 compatible products, including those from Avast, AVG, Comodo (both Antivirus and Internet Security products), F-Secure, G Data, GFI (VIPRE), Quick Heal, and Sophos.

For more information and to request review copies of Outpost Pro 7.5, please contact us.

“Every day, hundreds of InterZet users initiate a subscription to the Outpost Antivirus protection service because it delivers effective and reliable protection against viruses, spyware, Trojans, and other Internet security threats,” says Natalia Susakina, director of advertising at InterZet.

Every InterZet customer can choose Agnitum Outpost Antivirus free of charge as part of the “All Inclusive” InterZet subscription plan. All the user then has to do is to enable Outpost Antivirus in their Personal Cabinet on the Internet service provider’s website.

The Agnitum Antivirus Service is integrated directly into the InterZet subscription plan, ensuring a seamless transition to high-quality protection. This direct integration means that, unlike the majority of security solutions on the market, the Agnitum AV Service doesn’t require product reinstallation or product key replacement when the license expires; users can simply extend their subscription in their InterZet Personal Cabinet.

About InterZet

InterZet is one of the largest Internet service providers in the North-West region of Russia, with around 250,000 users. InterZet offers a range of Internet subscription plans and delivers high-speed data transmission over the fibre-option IP network.

About Outpost AV Service

Outpost Antivirus Service delivers the proactive power of Outpost security as a web service. ISP customers do not need to install any software on their system, and subscription payments are integrated with the ISP subscription plans.

Outpost Antivirus Service is a combination of Outpost Antivirus Pro and Outpost Security Suite Pro, Agnitum’s flagship Internet security suite. More information is available on the Agnitum website at http://agnitum.me/products/outpost-av-service/.

Outpost Antivirus Service is available through a number of ISPs in Russia and the Middle East, and the company has begun market testing in several East European countries.

For more information about Outpost AV Service, please contact us.

St. Petersburg, Russia — September 21, 2011: Agnitum, developer of the highly-rated Outpost line of PC security solutions (with eight VB100 awards in a row), is pleased to announce that Outpost Security Suite Pro, the company’s flagship product, has won two gold awards for protection against internal attacks in 40 tests.

The test conducted by Anti-Malware.ru, the leading Russia-based testing laboratory, in September 2011 shows that Outpost Security Suite Pro is the only Internet security suite to win gold awards in Maximum and Standard security configurations. Outpost Security Suite Pro 7.5 scored 91% and 84% with “Maximum” and “Standard” security levels, respectively with 40 out of 40 scores.

With these results, Outpost has once again proved its robust levels of protection against typical internal attacks, non-standard data leaks, unauthorized process termination, and non-standard kernel penetration techniques. These skills were also evident in Matousec’s Proactive Protection Suite Challenge results.

“We are confident that Outpost Security Suite Pro, with our award-winning firewall, will prevent unauthorized internal activity, whether they’re initiated by malware or by applications with restricted activity,” says Maxim Korobtsev, Agnitum’s Director of R&D. “What is really important to PC users is that their security software demonstrates consistency across multiple tests. Outpost products have demonstrated high levels of consistency in test results over many years, proving beyond a doubt that they provide PC security and privacy protection that users can rely on.”

About Outpost Pro 7.5

The latest iteration of Outpost Pro, Version 7.5 — Performance Edition, delivers high-speed performance and high-quality protection while using minimal PC resources. Three products are available — Outpost Security Suite Pro, Outpost Firewall Pro and Outpost Antivirus Pro.

Outpost Pro 7.5 uses the 4^th generation of SmartScan technology to optimize malware scans, and the new SmartDecision technology acts as the user’s Personal Virus Advisor to assist in security decision-making.

For more information and to request review copies of Outpost Pro 7.5, please contact us.

St. Petersburg, Russia — August 25, 2011. Agnitum, developer of highly-rated PC security solutions since 1999, is pleased to announce that Outpost Security Suite Pro, the company’s full-featured Internet security solution, has won its eighth consecutive VB100 award, underscoring the product’s solid proactive protection under Windows Vista x64.

The excellent for in-the-wild malware and polymorphic virus detection rates put Outpost Security Suite Pro ahead of commercial Internet security solutions delivered by well-known vendors such as AVG, Comodo, and PC Tools.

The four layers of protection and advanced technologies (including SmartScan for fast subsequent checks) in Outpost security solutions have proved once again their effectiveness against online threats under all popular versions of Windows.

“We are honored to join the short list of eight companies (including Avast, Avira, Eset, Kaspersky, Sophos and VirusBuster) that have achieved VB100 certification eight or more times since April 2010,” says Vitaly Yanko, Agnitum’s Director of Sales and Marketing. “We’re looking forward to even greater successes in the future.”

New Outpost Pro 7.5

The latest iteration of Outpost Pro, Version 7.5 — Performance Edition, delivers high-speed performance and high-quality protection while using minimal PC resources. Three products are available — Outpost Security Suite Pro, Outpost Firewall Pro and Outpost Antivirus Pro.

Outpost Pro 7.5 uses the 4^th generation of SmartScan technology to optimize malware scans and the new SmartDecision technology acts as the user’s Personal Virus Advisor to assist in security decision-making.

For more information and to request review copies of Outpost Pro 7.5, please contact us.